Rory McIlroy is already an overwhelming favorite to win the European tour’s season-long Race to Dubai title and he has just made his chances even better

Rory McIlroy on Thursday opened up a sizable lead on Thriston Lawrence as he looks to close out a sixth Race to Dubai title.

Rory McIlroy holds share of lead at DP World Tour Championship - McIlroy and Ryder Cup team-mate Tyrrell Hatton led the way after day one.

Showing off a revamped backswing he spent weeks working on, McIlroy kept his misses to a minimum in posting an opening-round 67 and is tied for the lead after the first day of the event with Tyrrell Hatton at 5 under.

Rory McIlroy was already an overwhelming favorite to win the European tour’s season-long Race to Dubai title.He made his chances even better on Thursday.McIlroy shot 5-under 67 and was tied for the lead with Tyrrell Hatton after the first round of the season-ending World Tour Championship.

Rory McIlroy is in Dubai this week for the DP World Tour Championship, seeking his third straight Race to Dubai — the DP World Tour equivalent of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup — title and sixth overall. Despite another strong season from the world No.

Despite a year of near misses, McIlroy heads into the DP World Tour's finale with one hand on the season-long crown

Rory McIlroy bids to create more history this week in Dubai as the Race to Dubai concludes with the DP World Tour Championship. McIlroy, who enters this week with 4,997.66 points, is the front-runner to banish heartache from his near miss at the US Open and complete the season with a sixth Order of Merit title at the Earth Course,

Rory McIlroy has his sights firmly set on claiming his sixth Race to Dubai title at the DP World Tour Championship, and equalling the feat of the legendary Seve Ballesteros. The Northern Irishman holds a healthy 1,