Overview
- McIlroy holed a 15-foot eagle at the par-5 18th to tie Matt Fitzpatrick at 18-under after regulation.
- On the first extra trip down No. 18, McIlroy’s drive found the stream and he bogeyed as Fitzpatrick laid up and saved par to win.
- The victory is Fitzpatrick’s third DP World Tour Championship title, adding to wins in 2016 and 2020.
- McIlroy’s second place secures the season-long Race to Dubai, marking a fourth straight and seventh overall title.
- The season finale at Jumeirah’s Earth Course featured a $10 million purse with $3 million to the champion after a congested finish that had Tommy Fleetwood, Ludvig Åberg and Laurie Canter at 17 under late.