Rory McIlroy capped a career-defining year by closing out a seventh Race to Dubai title, the fourth successive season he has topped the DP World Tour’s Order of Merit.

A memorable 2025 saw McIlroy complete the career Grand Slam at The Masters, claim a dramatic play-off win at the Amgen Irish Open and star for Team Europe in their historic Ryder Cup victory in New York.

McIlroy entered the season-ending DP World Tour Championship with a 767-point advantage over Marco Penge and a 1,720 cushion over Tyrrell Hatton in the Race to Dubai rankings, with the English pair the only two players who could still overtake him.

Hatton needed a win and Penge at least a three-way tie for second for either to snatch Race to Dubai victory, with both falling short and allowing McIlroy to stay in top spot w

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