"It's amazing, I had a conversation with Carmen [Ballesteros's ex-wife] before I went out to play today and she told me how proud he would have been. He means so much to this Tour and the European Ryder Cup team. We rally so much around his spirit and around his quotes and everything he meant for European golf. To equal him last year was cool, but to surpass him this year, I didn't get this far in my dreams, so it's very cool."
"Fitzpatrick had started the final day among a group of six players who were one shot behind McIlroy and Denmark's Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen. McIlroy began the final round in style and moved clear at the top of the leaderboard after going four under through the first seven holes. But, as he stumbled, Fitzpatrick put himself in pole position for victory by landing a birdie at the last to complete a bogey-free round of 66 to leave McIlroy and Neergaard-Petersen requiring eagles to force a playoff."
Rory McIlroy was beaten in a playoff by Matt Fitzpatrick in the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai after staging a dramatic late fightback with an eagle at the final hole. McIlroy clinched the season-long Race to Dubai crown to eclipse Seve Ballesteros' tally of six and move one behind Colin Montgomerie. McIlroy built an early lead by going four under through the first seven holes before stumbling late. Fitzpatrick completed a bogey-free 66, birdied the last to force extra holes and ultimately prevailed after both missed the green in the playoff. McIlroy celebrated surpassing Ballesteros' total and set his sights on reaching eight titles.
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