Overview
- Matt Fitzpatrick closed with a bogey-free 66 to set the clubhouse lead at 18 under at Jumeirah Golf Estates.
- Rory McIlroy forced extra holes by holing a roughly 15-foot eagle putt on the 72nd hole to tie Fitzpatrick.
- On the first playoff trip down the par-5 18th, McIlroy found the water off the tee and made bogey as Fitzpatrick saved par to secure his third title at this event.
- McIlroy’s runner-up finish sealed his seventh Race to Dubai crown and fourth in a row, moving him past Seve Ballesteros and within one of Colin Montgomerie’s record of eight.
- Reports indicate Fitzpatrick earned about $3 million for the win, with McIlroy taking roughly $1.2–$1.27 million for second plus a $2 million bonus for topping the season-long standings.