Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Olympic Committee and Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, crowned England’s Tyrrell Hatton winner of the DP World Tour Championship, the season-ending event of the Race to Dubai and the Rolex Series, held at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai.
Hatton claimed his sixth Rolex Series title with a five-shot victory on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Rory McIlroy finished second to secure his eighth Race to Dubai title, equalling Colin Montgomerie’s record.
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The ceremony was attended by Essa Kazim, Group Executive Chairman of DP World; Khalfan Belhoul, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council; Guy Kinnings, Chief Executive of the DP World Tour; Mustafa Al Hashmi, Board Member of the Emirates Golf Federation; Abdulla Al Hashmi, Group Chief Operating Officer, Parks & Zones, DP World; Ahmad Yousef Al-Hassan, Chief Executive and Managing Director, DP World GCC; Eric Nicoli, Chairman of the European Tour group; and Abdul Hamied Seddiqi, Chairman of Seddiqi Holding.
While Hatton pulled clear of the field, the season-long contest remained unresolved until the closing stages. McIlroy needed outright second place to finish ahead of Spain’s Eugenio Chacarra in the Race to Dubai standings.
