The Race to Dubai may be close to being over, but the quest for the 2024 DP World Tour Championship has just begun. Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy opened the European finale with a sizzling 5-under 67 to join his Ryder Cup teammate Tyrrell Hatton atop the leaderboard after the first day of action.

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 strengthened his lead in the Race to Dubai after shooting 5-under 67, tying for first place in the World Tour Championship's opening round. A top-10 finish could secure his sixth season-long title.

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.

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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,

McIlroy can tie Seve Ballesteros with a sixth career Race to Dubai title at this week’s DP World Tour Championship