DP World Tour, Abu Dhabi Championship: Jon Rahm wins at 23 under
Tyrrell Hatton finished 2 strokes behind and Rory McIlroy 4 behind as Rahm won the first of the tour’s 2 season-ending playoff tournaments.
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Tyrrell Hatton finished 2 strokes behind and Rory McIlroy 4 behind as Rahm won the first of the tour’s 2 season-ending playoff tournaments.
Jon Rahm shot a 5-under 67 in the final round at Yas Links on 8 November to win the Abu Dhabi Championship at 23 under par. The Spanish golfer, a two-time major winner, earned $1.5 million and his 6th Rolex Series victory. Hatton is English, McIlroy is from Northern Ireland, Laporta is Italian and Patrick Reed is American.
It was Rahm’s first regular European tour victory since the World Tour Championship in November 2022. He won the Masters a few months after that earlier title. His return to competition in Abu Dhabi followed 7 weeks away and a last-place finish at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
| Golfer | Final round | Tournament total | Strokes behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Rahm | 67 | -23 | — |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 68 | -21 | 2 |
| Rory McIlroy | 69 | -19 | 4 |
| Francesco Laporta | — | -17 | 6 |
Rahm began Sunday 1 stroke ahead after a third-round 66. Early in the back nine, he shared the lead at 20 under with Hatton, McIlroy and Laporta. Rahm then made 3 birdies between holes 11 and 15, and parred the 18th after taking a 2-stroke lead to the final tee. A birdie is a score of 1 stroke under par for a hole; a par matches its expected score.
McIlroy dropped a stroke at the 15th, while Laporta, who was seeking his first DP World Tour title, fell out of contention with a triple bogey at the par-3 13th. Hatton briefly cut Rahm’s lead to 1 stroke with a birdie at the 15th, but Rahm matched it. Hatton then narrowly missed a birdie putt at the 17th before Rahm saved par.
McIlroy had received a 2-stroke penalty on Thursday, changing a double-bogey 6 to an 8. He said he had chances to win but saw enough positive signs to feel good going into the next tournament.
McIlroy overtook Patrick Reed for second in the season-long Race to Dubai, about 500 points behind leader Eugenio Chacarra. McIlroy is seeking an 8th season title to equal Colin Montgomerie’s record. The standings were called the Order of Merit in Montgomerie’s era.
Rahm rose to sixth in the standings. The Associated Press said he must win in Dubai to have any chance of taking the season title. Rahm said the unexpected chance gave him extra incentive. He described winning after poor play, mental battles and a break with his family as special.
The DP World Tour Championship begins Thursday on the Earth course in Dubai. It is the second and final playoff tournament, with the following points available to its leading finishers.
| Finish | Points |
|---|---|
| First | 2,000 |
| Second | 1,335 |
| Third | 752 |
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