Overview
- Matt Fitzpatrick claimed his third DP World Tour Championship by beating Rory McIlroy in a playoff after posting 18-under with a closing birdie.
- McIlroy forced extra holes with an eagle at the 72nd, then hit the water off the tee in the playoff and made bogey as Fitzpatrick secured par for the win.
- The result marked Fitzpatrick’s 10th DP World Tour victory and capped a strong late-season surge following early-year struggles.
- McIlroy clinched a fourth consecutive Race to Dubai and a seventh overall, surpassing Seve Ballesteros and closing in on Colin Montgomerie’s record eight.
- The US$10 million season finale also finalized 2026 PGA Tour cards for 10 non‑exempt players, including Marco Penge, Laurie Canter, Alex Noren, Rasmus Neergaard‑Petersen, Jordan Smith, Kristoffer Reitan, Adrien Saddier, John Parry, Haotong Li and Keita Nakajima.