The 2023 DP World Tour season reaches a climax with the DP World Tour Championship as the top 50 players compete in the fifth and final Rolex Series event of the year at Jumeirah Golf Estates. We profile the number 1 player below….
Rory McIlroy
- Race to Dubai Ranking: 1
- Country: Northern Ireland
- Turned Pro: 2007
- Career DP World Tour titles: 16
- Top ten finishes this season: 7
With a fifth Race to Dubai title already secured coming into the week, the Northern Irishman is bidding to close out his season by winning the DP World Tour Championship for a third time and first since 2015. Across his nine DP World Tour starts in 2023, the World Number Two has won twice – both times on the Rolex Series – and amassed a further five top tens. He narrowly missed out on ending his wait for a fifth Major Championship title as he finished runner-up to Wyndham Clark at the U.S. Open. Began the year by winning the Hero Dubai Desert Classic before sealing the Genesis Scottish Open title in thrilling fashion, producing a birdie-birdie finish to deny home favourite Robert MacIntyre. This week marks his return to competitive action for the first time since his Ryder Cup heroics in Italy.
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