DP World Tour : Tour Championship Results
Rory McIlroy finished the 2024 DP World Tour season in style by winning the DP World Tour Championship as he was crowned Race to Dubai champion for the sixth time.
After a third placed finish at last week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, only South Africa's Thriston Lawrence could deny McIlroy from claiming his sixth Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex of his career.
Lawrence needed to win and for the World Number Three to finish in 12th or worse for him to overturn McIlroy's huge advantage, but his challenge never materialized as he carded a one-under-par total at Jumeirah Golf Estates.
The Northern Irishman shared the lead after the first and third rounds, and looked in total control when he burst three shots clear thanks to a run of four straight birdies from the second.
Rasmus Højgaard remained in touch and capitalized on bogeys at the ninth and 13th from McIlroy to sit alongside him at the summit at 13 under.
However, birdies at the 16th and 18th paid dividends for McIlroy as he secured his third triumph on the Earth course by two shots to complete a season-finale double.
"It means a lot. I've been through a lot this year, professionally, personally and it feels like a fitting end to 2024," McIlroy said.
"I've persevered a lot this year, had close calls and couldn't get it done. So to be able to get over the line. I'm really pleased with the way I finished and thankfully I hung on on a tough day and got it done.
"It's been a long year, my 27th tournament, which is a lot to me. Looking forward to a little bit of downtime.
"I have a lot of friends and my family here in Dubai so I'm sure we'll have a good night tonight."
Former World Number One Adam Scott and Ireland's Shane Lowry carded final round 68s to finish in a tie for third at -11 under alongside Rozner, who birdied the last to earn a PGA TOUR card for next season.
Englishman Tyrrell Hatton was one shot further back in solo sixth, while Scot Robert MacIntyre wrapped up the top ten alongside Chilean Joaquin Niemann, Japan's Keita Nakajima and Swede Jesper Svensson at -9
edit**** Canada's Aaron Cockerill made the top 50 a feat in itself, and I can only imagine he will chalk up making the playoffs to experience. 77 74 71 77 +11 T49 will see him go into the postseason in South Africa if he does, 49th. He received $48,000 for his efforts.
Dual Membership
For the second year running, as part of the Strategic Alliance between both tours, the top ten players on the final Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex who were not already exempt on the PGA TOUR for 2025 earned dual membership.
The formalized pathway has proven a success, with Matthieu Pavon and Robert MacIntyre each winning PGA TOUR titles in 2024. Pavon claimed the Farmers insurance Open, while MacIntyre won the RBC Canadian Open, before going on to fulfil a lifelong goal of winning the co-sanctioned Genesis Scottish Open on home soil.
In addition, six of the nine players who took up PGA TOUR membership are in line to remain fully exempt for the 2025 PGA TOUR season by finishing inside the top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings or the top 125 in the FedEx Cup Fall standings.
Here are this years ten:
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