{"id":262411,"date":"2022-11-18T14:07:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T14:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/matt-fitzpatrick-leading-race-to-become-european-number-one\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T19:00:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T19:00:11","slug":"dp-world-tour-championship-2022-r2-matt-fitzpatrick-leading-race-to-become-european-number-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/dp-world-tour-championship-2022-r2-matt-fitzpatrick-leading-race-to-become-european-number-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Fitzpatrick leading race to become European number one"},"content":{"rendered":"
US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick remains on course to become European number one despite Rory McIlroy\u2019s stunning finish to round two of the DP World Tour Championship.<\/p>\n
McIlroy was level par after 15 holes of his second round and just one under for the tournament before making birdies on the 16th and 17th and a brilliant eagle on the par-five 18th.<\/p>\n
The resulting 68 left the world number one five under par and seven shots behind joint leaders Fitzpatrick and Tyrrell Hatton, who both shot 67 following opening 65s.<\/p>\n
A third victory at Jumeirah Golf Estates would see Fitzpatrick finish top of the DP World Tour rankings unless McIlroy is second, while second place for Fitzpatrick would require McIlroy to be worse than seventh for the Englishman to triumph.<\/p>\n
\nOh @TyrrellHatton<\/a> \ud83e\udd24 #DPWTC<\/a> | #RolexSeries<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/J6gcsPTU7R<\/a><\/p>\n
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) November 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n