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The European Tour revealed in releasing the 45-event 2013 Race to Dubai schedule that is introducing a ‘Final Series’ over the three events leading up the last event next year here in Dubai. Players will accumulate 20% bonus on Race to Dubai points by competing in those three events. However European Tour CEO, George O’Grady indicated he was ‘relaxed’ with the idea of a player of Rory McIlroy’s supreme talent wrapping-up the Race to Dubai title with still two events remaining. “We ...

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy again stamped his enormous class to birdie his closing five holes to capture the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. McIlroy overhauled World No. 7 Justin Rose, who had recorded a new Earth Course record of a 10-under par 62, to win the $US 8m event by two shots  with a final round of a six under par 66 for a 23-under par victory tally. The win sends McIlroy through the Euro 15m barrier in European Tour earnings in just five full years on the Tour and in ...

England’s Justin Rose has smashed the Earth course record by two shots with a blistering 10-under par 62 on the final day of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. Rose was staring at a 70-foot putt for eagle and with the crowd cheering on his ball as it came to rest right on the edge of the hole for the easiest of tap-in birdies. Rose’s effort is two shots better than the proir best of an eight under par 64 and with Spain’s Sergio Garcia producing that score earlier in the ...

In a change from recent years, it’s been announced the 2013 ISPS Handa Wales Open will kick off the race for qualification for the 2014 Ryder Cup. The Omega European Masters has long seen the start of European Ryder Cup qualifying but the Swiss event. The 2013 Wales Open, staged at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport from August 29-September 1, now has the honour ahead of the Ryder Cup at The Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland, in 2014. The commencement of the qualification process ...

Australian amateur Jake Higginbottom has won the BMW NZ Open hosted by Christchurch played at the Clearwater Golf Course. Higginbottom, who posted a seven-under par total, becomes the first amateur since Australian Harry Berwick in 1956 to win the NZ Open. Starting his round with a bogey, Higginbottom held his composure throughout the day and walked to the 18th green with a one shot lead where a par sealed him the title. “I was a bit shaky to start with but it’s actually good to be a couple ...

Scotland’s Marc Warren is not about to be concerned he is ranked 188 spots behind Rory McIlroy ahead of the duo heading out in the final group on day three of the DP World Tour Championship Dubai. Warren upstaged World No. 2 Luke Donald by a stroke in a round of 67 to set up a day three head-to-head fight with McIlroy. All three players ended round two of the $8m on 11-under par and with Donald shooting a 68 and McIlroy then posting a 67. McIlroy, who complained of suffering from a mild ...

In a dream pairing for the European Tour the current World No. 1 ranked Rory McIlroy and World No. 2 Luke Donald will go head-to-head over the third round of the DP World Tour Championship Dubai. McIlroy muscled his way into a share of the lead with a 67 while Donald posted a 68 to move to 11-under par. Joining the pair is Scotland’s Marc Warren, who continues to celebrate his wife Laura’s pregnancy, in posting a 67 to be also atop of the board. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW