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Rory McIlroy tears up during a post-play interview, revealing his father has been hospitalised for months.

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Rory McIlroy takes second place at golf's DP World Tour Championship, finishing ahead of Spain's Eugenio Chacarra to secure the Race to Dubai title for a record-equalling eighth time.

Seventeen years after doing similar in its pilot edition, Rory McIlroy slipped into the media centre beside the 18th green at Earth Course as inconspicuously as he could manage to watch the final throes of the Race to Dubai. These days, being understated is a rather trickier gig. Being the first European to win a career grand slam, the star of multiple Ryder

Rory McIlroy has claimed a record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title after finishing second at the DP World Tour Championship.

Rory McIlroy wipes away tears as he dedicates his record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title to his ill father, Gerry.

Rory McIlroy has claimed an eighth Race to Dubai title after overcoming Eugenio Chacarra by the barest of margins on the final day of the season. The Northern Irishman needed to finish outright second or better in the final event of the season to win the order of merit, and match the record held by Colin Montgomerie. That was the position he held, teeing off

McIlroy moves alongside Colin Montgomerie after securing an eighth Harry Vardon Trophy on thrilling final day

Second place in Dubai enough to bring McIlroy alongside Colin Montgomerie with eight order of merits on DP World Tour

Rory McIlroy has won a record-equalling eighth DP World Tour Race to Dubai title in the season ending event on Sunday, and his fifth in a row.

The majority of fans heading to Jumeirah Golf Estates this week might have anticipated seeing history made. Rory McIlroy is on the brink of his eighth Race to Dubai title, which would match the record of Colin Montgomerie. He started the DP World Tour Championship knowing that a fourth win in the season-ending tournament would guarantee him the order of meri

Rory McIlroy had a day to forget at the season-ending World Tour Championship, finishing the third round four shots off the lead and seeing Race to Dubai rival Eugenio Chacarra haul himself back into contention.

Northern Irishman on five-under alongside Race to Dubai rival Eugenio Chacarra

Rory McIlroy's hopes of an eighth Race to Dubai title are dented as Tyrrell Hatton takes the outright lead into the fourth round of the DP World Tour Championship.

Arriving in the UAE two weeks ago looking down on Rory McIlroy and all the other giants of DP World Tour golf, Eugenio Chacarra would have been forgiven for feeling a little trepidation. His lead at the top of the Race to Dubai standing was healthy enough. But with McIlroy on the brink of history, “Captain America” Patrick Reed in his slipstream, Jon Rahm re

When Rory McIlroy won the first of his back-to-back Masters titles last year, his conversation was famously not up to much. “Didn’t talk to me once all day,” moaned Bryson DeChambeau, his final round competitor at Augusta in 2025. Maybe it depends on the playing partner. On Friday, the UAE’s leading golfer, Adrian Otaegui, was paired with the tour’s most rec

If Rory McIlroy felt frustrated during another testing day around Earth Course on Friday, he did a good job of not showing it. Happily, he won’t have to worry about giving vent to his feelings on Saturday: whatever he does, it is likely to pale in comparison to his playing partner. The world No 2 will play his third round in the company of the famously combu

Masters champion jumps to top of projected order of merit rankings

Rory McIlroy recovered from a back-nine wobble to birdie No. 18 and share the 36-hole lead at the season-ending World Tour Championship on Friday, leaving him well-placed to win a record-tying eighth Race to Dubai golf title.

Rory McIlroy is tied for the lead at the halfway mark of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship as he chases a record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title.

The UAE’s leading golfer, Adrian Otaegui, will tee-up alongside Rory McIlroy on Friday in the second round of the tour season’s finale. The 33-year-old, who was born in Spain but switched allegiance two years ago having lived in the Emirates for years, is getting used to moving in such lofty company. Otaegui played the opening day of the DP World Tour Champi

Rory McIlroy makes a strong start to his bid for a record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title with a three under opening round at the DP World Tour Championship.

McIlroy could have taken the lead on projected points but left an eagle putt on the last just short

Spaniard leads McIlroy by 534 points in Race to Dubai standings heading to season finale

Eugenio Chacarra might have thought he had done enough to at least have a share in top billing. After all, the 26-year-old Spaniard does have a buffer of more than 500 points over the starry chasing pack at the top of the Race to Dubai standings. He has won three times on tour this season, finished second twice, and third a pair of times, too. And yet at the

Rory McIlroy says the addition of Bryson DeChambeau to the DP World Tour next season would bring more "eyeballs" to the tour but feels the American is running out of options.

Several players have a chance of taking title, with McIlroy aiming for a record-equalling eighth

With one tournament left in the Race to Dubai, Rory McIlroy remains in pursuit of Eugenio Chacarra. The world No 2 is chasing an eighth order of merit title on the DP World Tour. That would equal the record held by Colin Montgomerie. Although he has ground to make up, the picture was altered by what happened at the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship . Abu Dhabi Mc

Northern Irishman moves up to second in the rankings after Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, behind leader Eugenio Chacarra

Jon Rahm fires a final-round 67 to clinch a two-shot victory ahead of Tyrrell Hatton at the Abu Dhabi Championship.

Jon Rahm will take a one-shot lead into the final day of the Abu Dhabi Championship after shooting 6-under 66 in the third round.

Masters champion moves up to second in projected order of merit rankings

One celebrated former world No 1 who is having his 15th crack at winning in Abu Dhabi will try to hunt down another who is on his first visit to the capital at Yas Links on Sunday. Judging by Jon Rahm’s first trip round the course on the shores of the Arabian Gulf, local knowledge is overrated. After three rounds of his debut at the Abu Dhabi Aldar Champions

Jon Rahm leads Tyrrell Hatton and Francesca Laporta by one shot, and Rory McIlroy by two, after the third round of the Abu Dhabi Championship.

Masters champion one shot off joint-leaders Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Francesco Laporta

Rory McIlroy rebounded from first-round penalty controversy by making 11 birdies and shooting 9-under 63 at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday.

McIlroy sai tempustaan kahden lyönnin rangaistuksen.

Eugenio Chacarra called it. A day after opting to accept a two-stroke penalty for improving his lie, rather than protest his innocence, Rory McIlroy burned up Yas Links It is untrue to say the ruling, invoked by the referee post-round after video review and accepted by McIlroy, did not cause a kerfuffle. McIlroy did his best to limit the fuss, pointing out t

Rory McIlroy recovers from the setback of being penalised two shots in his opening round at the Abu Dhabi Championship by firing 11 birdies in a nine-under-par 63 in round two on Friday.

Videogranskning i golf? Ja, så upptäckte domarna Rory McIlroys regelbrott. – När jag ser videon, det ser inte bra ut, konstaterar nordirländaren efteråt.

Rory McIlroy was handed a two-shot penalty after finishing his first round at the Abu Dhabi Championship, with officials ruling he improved his lie on a hole where he shot double-bogey to spoil his card.

Northern Irishman suffers setback in bid to claim record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title

Rory McIlroy is hit with a two-shot penalty for improving his lie during the opening round of the Abu Dhabi Championship, where Jon Rahm makes a strong start.

Rory McIlroy said he accepted a two-stroke penalty after being shown video evidence of an incident at the end of the opening day of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship. The penalty was enforced after he was deemed to have improved his lie while scrapping to make a double bogey at the 12th hole at Yas Links. That became a quadruple-bogey eight, when he was shown

McIlroy said he agreed with DP World Tour Chief Executive Guy Kinnings' assertion that LIV had sought to undermine the European circuit

Masters champion says LIV were going around Augusta saying they wanted to destroy tour

Rory McIlroy supports the DP World Tour's decision to allow former members, who leave LIV Golf 2.0, to return in 2027.

The Northern Irishman is 999 points behind rankings leader Eugenio Chacarra with two events remaining

Six-time major winner Rory McIlroy says those connected to LIV Golf were expressing an ambition to "destroy the European Tour" at the 2026 Masters, only months before the league filed for bankruptcy protection.

Rory McIlroy has downplayed safety concerns about competing at the Abu Dhabi Championship this week amid the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.

Rory McIlroy says he felt at no risk coming to play the finale to the DP World Tour season in the UAE. Some leading players expressed doubts about playing the final two weeks of the campaign, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, citing unrest in the region. Matt Fitzpatrick, for example, is absent from the start list for the Abu Dhabi Aldar Golf Championship, which start

Despite the large purse on offer, a number of players have opted out of this week’s Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship

Abu Dhabi hosts the penultimate stage of the DP World Tour this week. The Race to Dubai features a three-way tie to be crowned champion, with Rory McIlroy still very much in the hunt. When is it? The Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship takes place from November 5-8. Where is it? The tournament will be held at Yas Links, located on the western shores of Yas Island.