McIlroy loses out in race to Dubai
Published Sunday, 11 December 2011
Holywood golfer Rory McIlroy has failed to achieve the win he needed to secure the race to Dubai title.
World number one Luke Donald has become the first player to finish top of the European and United States money lists in the same season.
McIlroy had to win the Dubai World Championship and hope that Donald finished outside the top nine in order to secure the title.
But the Ulsterman closed with a one-under 71 at the season-ending competition, 10 shots adrift of winner Alvaro Quiros, while Donald finished third.