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Sunday 17 November 2024DP World TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins DP World Tour Championship
Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 November 2024 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 18 on the DP World Tour · purse $10,000,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/23°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/24°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/22°C · wind 23 km/h W, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/22°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Rasmus Højgaard DEN · 275Finished two shots behind at 13 under; McIlroy closed with a 69 to win by two. 2024 DP World Tour Championship final results: Prize money payout, DP World Tour leaderboard, how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
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Same week
DP World Tour event
DP World Tour Championship
Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 November 2024
This was an incredibly meaningful day for me to get over the line to win my last event of the season.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 November 2024
For me, shot of the week on 17, is the 6-iron I hit in there. That was probably the most nervous I was over a shot.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Rasmus Højgaard | 71 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Adam Scott | 69 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Shane Lowry | 71 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Antoine Rozner | 70 · 65 · 69 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| 6 | Tyrrell Hatton | 67 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Robert MacIntyre | 72 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Keita Nakajima | 69 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Jesper Svensson | 71 · 67 · 68 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Joaquín Niemann | 70 · 67 · 69 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 18; majors to date: 4; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet