DP World Tour: Tour Championship
Nicolai Højgaard won his first Rolex Series title as a back-nine birdie barrage saw him sign for a closing 64 and a two-shot victory at the DP World Tour Championship.
The Dane had led after days one and two at Jumeirah Golf Estates but entered the final round three shots off the pace before pulling himself right into contention with a front nine of 33.
He was back on top with a gain on the tenth and then reeled off five birdies in a row from the 13th to get to 21 under and hold off the challenge of his Ryder Cup team-mates Tommy Fleetwood and Viktor Hovland and overnight leader Matt Wallace.
Fleetwood and Hovland signed for a pair of 68s for T2 -19, one shot less than Wallace 69 T2 19, to sit two ahead of defending champion Jon Rahm 66 T5 -17, South Africa's Thriston Lawrence 66 T5 -17 and Frenchman Matthieu Pavon T5 67 -17.
Højgaard finished fourth over the Earth Course in his only previous appearance at this event in 2021, catapulting himself into the top ten on that season's final Rankings and he will finish 2023 second behind Race to Dubai champion Rory McIlroy.
While becoming an international player and starting his career on the PGA TOUR this year he recorded seven DP World Tour top tens to earn his place in Europe's Ryder Cup team, winning half a point as Luke Donald's men defeated the United States.
He added to that tally by finishing second at last week's Nedbank Golf Challenge and brought that form to Dubai, where he is now a three-time DP World Tour champion and enters the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time.
edit *****Hoggard's win worth 2,764,461 euros is $4,138,121 Canadian dollars.
His twin brother Rasmus T11 74 66 65 6 -14.. 140,987 euros or $211,043 Canadian
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Rory McIlroy T22 71 72 65 70 -10, as he wins the Race to Dubai and an estimated $2,000,000 share of the prize pool.
While this event marks the end of the regular season, The DP World Tour continues the calendar year with the 2024 Joburg Open next week with a large contingent of Sunshine Tour players. Canadian Aaron Cockerill has secured his 2024 DP World Tour card at #76.
He is in the entry list, however despite flying out to Sun City two weeks ago as 1st alternative I am looking for confirmation if he stayed there to play this week or not. I doubt it as he doesn't need to as he has in years gone by.
The 2024 season also gets underway in Brisbane, Australia the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship.
The DP World Tour 2024 will consist of 45 events in 26 different countries.
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