European Tour: Rory McIlroy back on top at the DP World Tour Championship

DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, DUBAI: Rory McIlroy currently leads the DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, DUBAI following seven birdies in his third round of the DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, DUBAI.

Rory McIlroy leads on the European Tour´s DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, DUBAI at the end of the third round. The Northern Irishman shot a round of -5 to finish ahead of Sam Horsfield in second place and Alexander Björk and Robert MacIntyre who sit tied for third. McIlroy leads by 1 shot after posting 7 birdies on his way to a third round of 67.

"I'm right where I want to be", McIlroy said after his round. "I want to be contending on Sundays in golf tournaments and feel like I'm back to playing the way I should and the way that will get me back contending. I'm excited. I'm excited to go out there and try to pick up another one.”

Sam Horsfield is at -13 after the third round at place 2. The Englishman finished the round at Earth Course, Jumeirah Golf Estates in 69 strokes in the third round of the DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, DUBAI.

MacIntyre, Robert carded a third round 67 to find himself in T3rd position and trailing leader Rory McIlroy by 2 shots. MacIntyre registered 1 eagle in his third round.

Marcus Armitage is at -9 after the third round at place T10. The Englishman finished the round at Earth Course, Jumeirah Golf Estates in 67 strokes in the third round of the DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, DUBAI.

Matthew Fitzpatrick, currently number 28 in the official world golf ranking, carded a third round 69 to find himself in T13th position and trailing leader Rory McIlroy by 6 shots. Fitzpatrick, defending champion and currently ranked 28 in the official world golf ranking, registered 3 birdies in his third round.

Paul Casey is at -7 after the third round at position T17. The Englishman played the course at the Earth Course, Jumeirah Golf Estates in 70 shots in the third round of the DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, DUBAI.

Ian Poulter carded a third round 67 to find himself in T17th position and trailing leader Rory McIlroy by 7 shots. Poulter, currently ranked 55 in the official world golf ranking, logged 7 birdies in his third round.

Tyrrell Hatton is at -7 after the third round at position T17. The Englishman played the course at the Earth Course, Jumeirah Golf Estates in 66 shots in the third round of the DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, DUBAI.

The DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, DUBAI is part of the European Tour. The tournament is being played from November 18th until the 21st of November 2021 at Earth Course, Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, UAE. Players will receive a total of 9 Mio. US-Dollar will be awarded to the players. The course for the tournament at Earth Course, Jumeirah Golf Estates plays at Par 72.

This week the European Tour stays in Dubai. The grand finale of the Race to Dubai is on the agenda, for which the players have been collecting points all season. The DP World Tour Championship takes place on the Earth Course of the Jumeriah Golf Estates in Dubai. In addition to the defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick, the German-speaking players Martin Kaymer, Maximilian Kieffer and Bernd Wiesberger will compete for a victory and the prize money of approximately seven million euros.

Top-5 Leaderboard: DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, DUBAI

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Rory McIlroy	-5	-14
2	Sam Horsfield	-3	-13
T3	Alexander Björk	-3	-12
T3	MacIntyre, Robert	-5	-12
T5	Shane Lowry	-1	-11

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