McIlroy Equals Montgomerie's Record With Eighth Race to Dubai Title, Dedicates It to Recovering Father
Reuters reported on November 15 that Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy secured a record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title on Sunday, matching Colin Montgomerie's mark for the most Order of Merit victories in European Tour history, before dedicating the achievement to his recovering father.
The 37-year-old carded a bogey-free 67 to seal a fifth consecutive Race to Dubai crown, edging Spain's Eugenio Chacarra in the season-long standings. Englishman Tyrrell Hatton, meanwhile, cruised to a five-shot victory at the DP World Tour Championship.
The latest crown capped another fine year for McIlroy, who successfully defended his Masters title at Augusta National in April to secure a second green jacket and further cement his place among the game's greats.
McIlroy told Sky Sports that winning eight Order of Merits was never on his list of goals growing up. He recalled Montgomerie as a stalwart of the European Tour, watching him at the World Match Play at Wentworth and first playing alongside him at the London Club in 2008, and said pulling alongside him meant the world to him.
The milestone carried added emotional significance: McIlroy's father has spent the past two months recovering from major surgery at the end of September and is recovering well. Before McIlroy left for the Middle East, he visited his father in Cleveland, where his father told him: 'Go win the Race to Dubai.'
(Source: Reuters)
Source: Reuters
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Photo: 图：麦克罗伊在2025年旅行者锦标赛上（资料图）。照片：Bryan Berlin 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons，本图已预裁为 16:9。 / Photo: Rory McIlroy at the 2025 Travelers Championship (file photo). Photo by Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; pre-cropped to 16:9.
