DP World Tour Championship: Rory McIlroy suffers big Race to Dubai setback as Tyrrell Hatton takes lead into final day | Golf News
Tyrrell Hatton takes a one-shot lead into the final day of the DP World Tour Championship, as Rory McIlroy suffered a big setback in his bid to win the Race to Dubai.
McIlroy held a share of the halfway lead at Jumeriah Golf Estates and briefly grabbed the solo advantage at the par-five seventh, only to lose ground with three consecutive bogeys around the turn.
A closing birdie salvaged a level-par 72 and kept him on five under, four strokes behind Hatton in a share of fourth, leaving McIlroy with work to do to claim a record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title.
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Rory McIlroy produced a stunning eagle at the par-five seventh to move up the leaderboard
Hatton posted a four-under 68 to edge ahead of Victor Perez, who is currently projected to win one 10 PGA Tour cards up for grabs via the Race to Dubai rankings, while Sweden’s Mikael Lindberg sits three strokes back in third.
McIlroy needs at least solo fourth or better to have any chance of leapfrogging Eugenio Chacarra in the standings, with both players locked on five under alongside Adam Scott and Francesco Laporta going into the final day of the season.
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