DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Rory McIlroy is planning to round off his season as the European number one with a winning performance at the DP World Tour Championship this week. Top of the standings, McIlroy is in pole position among seven players with a chance of winning the Race to Dubai on Sunday after the last event of the European Tour season at Jumeirah Golf Estates. McIlroy, who missed last week’s BMW Masters in Shanghai, says “a few of the guys didn’t capitalize on that in China thankfully and I find myself in a position where it’s totally in my hands.” An ankle injury this year ruled McIlroy out of three tournaments that would have counted toward the Race to Dubai – the Scottish Open, British Open and WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
