November 21-24
Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
US$8,000,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
Spainโs Jon Rahm held off a thrilling charge from Tommy Fleetwood to win the DP World Tour Championship and the Race to Dubai.
Rahm enjoyed a six-shot lead after seven holes of the final round but eventually had to birdie the 18th to complete a closing 68 and finish 19 under par, a shot ahead of Ryder Cup team-mate Fleetwood.
Fleetwood birdied five of the last seven holes to fire a brilliant closing 65 in pursuit of a second consecutive win after his victory in Sun City, but could only watch as Rahm held his nerve to get up and down from a greenside bunker on the last.
The Dubai Double! 🏆🏆@JonRahmpga wins the #DPWTC and #RacetoDubai! pic.twitter.com/A9Flg8PWWy
โ The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) November 24, 2019
The 25-year-old is just the second Spanish player after Seve Ballesteros to finish the year as European number one.
โSeve is such an idol for all of us and so are Sergio (Garcia) and Olly (Jose Maria Olazabal) and so many of the great Spanish players and to think that Iโm putting my name there before they do is hard to believe,โ Rahm told Sky Sports.
โI canโt believe some of the things Iโve accomplished.โ
Rahm began the final round tied for the lead with Franceโs Mike Lorenzo-Vera, but birdied five of the first seven holes at Jumeirah Golf Estates to open up a six-shot lead.
A bogey on the eighth coupled with Lorenzo-Veraโs birdie on the same hole reduced Rahmโs lead to four shots and the world number five then three-putted the ninth to give the chasing pack some hope.
Extended highlights of Jon Rahm's winning round of 68 in Dubai 🎥#DPWTC #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/8mLkOR7cey
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) November 24, 2019
Rahm, who had not played competitively since winning the Spanish Open at the start of October, produced the ideal response with a birdie from 12 feet on the 10th.
However, a bogey on the 13th was Rahmโs first dropped shot on the back nine all week and opened the door for the chasing pack.
Lorenzo-Vera took advantage with a birdie from close range for a two-shot swing and he soon had company in second place as Fleetwood birdied the 12th, 14th and 15th.
The final #RacetoDubai standings 📊
โ The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) November 24, 2019
What a season. What a finale.
Lorenzo-Vera was inches away from an eagle on the par-five 14th but Rahm, who had been forced to lay up after finding the rough off the tee, matched the birdie after a brilliant approach to remain two ahead.
Rahm looked to have weathered the storm but surprisingly three-putted the 15th from no great distance and up ahead Fleetwood birdied the 17th and 18th to move into a tie for the lead.
After a perfect drive Rahm pushed his approach into a greenside bunker, but hit a superb shot to three feet and held his nerve to hole the birdie putt and seal a victory worth USD 5million (ยฃ3.9million).
Rahm collects the first prize of USD 3million (ยฃ2.3m) and a bonus of USD2 million (ยฃ1.6m) for winning the Race to Dubai.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
1 |
Jon Rahm | ESP |
-19 |
66 |
69 |
66 |
68 |
269 |
2 |
Tommy Fleetwood | ENG |
-18 |
67 |
68 |
70 |
65 |
270 |
3 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | FRA |
-17 |
63 |
69 |
69 |
70 |
271 |
4 |
Rory McIlroy | NIR |
-12 |
64 |
74 |
65 |
73 |
276 |
5 |
Danny Willett | ENG |
-11 |
69 |
72 |
67 |
69 |
277 |
T6 |
Sergio Garcia | ESP |
-10 |
71 |
73 |
67 |
67 |
278 |
T6 |
Tom Lewis | ENG |
-10 |
67 |
70 |
73 |
68 |
278 |
T6 |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
-10 |
70 |
68 |
68 |
72 |
278 |
9 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG |
-9 |
71 |
71 |
68 |
69 |
279 |
T10 |
Jason Scrivener | AUS |
-8 |
71 |
72 |
72 |
65 |
280 |
T10 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
-8 |
70 |
74 |
67 |
69 |
280 |
T12 |
Shane Lowry | IRL |
-7 |
73 |
68 |
70 |
70 |
281 |
T12 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
-7 |
71 |
67 |
70 |
73 |
281 |
T14 |
Paul Waring | ENG |
-6 |
71 |
77 |
68 |
66 |
282 |
T14 |
Robert MacIntyre | SCO |
-6 |
71 |
74 |
68 |
69 |
282 |
T16 |
Guido Migliozzi | ITA |
-5 |
73 |
70 |
68 |
72 |
283 |
T16 |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
-5 |
68 |
71 |
68 |
76 |
283 |
T18 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
-4 |
73 |
72 |
69 |
70 |
284 |
T18 |
Paul Casey | ENG |
-4 |
73 |
73 |
66 |
72 |
284 |
T20 |
Victor Perez | FRA |
-3 |
73 |
73 |
72 |
67 |
285 |
T20 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
-3 |
68 |
73 |
74 |
70 |
285 |
T20 |
David Lipsky | USA |
-3 |
72 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
285 |
T20 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
-3 |
71 |
72 |
71 |
71 |
285 |
T20 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
-3 |
70 |
70 |
73 |
72 |
285 |
T20 |
Joost Luiten | NED |
-3 |
74 |
71 |
68 |
72 |
285 |
T20 |
Justin Rose | ENG |
-3 |
69 |
70 |
73 |
73 |
285 |
T20 |
Matthias Schwab | AUT |
-3 |
69 |
73 |
70 |
73 |
285 |
T28 |
Mikko Korhonen | FIN |
-2 |
72 |
76 |
70 |
68 |
286 |
T28 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
-2 |
71 |
72 |
73 |
70 |
286 |
T28 |
Matthew Southgate | ENG |
-2 |
75 |
71 |
70 |
70 |
286 |
T28 |
Bernd Wiesberger | AUT |
-2 |
70 |
71 |
73 |
72 |
286 |
T28 |
Patrick Reed | USA |
-2 |
74 |
68 |
72 |
72 |
286 |
T28 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
-2 |
70 |
74 |
69 |
73 |
286 |
T28 |
Adria Arnaus | ESP |
-2 |
70 |
70 |
72 |
74 |
286 |
T28 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
-2 |
69 |
71 |
71 |
75 |
286 |
T36 |
Justin Harding | RSA |
-1 |
73 |
73 |
70 |
71 |
287 |
T36 |
Joachim B. Hansen | DEN |
-1 |
74 |
73 |
68 |
72 |
287 |
T38 |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
Par |
70 |
74 |
73 |
71 |
288 |
T38 |
Lee Westwood | ENG |
Par |
73 |
70 |
74 |
71 |
288 |
T40 |
Aaron Rai | ENG |
1 |
75 |
69 |
76 |
69 |
289 |
T40 |
Francesco Molinari | ITA |
1 |
69 |
76 |
71 |
73 |
289 |
T40 |
Romain Langasque | FRA |
1 |
71 |
74 |
71 |
73 |
289 |
43 |
Haotong Li | CHN |
2 |
69 |
77 |
74 |
70 |
290 |
T44 |
Henrik Stenson | SWE |
3 |
74 |
70 |
77 |
70 |
291 |
T44 |
Ian Poulter | ENG |
3 |
74 |
76 |
70 |
71 |
291 |
46 |
Tyrrell Hatton | ENG |
4 |
73 |
79 |
69 |
71 |
292 |
47 |
Jordan Smith | ENG |
5 |
74 |
73 |
70 |
76 |
293 |
48 |
Kurt Kitayama | USA |
8 |
71 |
75 |
77 |
73 |
296 |
T49 |
Scott Hend | AUS |
9 |
76 |
75 |
73 |
73 |
297 |
T49 |
Andrea Pavan | ITA |
9 |
77 |
74 |
71 |
75 |
297 |