
Well, what an ending that was. Rory McIlroy threw everything into the final event of the DP World Tour season, making an eagle at the 18th in Dubai to force a playoff against Matt Fitzpatrick - but in the end it was his Ryder Cup teammate who prevailed.
There was, of course, the ‘consolation prize’ of another Race to Dubai title, a seventh for the Masters champion, who will just have to wait a little longer for DP World Tour victory number 21.