Rory McIlroy walked into Dubai with a season already packed with career-defining highs. He won the 2025 Masters by edging past Justin Rose in the playoff to complete his career Grand Slam. Although he didn’t win his 5th DP World Tour Championship, he made his mark by winning his 7th Race to Dubai title.

With this win, he surpassed Severiano Ballesteros, who has 6 European Order of Merit titles. While this win means a lot to the 2025 Masters champion, it also got him a bit emotional.

“I had a course with his wife, Carmen, before I went out to play today, and she told me how proud he would have been. You know, I said this on this green last year, he means so much to this tour and to the European Ryder Cup Team. We rally so much around his spirit and his quotes and everything he meant for

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