10:24
Canter won't go away
Canter -16 (13)
Laurie Canter makes a bounce back birdie at the 13th. He gets back to within one but Rory McIlroy has a makeable birdie putt at the 11th...
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DP World Tour Championship: LIVE final round updates, leaderboard, highlights
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Masters champion Rory McIlroy begins the fourth and final round on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates in the joint lead with Denmark's Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen.
The 36-year-old Northern Irishman is attempting to win the Race to Dubai for the seventh time in his career and fourth in a row.
McIlroy, ranked second in the world to Scottie Scheffler, needs to finish just second alone to win the season-long points race.
It would move him one step closer to matching Colin Montgomerie's record of eight order of merit titles.
Victory for McIlroy would cap off a remarkable year in which he triumphed at The Masters, Irish Open, Players Championship and helped Europe win the Ryder Cup on away soil.
McIlroy has a 767-point lead at the top of the season-long rankings.
His Ryder Cup teammate Tyrrell Hatton and compatriot Marco Penge are the only two who can stop McIlroy from winning the season-long title.
Penge looks to be out of contention now but Hatton begins the final round one back.
Hatton needs to win the tournament and have McIlroy finish worse than tied for eighth to win it.
There is plenty to play for elsewhere, with 10 PGA Tour cards also on the line.
The winner of the DP World Tour Championship will also earn $3m.
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Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | -13 |
Rory McIlroy | -13 |
Tommy Fleetwood | -12 |
Laurie Canter | -12 |
Tyrrell Hatton | -12 |
Angel Ayora | -12 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | -12 |
Rasmus Højgaard | -12 |
16 Nov 2025
10:26
McIlroy stretches the lead to two
McIlroy -18 (11)
McIlroy knocks in a 12-footer at the 11th for his fifth birdie of the day.
And just like that, the lead is back to two.
Rory makes his fifth birdie of the day and now leads by two #DPWTC | #RolexSeriespic.twitter.com/3RDrcZJOBk
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) November 16, 2025
10:19
Tommy Fleetwood on the charge
T. Fleetwood -15 (13)
We mentioned that Tommy Fleetwood needed a huge back nine if he is to have any chance here.
Well, he has just made his third birdie in four holes to join the group on 15-under.
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10:17
Bogey for Canter
Canter -15 (12)
Laurie Canter pays the price for finding the greenside bunker at the 12th.
10:13
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Who do you think wins this from here?
Rory? Justin? Ludvig? Laurie? Tommy? Fitzy?
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10:11
Par for McIlroy
McIlroy -17 (10)
McIlroy barely breathes on his birdie putt down the hill.
It's a brilliant effort but stops right on the edge.
He leads by one with eight to play.
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10:07
Great recovery from McIlroy
McIlroy -17 (10*)
McIlroy can either go over or under a tree over at the 10th.
He opts to go for the high one and finds the green. That looks about 15 feet from the cup.
10:05
Leaderboard latest
-17 McIlroy
-16 Canter, Aberg
-15 Rose, Fitzpatrick
-14 Li, Fleetwood, Ayora
-13 MacIntyre, Hatton
10:03
Trouble off the tee for McIlroy
McIlroy -17 (10*)
Rory McIlroy makes his par at the ninth but hits squirrelly tee shot down the next.
Tree trouble.
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10:02
Aberg chips in
L. Aberg -16 (12)
Bit of magic from Ludvig Aberg over at the 12th, holing out from 38 yards for an unlikely birdie.
Now he's only one back.
Ludvig Åberg chips in to move to within one of the lead! #DPWTC | #RolexSeriespic.twitter.com/QIZu0JdStf
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) November 16, 2025
09:58
Canter gets to within one
L. Canter -16 (11)
Laurie Canter finds the fringe with his approach over at the 11th.
The Englishman elects to putt through the first cut of rough and it immediately looks as though he hasn't given it enough... then it gathers pace and catches the right edge.
Sensational putt.
09:51
Average approach from McIlroy
McIlroy -17 (9*)
Rory McIlroy hits a glorious drive down the middle of the fairway at the ninth.
From 163 yards, the approach is average by his standards...
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09:47
Tommy Fleetwood needs a big back nine
T. Fleetwood -13 (10)
A birdie putt finally drops for Tommy Fleetwood.
Victory is not impossible here for the in-form Englishman but you get the sense he needs an otherworldly back nine if he is to have any chance.
09:43
Leaderboard latest
-17 McIlroy
-15 Rose, Aberg, Canter, Fitzpatrick
-14 Ayora
-13 MacIntyre, Li
09:43
Par for McIlroy
McIlroy -17, Neegaard -12 (8)
McIlroy's effort is slow and he tidies up for his par.
Neergaard-Petersen drops makes his third bogey of the day and drops back.
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09:41
McIlroy sets up another birdie chance
McIlroy -17 (8*)
Rory McIlroy has reached the par-four eighth.
He hates his approach and yells at his golf ball to sit - it obliges and hangs onto the back of the green.
It's an outside chance for a three.
09:36
Aberg making a charge
L. Aberg -15 (10)
Don't rule out Ludvig Aberg just yet.
The Swede finds his second birdie in the space of four holes.
09:31
McIlroy moves two clear
McIlroy -17, Petersen (13) (7)
McIlroy sends a 4-iron into orbit at the par-five seventh. It's left.
His chip from across the green threatens the hole and eventually stops about eight feet past.
McIlroy makes no mistake with his birdie putt and is now two in front.
Meanwhile, his playing partner Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen makes an unlikely birdie by holing out from 99 yards.
The Dane was in trouble off the tee.
"That might be the best four I've ever made," he says to McIlroy.
"Might be the best four I've ever made!"
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) November 16, 2025
After hitting his tee shot into the wasteland and hacking out sideways, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen makes the most unlikely of birdies #DPWTC | #RolexSeriespic.twitter.com/xsRQ7L8skH
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09:28
Canter drops back
Canter -15 (8)
Grim stuff from Laurie Canter over at the eighth, who takes three putts from 20 feet.
And he's got his work cut out to save par on the ninth.
09:26
Marco Penge can't wait to get onto the PGA Tour
Marco Penge came into the DP World Tour Championship hoping to pull off an almighty upset by reeling in Rory McIlroy in the Race to Dubai standings.
Unfortunately he has come up short but it has still been a brilliant season for the 27-year-old.
Speaking after a final-round 67, Penge tells Sky Sports it's been "the year of my life".
"This was was disrupted [by illness] and I didn't get off to the start I wanted on Thursday, but as soon as I got off the meds I was proud of how I fought back this week."
Penge has also secured one of 10 PGA Tour cards.
"I'm looking forward to playing big events on that side of the pond," he says.
"I'll miss the players and staff and tour in general but hopefully I'll be playing as much as I can on the DP World Tour."
09:16
Hatton birdie
Hatton -12 (7)
Not the start Tyrrell Hatton would've wanted today with two bogeys in his first seven holes.
He taps in for birdie at the seventh, though, and is four back.
He'll need an otherworldly back nine and hope that the wheels come off for Rory McIlroy.
Doesn't seem likely, does it?
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09:14
McIlroy saves par
McIlroy -16 , Neegaard -12 (6)
McIlroy makes his three from five feet to remain tied at the top with Canter.
His playing partner also two-putts for his par.
McIlroy has the driver out at the par-five seventh. It's in the middle of the fairway again.
09:10
Heavy-handed from McIlroy
McIlroy -16 (6*)
McIlroy slightly tugs his tee shot over at the par-three sixth and is somewhat fortunate that his ball is dry.
He decides to putt and his second races by the cup.
First test of the day incoming...
09:07
Leaderboard latest
-16 Canter, McIlroy
-15 Rose, Fitzpatrick
-14 Aberg
-13 MacIntyre, Ayora
-12 Fleetwood
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09:04
Another birdie for Rory McIlroy
McIlroy -16 (5)
McIlroy's terrific start continues.
He converts from six feet and joins Canter on 16-under.
