Rory McIlroy has confirmed that he’ll play within the DP World Tour Championship later this yr in November at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. The occasion is slated for Nov. 16-19.
“Enjoying on the DP World Tour Championship is at all times an incredible expertise. Through the years, I’ve been lucky to take pleasure in a whole lot of success in Dubai and at this occasion specifically,” McIlroy stated, per DP World Tour web site. “The followers have been nice, it’s wonderful to have that assist on the market for us.”
McIlroy is a two-time winner of this occasion and completed No. 1 within the standings in 2012, 2014, 2015 and most just lately in 2022.
“When you’ve gotten the highest 50 golfers from the DP World Tour, you realize it’ll be a unbelievable competitors. I’ve gained right here on a few events, and I might like to be proper there come Sunday with each trophies to my title.”
The 34-year-old has had a robust yr on the DP World Tour, taking part in in 9 occasions. He has two wins on the Hero Dubai Desert Traditional and Genesis Scottish Open. On high of these victories, McIlroy additionally has one runner-up end, one third place and three different high 10s,
With 5,164.5 factors, he leads Jon Rahm by greater than 2,100 factors within the Race to Dubai Rankings as McIlroy has performed in three extra DP World Tour tournaments than the Spaniard.
Rahm beforehand confirmed he may even play within the event.
Ryan Fox is in third place within the standings, Adrian Meronk is No. 4 and rounding out the highest 5 is Min Woo Lee.
McIlroy is eyeing his third championship title and second straight.
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