At the close of the second round at the $10 million DP World Tour Championship, UAE residents Paul Waring and Tommy Fleetwood made an impressive mark, sitt..

The path is clear for Rory McIlroy to clinch the year-long Race to Dubai title and be crowned the European tour's best player for a sixth time.

Rare are the times when Rory McIlroy is treading the fairways of a golf course anywhere and he is not the lead attraction. Particularly when it comes to DP World Tour events in Dubai. Yet, on Friday afternoon at Jumeirah Golf Estates,

Rory McIlroy was already an overwhelming favorite to win the European tour's season-long Race to Dubai title. He made his chances even better on Thursday.

Rory McIlroy moved another step closer to sealing his sixth Race to Dubai crown, carding a five under par 67 to share the lead with Ryder Cup teammate Tyrrell Hatton after the opening round of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship,