McIlroy seeks 7th Race to Dubai title to cap a year of unforgettable wins

It has been a year of unforgettable, career-defining wins for Rory Mcllroy. There's a good chance it will get even better in Dubai this week in the Northern Irishman’s final event of the 2025 season.

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The Masters to complete the career Grand Slam. A home Irish Open. An away Ryder Cup.

The No. 2-ranked Mcllroy will look to be crowned Europe’s No. I player for a fourth straight year when he competes in the season-ending DP World Tour Championship starting on Thursday.

The reigning Masters Champion heads into the championship with a 767-point lead over nearest challenger Marco Penge in the Race to Dubai standings and in pole position to win the season-long race for a fourth year in a row.

If Mcllroy holds off Marco Penge and Tyrrell Hatton - the only players in range of overhauling him - he will win the Race to Dubai title for the seventh time in his career and move within one of Colin Montgomerie’s record haul.

Montgomerie won his season-long points titles - when it was called the Order of Merit - each year from 1993-99 and again in 2005.

Mcllroy is tied on six with the late Seve Ballesteros, and remains committed to tailoring his schedule so he can play as many events on the European tour as possible while also working the PGA Tour calendar.