Rory McIlroy gained the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai title for a fifth time after two Rolex Collection victories and three top-seven finishes in majors in 2023; McIlroy final gained a significant title on the 2014 PGA Championship
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Rory McIlroy believes he has loved a strong yr on the DP World Tour and is focusing on extra Order of Benefit titles
Rory McIlroy believes he has loved a strong yr on the DP World Tour and is focusing on extra Order of Benefit titles
Rory McIlroy has set his sights on including to his main tally in 2024 after rounding off one other spectacular DP World Tour Championship marketing campaign by successful the Race to Dubai for a fifth time.
McIlroy had already constructed an unassailable lead within the season-long standings heading into the DP World Tour Championship, having loved two Rolex Collection victories and three top-seven main finishes throughout his season.
The world No 2 gained the Hero Dubai Desert Traditional and Genesis Scottish Open in a yr the place he completed runner-up on the US Open and reached the semi-finals of the WGC-Dell Applied sciences Match Play, then rounded off his season with a tied-Twenty second end on the season last in Dubai.
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Highlights from the ultimate spherical of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai
McIlroy additionally loved a powerful marketing campaign on the PGA Tour and performed a starring position in Europe’s Ryder Cup victory in Rome, though he heads into the New Yr nonetheless with no main title since his 2014 PGA Championship success.
“It’s been a good last couple of years, but I want to kick on now and try to win more majors and that’s where my focus is and we keep going forward,” McIlroy mentioned throughout the trophy presentation on the DP World Tour Championship.
On his back-to-back Race to Dubai titles, McIlroy added: “I think it [winning] shows my consistency year-to-year. Over the last 10 years, I think I’ve won eight season-long titles between America and between here, so it just shows my level of consistency.
“I mentioned to Harry [Diamond, caddie] on the final inexperienced that there is a few guys which might be capable of beat me type of one week or the following week however I do not assume there’s lots of people that may beat me all through the complete season.
McIlroy, pictured with caddie Harry Diamond, gained the Race to Dubai for a fifth time
“It’s just about trying to be a little more clinical when I get to those weeks where I have chances to win. Overall, it’s been another really solid year. Stroke average has been great and I’ve played really good golf. Hopefully more of the same going into next year and beyond.”
The world No 2 strikes inside one in all Seve Ballesteros’ complete of six Order of Deserves, with McIlroy nonetheless hopeful of surpassing Colin Montgomerie’s all-time report of eight titles.
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McIlroy seems to be again on his 2023 season and offers it a seven out of 10 however provides that the Ryder Cup win with Europe was a key spotlight
“It’s absolutely amazing to be up there with Seve [Ballesteros] and Monty [Colin Montgomerie], the greats of European golf,” McIlroy added. “I never in my wildest dreams thought that I’d get this far, but there’s no reason to stop here.
“I might like to be on this inexperienced once more subsequent yr and attempt to win a sixth a kind of and hold it going.”
About the prospect of further DP World Tour order of merits, McIlroy said after his final-round 70 in Dubai. “Nonetheless received slightly bit left within the tank. I believe I’ve nonetheless received a very good eight to 10 years left in me the place I can play on the high, high stage.
McIlroy additionally topped the season-long standings in 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2022
“I’d like to think that I’m going to challenge, at least try to get past Seve and then sort of try to get past Monty as well. But it’s certainly a goal of minute for the rest of my career to do something like that. It would mean a lot to me.”
McGinley: No fears over McIlroy in majors
The Race to Dubai champion can have one other alternative to finish the profession Grand Slam in April at The Masters, having posted top-eight main finishes in seven of his previous eight main begins, with former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley assured McIlroy will nonetheless add to his main tally.
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Paul McGinley believes the choice to have the ability to play on each the DP World Tour and PGA Tour will assist golfers turn into higher gamers going ahead
“I think he has been excellent this year and he’s more consistent as a player now than he’s ever been before,” McGinley advised Sky Sports activities. “I know people judge by major championships and he probably judges himself by major championships, but the ground basis of it in terms of how much of a quality player he is has never been higher.
“There’s not a weak point now in his recreation, so I believe he simply wants a little bit of luck on the subject of main championships and slightly bit extra perception when he will get into the warmth of battle. Issues simply must fall his means and he is not received that up to now in majors.
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“McIlroy has been supreme this year, winning two Rolex events and playing as well as he has in majors, in three top 10s. Look at his game, it’s really really strong. I have no fears going forward that he is not going to add significantly to the majors tally.”
What’s subsequent for McIlroy?
McIlroy will start 2024 by competing in back-to-back DP World Tour occasions, taking part in within the Dubai Invitational from January 11-14 after which aiming to defend his Hero Dubai Desert Traditional title the next week. Stream the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA Tour and more with NOW.
