Danny Willett Needing Only A 28th Place Chinese Takeaway To Go Ahead Of Absent Rory McIlroy.

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England’s Danny Willett needs only to finish 28th or better in this week’s BMW Masters to go ahead of Rory McIlroy and into the top spot on the Race to Dubai.

The Callaway backed Willett, who carded a fine ten under par 62 in the final round of last week’s WGC – HSBC Champions to finish in a tie for third place, is now just Euro 74,213 short of McIlroy and with the four-time Major winning McIlroy electing not to remain in the Chinese financial capital for a second week running.

Aside from the contest for pole position heading to Dubai, there is plenty a competition elsewhere in the Rankings, with those players vying to sneak into the top 60 to qualify for the season’s finale in Dubai, as well as those looking to break into the top 15 positions which will share the Bonus Pool money at the conclusion of the 2015 season.

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In addition to Willett, Ireland’s Shane Lowry at No. 3, South African Louis Oosthuizen at No. 4 and then the No. 5 Race to Dubai ranked Justin Rose and Branden Grace, who is lying 6th, also have the chance to knock four-time Major Champion McIlroy off his perch, with the first three players each needing to finish second or better to move into the number one spot, whilst only victory would be good enough for Grace.

With one event of the 47-tournament Race to Dubai still remaining after the BMW Masters, a good finish from any of the five contenders in this week’s penultimate event will see them well placed to make one final push to be crowned European Number One at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.

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The leading 15 players in the The Race to Dubai following the conclusion of the 2015 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai will qualify for the $5 million Bonus Pool.
This bonus pool, which will not be added to the final Race to Dubai Rankings, will be a big incentive, especially as this year those who have played in three of the four Final Series events will receive an additional bonus on top of their original Bonus Pool earnings.

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James Morrison, who played in his first World Golf Championships event last week, is one of those players looking to get into the top 15, with the Englishman currently 22nd in The Race to Dubai.

“I’m excited about things at the moment. If you can get a couple of top fives your season really changes. The aim is to get into the top 15 and the Bonus Pool, so I’ll give it my best shot and see how it goes,” said the two-time European Tour winner.
“You have to treat it like any other event though. Before Turkey I was a bit rusty and found myself getting a bit lackadaisical with it, with there being no cut and guaranteed money. So you need a different mindset in these events as you can get very complacent with everything that’s going on. The money is great, but you have to just focus on playing well.”
Big name players like 2013 Race to Dubai winner Henrik Stenson and two-time Major Champion Martin Kaymer are currently outside the top 15, with the Swedish star currently 18th in the Rankings, and Kaymer 20th.

Ross Fisher is the man trying to fend off a host of challengers after climbing seven places in The Race to Dubai to 15th, courtesy of his tied third finish in last week’s WGC–HSBC Champions.

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Indeed, the battle is so open that anyone in the field – bar the China Golf Association invites – can jump inside the top 15 following this week in Shanghai.

Further down the Rankings, there is another almighty battle going on to get into the top 60 in The Race to Dubai and thus gain entry to the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, with defending BMW Masters Champion Marcel Siem currently among those outside the places in 68th position.

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