“This is a big day for me” – Emotional Rory McIlroy basks in Race to Dubai glory

Rory McIlroy shakes hands with his caddie Harry Diamond following his DP World Tour victory Rory McIlroy hugged his daughter and pecked his wife on the lips as he emotionally celebrated matching Seve Ballesteros’s six Race to Dubai titles by claiming a two-shot win in the DP World Tour Championship. That he had to choke back tears in his greenside interview at the mere mention of the swashbuckling Spaniard spoke volumes about the emotional toll 2024 had taken on the pride of Holywood..