Tyrrell Hatton Wins Sixth Rolex Series Title in Dubai

• Tyrrell Hatton won the DP World Tour Championship by five shots.
• Rory McIlroy finished alone in second and won the Race to Dubai for a fifth successive year.
• McIlroy’s eighth Race to Dubai title equals Colin Montgomerie’s record.

Tyrrell Hatton closed with a 66 on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates on Sunday to win the DP World Tour Championship by five shots on 15-under, his ninth DP World Tour title and sixth in the Rolex Series.

That sixth Rolex Series win draws him level with Jon Rahm, who beat him to the record in Abu Dhabi a week ago. The pair had begun that week on five apiece, Hatton having reached five at the 2025 Hero Dubai Desert Classic.

While the Race to Dubai went down to the last few holes, Hatton’s afternoon was largely free of stress.

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How did Hatton pull clear?

Hatton took a one-shot lead over Victor Perez into the final round. He saved par after a wayward tee shot at the 1st, then birdied the 2nd and 3rd. A bogey at the 4th was his only dropped shot of the day.

Mikael Lindberg briefly drew level at the top, but Hatton’s iron play held up and a birdie at the 7th took him out in 34 and back in front. Birdies at the 10th, 12th, 14th and 15th opened up a winning margin. He missed the green with his approach to the par-5 18th and still made par with a chip and two putts.

“This is really special,” Hatton said. “I was really nervous today. I didn’t say anything to anyone in my team. Yeah, I’ve had a bit of heartbreak around here, and I felt like it was going to be a difficult day. Just really proud of how I played on the back nine. Putter was amazing. Certainly saved me all week. It feels so good to win here.”

“I tried not to look at leaderboards too much, and then just caught a glimpse of where I was at on 6, the par-3,” Hatton said. “And then I tried to not look at a leaderboard again until I think it was the par-5 14. So yeah I was just trying to keep my head down and try and make birdies.”

Hatton is the fourth Englishman to win the title, after Lee Westwood (2009), Danny Willett (2018) and Matt Fitzpatrick, who won it in 2016, 2020 and 2025.

McIlroy delivers when it matters

Rory McIlroy, Hatton’s co-leader at halfway, was runner-up for the second year running after losing a play-off to Fitzpatrick 12 months ago. This time second place was enough.

The Northern Irishman started Sunday level with Eugenio Chacarra on 5-under and needed to finish solo second to be sure of ending the season above the Spaniard. He did so with a bogey-free 67 to finish on 10-under, two shots clear of Chacarra.

That gives McIlroy a fifth successive Race to Dubai title and an eighth in all, equalling Montgomerie’s record.

Chacarra, who went top of the rankings with his win in Delhi in October, finished tied third alongside Oliver Lindell. He still takes the top PGA Tour dual membership card.

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