
A year of near-misses and personal difficulty came to a successful conclusion on Sunday in Dubai as Rory McIlroy birdied two of the last three holes to secure the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.
McIlroy, 35, was emotional in the aftermath as he also captured his sixth Race to Dubai (season-long tour title), tying the late Seve Ballesteros to trail only eight-time winner Colin Montgomerie.