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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMcIlroy went into the week at Jumeriah Golf Estates with one hand on the Harry Vardon Trophy but faced stiff competition from three-time DP World Tour winner Ryan Fox and U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick who were bidding to become European Number One for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A four under par final round saw McIlroy finish in fourth place on 16 under par, etching his name on the Harry Vardon Trophy once again and joining England\u2019s Peter Oosterhuis as a four-time winner of the prestigious title, finishing 580.5 points ahead of New Zealand\u2019s Ryan Fox who finishes the season in second place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victory ends a remarkable year for the Northern Irishman, who becomes the second player in history to win both the DP World Tour Rankings and the PGA TOUR\u2019s FedEx Cup in the same season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fitzpatrick and fellow Ryder Cup player Tommy Fleetwood shared fifth on 13 under, two strokes clear of exciting youngsters Rasmus H\u00f8jgaard of Denmark and Poland\u2019s Adrian Meronk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Player Quotes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jon Rahm: \u201cBecause of COVID I never got a chance to defend my 2019 title and even though I decided not to come last year, I came with the mentality that, well, nobody beat me in the last two years, so they are going to have to beat me again. I came in with that confidence; a lot of similarities to the past. Last time I won here I started (the final round) at 15-under. I had a heck of a front nine and shot 20-under to win it. I like this course and this course likes me. I hope this is third of many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHopefully people can stop telling me that it was a bad year. Three wins world wild, three wins in three different continents, yeah, it wasn\u2019t a major championship but it\u2019s still a really, really good season. You know, had a second boy this year, a lot of changes at home \u2014 it also helps. I got a lot of videos from my kids back home laughing and doing things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI do draw from some memories. Kelley sent me a video of our youngest when he was clapping, and that\u2019s what I was thinking on the last few holes, hopefully try to make him clap a little bit more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rory McIlroy: \u201cIt means a lot. It\u2019s been seven years since I\u2019ve last done it. Obviously this is my fourth one but it\u2019s been a while. I\u2019ve won three FedEx Cups since the last time I won, which was The Race to Dubai back then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was a model of consistency the whole way through the year. A lot of top finishes. I think my worst finish of the DP World Tour events I played this year was 12th at the start of the year in Abu Dhabi. A really consistent season putting in good performances. Would have been nice to get one win in there at the end of the year here. But Jon obviously played an incredible tournament and fully deserved it. I\u2019m really proud of my year, and excited for 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of the things I\u2019m really proud of over the last few years is I don\u2019t feel I have to rely on one aspect of my game. I think if my driving isn\u2019t there, then my putter bails me out. If my putter isn\u2019t there, my iron play bails me out. I feel like when you get to this level, it\u2019s like, okay, how can you make those incremental improvements to get better, and I think my goal has been to just become a more complete golfer and I feel like I\u2019m on the journey to doing that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m as complete a golfer as I feel like I\u2019ve ever been, and hopefully I can continue on that path.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scores after Round Four:
268 J RAHM (ESP) 70 66 65 67,
270 T HATTON (ENG) 65 67 72 66, A NOREN (SWE) 66 69 68 67,
272 R MCILROY (NIR) 71 68 65 68,
275 T FLEETWOOD (ENG) 68 70 68 69, M FITZPATRICK (ENG) 65 67 70 73,
277 R H?JGAARD (DEN) 68 70 72 67, A MERONK (POL) 70 71 65 71,
278 A ARNAUS (ESP) 67 68 75 68, J CAMPILLO (ESP) 71 65 71 71,
280 M KIEFFER (GER) 69 70 70 71,
281 V PEREZ (FRA) 69 73 73 66, J LAGERGREN (SWE) 73 71 71 66, C SYME (SCO) 73 71 70 67, M LEE (AUS) 71 67 74 69,
282 R RAMSAY (SCO) 69 70 73 70, A OTAEGUI (ESP) 71 68 72 71, S HORSFIELD (ENG) 71 70 70 71,
283 R FOX (NZL) 73 72 70 68,
284 D LAW (SCO) 70 74 74 66, R LANGASQUE (FRA) 71 69 72 72, G GREEN (MAS) 70 73 68 73,
285 V HOVLAND (NOR) 74 70 71 70, C SHINKWIN (ENG) 68 76 71 70, S LOWRY (IRL) 73 70 71 71, Y PAUL (GER) 68 71 74 72, G MIGLIOZZI (ITA) 71 69 73 72,
286 A WU (CHN) 78 64 72 72, R MANSELL (ENG) 73 71 70 72,
287 J SMITH (ENG) 76 72 71 68, H LI (CHN) 75 75 69 68, T OLESEN (DEN) 75 71 72 69, P WARING (ENG) 70 72 74 71,
288 O BEKKER (RSA) 72 74 74 68, E PEPPERELL (ENG) 76 73 69 70, M SCHNEIDER (GER) 72 71 74 71, A ROZNER (FRA) 72 72 73 71, F ZANOTTI (PAR) 73 70 73 72, R CABRERA BELLO (ESP) 75 71 70 72, R MACINTYRE (SCO) 70 73 71 74,
289 T LAWRENCE (RSA) 72 76 71 70,
290 E FERGUSON (SCO) 76 72 70 72, K KITAYAMA (USA) 68 69 72 81,
291 R BLAND (ENG) 77 72 70 72, S SHARMA (IND) 73 71 74 73,
292 S S?DERBERG (SWE) 70 76 74 72,
295 P LARRAZ?BAL (ESP) 69 79 78 69, O WILSON (ENG) 70 72 75 78,
296 M PAVON (FRA) 75 76 72 73,
297 H LONG (GER) 76 73 73 75<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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