Eugenio Chacarra targets Race to Dubai glory as Rory McIlroy record-equalling crown
Eugenio Chacarra is aiming to bring his finest golf to hold off Rory McIlroy and claim the Race to Dubai crown at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.
Key points
- The Spaniard holds a 533.93-point advantage over Masters champion McIlroy entering the final event at Jumeirah Golf Estates, where 2,000 points are up for grabs for the winner.
- It is going to be a tough test and that is what I dreamed of since I was little," Chacarra said at a pre-tournament press conference on Wednesday.
- "Obviously we know how good Rory McIlroy is and he is one of my idols.
On the back of a third-place finish at last week’s Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, McIlroy is targeting a fifth consecutive Race to Dubai title, a triumph that would match Colin Montgomerie’s record tally of eight overall.
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- Meanwhile, the likes of Patrick Reed, USPGA champion Aaron Rai, Jon Rahm and Open winner Ryan Fox retain a mathematical possibility of making a late charge for top spot should the frontrunners falter.
- "But I already beat him in India (at the DP World India Championship in October), so I need to remind myself that I can compete with him and I can beat him like I did already a couple weeks ago.
- "This is a course that he has had a lot of success (on) and I only played once and didn’t do very good, but they are just numbers.
- "I am just going to enjoy myself, and if I bring my A-game, I am going to be able to compete with him on Sunday.".
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