World number three Rory McIlroy ended the season on a high by winning the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Sunday, two strokes ahead of Rasmus Hojgaard, to seal his sixth Race to Dubai title.

Rory McIlroy will once again take home the Order of Merit, but this win meant a little more than all of the others. He explained why.

Rory McIlroy wins DP World Tour finale to clinch sixth Race to Dubai title and match Seve Ballesteros record - Northern Irishman finishes difficult 2024 season in style by winning at Jumeirah Golf Est

Rory McIlroy has won his sixth Race to Dubai title after triumphing in the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. The 35-year-old has now won three successive Race to Dubai crowns and his sixth overall — previously winning in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2022 and 2023 — to match the record of golfing legend Seve Ballesteros on the European tour.

Rory McIlroy clinched the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, finishing two strokes ahead of Rasmus Hojgaard. This victory marks his sixth Race to Dubai title, matching Seve Ballesteros' record. McIlroy's triumph comes after a challenging year,

Rory McIlroy won the DP World Tour Championship for the third time and claimed his sixth Race to Dubai title in the process on Sunday, matching the tally of legendary Spaniard Seve Ballesteros. In the European Ryder Cup locker room,

Rory McIlroy was in tears after joining Seve Ballesteros on six order of merit titles in Dubai on Sunday. There can be no doubt the late, great conquistador would have been impressed with the way the Northern Irishman hauled himself out of a hole of his own digging to make it a double celebration.

Rory McIlroy savours DP World Tour Championship and Race to Dubai double win - McIlroy was in a two-way tussle with Rasmus Hojgaard for the season-ending event when his sixth Race to Dubai crown was confirmed.

Rory McIlroy claimed the sixth Race to Dubai title of his career after Thriston Lawrence finished in midfield at the DP World Tour Championship.