Overview
- Matt Fitzpatrick closed with a bogey-free 66 and birdied the last to post 18 under and set the clubhouse lead in Dubai.
- Rory McIlroy holed a 15-foot eagle on 18 to force extra holes, then found the water off the tee in the playoff as Fitzpatrick won with a par.
- The victory is Fitzpatrick’s third DP World Tour Championship title, adding to wins in 2016 and 2020.
- McIlroy clinched the season-long crown for the seventh time, moving past Seve Ballesteros and within one of Colin Montgomerie’s record.
- Tommy Fleetwood, Ludvig Åberg, Laurie Canter and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen finished one shot back on 17 under, as reports cited a $3m winner’s prize, about $1.27m for second and a $2m Race to Dubai bonus for McIlroy.