Rory McIlroy is in Dubai this week for the DP World Tour Championship, seeking his third straight Race to Dubai — the DP World Tour equivalent of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup — title and sixth overall. Despite another strong season from the world No. 3…
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RoryMcIlroyreactsafteramissedputtontheeighteenthgreenduringthefinalroundoftheU.S.Opengolftournament.MandatoryCredit:JohnDavidMercer-USATODAYSportsRoryMcIlroyisinDubaithisweekfortheDPWorldTourChampionship,seekinghisthirdstraightRacetoDubai—theDPWorldTourequivalentofthePGATour’sFedExCup—titleandsixthoverall.
DespiteanotherstrongseasonfromtheworldNo.3thatincludedhis25thand26thPGATourwins—ZurichClassicandWellsFargoChampionship—McIlroyanswered“B”whenaskedwhathe’dgradehisseason.
“Itwouldbeapass,itwouldn’tbeapasswithflyingcolors,”hesaidwithaslightchuckle.“But,um,probablyaB.”
Theoneglaringstainwasyetanotherclosecallatamajorchampionship,thistimeatPinehurstNo.2attheU.S.Open.McIlroycontrolledthetournamentonthebacknin
