DP World Tour Championship - Highlights Final Round
[Sunday, November 16, 2025 14:58:39]
Matt Fitzpatrick secured his third title in style as he beat Rory McIlroy in a play-off to finish the 2025 season on a massive high. The Englishman started the day one shot off the lead but made three birdies in the first five holes to stay in the hunt before finishing with a flourish to sign for a bogey-free 66 and set the clubhouse target at 18 under par.
In a dramatic finish, World Number Two McIlroy got the eagle he needed at the last to force a play-off, only to find the penalty area with his tee-shot at the first extra hole.
And Fitzpatrick took full advantage, getting up and down for par to see off his Ryder Cup team-mate and add a third DP World Tour Championship crown to the ones he won in 2016 and 2020.
McIlroy's second-place finish saw him clinch a seventh Harry Vardon Trophy after a stellar campaign in which he achieved the career Grand Slam with a memorable Masters win, tasted victory at the Amgen Irish Open and played a starring role in Europe's historic away Ryder Cup triumph at Bethpage Black.
The Northern Irishman has now won the Race to Dubai title in each of the past four seasons and is just one away from Colin Montgomerie's record of eight. Final Leaderboard
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