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The celebrations of Rory McIlroy, #1 in Europe for the fifth time. And once more: the exploit, the primary in a Rolex Collection match, by Nicolai Hojgaard, new champion of the DP World Tour Championship. In Dubai, completely the whole lot occurred within the final seasonal occasion of the highest continental males’s golf circuit.
Nicolai Højgaard, outcomes
The Dane celebrated his third success on the DP World Tour by successful with 261 pictures (67 66 70 64, -21). Main within the first and second rounds, the 22-year-old from Billund had slipped to fifth place on the finish of the ‘transferring day’, however with a remaining spherical of 64 (-8) – with 9 birdies, together with 5 within the final six holes, and a bogey – he took the complete stake, three million {dollars} towards a prize pool of ten, the best ever for the DP World Tour.
A magical 12 months thus ends for Hojgaard, with a victorious debut within the Ryder Cup, on the Marco Simone course the place in 2021 he gained the Italian Open. Within the United Arab Emirates, on the Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course, par 72), nothing to do for Matt Wallace.
After a record-breaking third spherical, the Englishman completed in 2nd place with 269 (-19) alongside compatriot Tommy Fleetwood and Norwegian Viktor Hovland. Fifth place with 271 (-17) for the Spaniard Jon Rahm, who was defending the title.
Similar rating for the Frenchman Matthieu Pavon and the South African Thriston Lawrence. McIlroy did not get greater than twenty second place with 278 (-10). Not unhealthy for the Northern Irishman, European #1 for the fifth time. Second on the planet rating, for the second consecutive 12 months he gained the Harry Vardon Trophy as the most effective participant on the circuit.
Rory McIlroy (born 4 Could 1989) is a Northern Irish skilled golfer. Born in Holywood, County Down in Northern Eire, he’s the one baby of Gerry and Rosie McIlroy. Rory turned an expert golfer in 2007 at simply 18 years outdated, changing into the youngest participant within the top-50 on the planet rankings.
Since then, Rors has gained 13 tournaments, together with 4 majors, in 2011 (U.S. Open), 2012 (PGA Championship) and in 2014 (The Open) and the (PGA Championship), returning to be #1 on the planet.
