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European Tour: Rory McIlroy is at 2 at the DP World Tour Championship Dubai after the first round

11/21/2019

European Tour: Rory McIlroy is at 2 at the DP World Tour Championship Dubai after the first round
21 Nov

11/21 – 11/24/2019

European Tour: DP World Tour Championship Dubai 2019

Jumeirah Golf Estates – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Round 4/4
  • Prize money: $8,000,000
  • Defending champion: Danny Willett

DP World Tour Championship Dubai: Michael Lorenzo-Vera leads on the European Tour after the opening round.

Michael Lorenzo-Vera sits at the top of the European ToursDP World Tour Championship Dubai after the first round. The scored a round of -9 to take the lead in front of Rory McIlroy in second place and Jon Rahm who sits in third place. After a round of 63 Michael Lorenzo-Vera leads by 1 shots and posted 1 eagle during his first round.

Rory McIlroy, currently number 2 in the world golf ranking, is at -8 after the opening round at rank 2. The Northern Irish finished the round at Jumeirah Golf Estates in 64 strokes in the opening round of the DP World Tour Championship Dubai.
"I started great obviously but then the finish was lovely," McIlroy said. "Finished with four threes in a row which always does the job around here. The two shots into the last were right up there with the two best shots I've hit this year, I would say." "I'm feeling comfortable with my game, I have done for the last while. I felt like today was just more of the same of how I've been feeling."

Tom Lewis is at -5 after the opening round at place T4. The Englishman finished the round at Jumeirah Golf Estates in 67 strokes in the opening round of the DP World Tour Championship Dubai.

Tommy Fleetwood, currently number 10 in the world golf ranking, is at -5 after the opening round at position T4. The Englishman noted a 67 at Jumeirah Golf Estates in the opening round of the DP World Tour Championship Dubai.

Justin Rose, currently number 8 in the world golf ranking, is at -3 after the opening round at rank T8. The Englishman finished the round at Jumeirah Golf Estates in 69 strokes in the opening round of the DP World Tour Championship Dubai.

Danny Willett, currently number 31 in the world golf ranking, is at -3 after the opening round at position T8. The Englishman played the course of the Jumeirah Golf Estates in 69 shots in the opening round of the DP World Tour Championship Dubai.

Andy Sullivan, currently number 142 in the world golf ranking, is at -2 after the opening round at position T14. The Englishman played the course of the Jumeirah Golf Estates in 70 shots in the opening round of the DP World Tour Championship Dubai.

Matt Wallace, currently number 29 in the world golf ranking, is at -2 after the opening round at position T14. The Englishman finished the round at Jumeirah Golf Estates in 70 strokes in the opening round of the DP World Tour Championship Dubai.

Paul Waring is at -1 after the opening round at place T21. The Englishman noted a 71 at Jumeirah Golf Estates in the opening round of the DP World Tour Championship Dubai.

The DP World Tour Championship Dubai is part of the European Tour. The tournament is held from November 21st until the 24th of November 2019 at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This year a total prize money of $8,000,000 will be paid to the players. The winner receives $ 3.000.000. The course for the tournament at Jumeirah Golf Estates plays at Par 72.

The DP World Tour Championship Dubai is the European Tour's big season final. The seasons 50 best players play not only for an enormous price money but also for a bonus pool of 5 million dollars, which is divided among the five best players of the season.

Top-5 Leaderboard: DP World Tour Championship Dubai

PosNameTodayTotal
1Michael Lorenzo-Vera-9-9
2Rory McIlroy-8-8
3Jon Rahm-6-6
T4Tom Lewis-5-5
T4Tommy Fleetwood-5-5

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