Besties Fleetwood, Molinari to battle for Race to Dubai crown


DP World Tour Championship

November 15-18 

Jumeirah Golf Estates 
Dubai, United Arab Emirates 
 
Tommy Fleetwood will be aiming to defend his Race to Dubai title with victory at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates this week. 
 
The Englishman is one of only two contenders for the Race to Dubai title following this season's penultimate event, the Nedbank Golf Challenge, hosted in South Africa this past weekend. 
 
Fleetwood, last year's winner, and Italy’s Francesco Molinari will go head-to-head to be crowned European No 1. Current British Open champion, Molinari, leads the standings with 4,709,921 points, while Ryder Cup partner, bestie and reigning European No 1 Fleetwood, sits in second spot having accumulated 3,684,755 points thus far. 
 
Molinari will clinch the trophy with a finish of solo second or better, while Fleetwood needs a victory, with Molinari finishing worse than a tie for fifth with one other. 
 
Besties Fleetwood, Molinari to battle for Race to Dubai crown
 
Fleetwood beat fellow Englishman Justin Rose to the title 12 months ago with Spain's Jon Rahm having clinched victory in the season finale tournament. 
 
FedExCup champion and last year's Race to Dubai runner-up, Justin Rose, will play no part at Jumeirah Golf Estates' season ending tournament after deciding to withdraw. He still had a small chance of winning the Race to Dubai title, but decided not to make the trip. 

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Besties Fleetwood, Molinari to battle for Race to Dubai crown
 
Paul Casey and Julian Suri have also withdrawn from the tournament and have subsequently been replaced by trio of Hideto Tanihara, Matthew Southgate and Robert Rock. 
 
Past Five Race to Dubai Champions: 
 
2017 Tommy Fleetwood 
2016 Henrik Stenson 
2015 Rory McIlroy
2014 Rory McIlroy
2013 Henrik Stenson 
 
Past Five DP World Tour Championship Winners: 
 
2017 Jon Rahm
2016 Matthew Fitzpatrick 
2015 Rory McIlroy
2014 Henrik Stenson
2013 Henrik Stenson
 
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Published: 11/13/2018