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This was his second victory in the lucrative year-end tournament and his third Race to Dubai title in four years. After 10 holes in the final match, McIlroy was 4 down to Mahan, but cut the deficit to 2 down through 16 holes.

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I was sat at the back of the 16th where all the drama unfolded - the European fans showed great respect for the USA team, deathly quiet when they played their shots, applause when they closed their games out. However Scheffler struggled to a 73 and McIlroy took full advantage to claim an extraordinary victory, having started the week six shots behind the world No 1 under the handicap scoring system and making a triple bogey on his first hole.In July, McIlroy finished in third place at The Open Championship, having entered the final round tied for the lead alongside Viktor Hovland, to end the major season with top-10 finishes in each one. Collin Morikawa, Keegan Bradley and Viktor Hovland are in a three-way tie for the lead at 10 under par.

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In 2005, he became the youngest-ever winner of both the West of Ireland Championship and the Irish Close Championship. However six other players were in contention for the season end prize going into the event, with Danny Willett being the closest challenger. He lost on the first extra hole, when Russell Henley was the only one of the four to birdie the hole. Reed, who was in the penultimate group and started four shots behind McIlroy, quickly ate into that lead with three birdies in his opening six holes, while McIlroy was scrambling pars.There was anticipation surrounding the semi-final match between McIlroy and Westwood, as the winner would become the number one golfer in the world if they also won the final. It probably didn't seem this way to them, but as I looked to those players that have been loyal to the PGA Tour, I'm confident they made the right decision.