In Dubai, after the "moving day" of the DP World Tour Championship, the last act of the play-offs of the top continental circuit, with a score of 204 (-12), the Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy (67 69 68) and the Danish Rasmus Hojgaard (71 67 66) have caught up with the Frenchman Antoine Rozner (70 65 69) at the top of the rankings. On the Jumeriah Golf Estates course (par 72) the three leaders have a two-shot advantage over the Chilean Joaquin Niemann, one of the big names in the Arab Super League, 4th with 206 (-10) alongside the Swedish Jesper Svensson. Among the Italians, Guido Migliozzi has recovered one position and is now 20th with 213 (72 70 71, -3).
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Dubai, results
The Vicenza native, in the fourth and decisive round, will be called upon to do his best to try to win a "card" to play on the PGA Tour in 2025. At the end of the competition, in fact, the top ten (not otherwise exempt) of the order of merit will get their pass to the most important circuit in the world. Matteo Manassero is almost certain to succeed, who in Dubai is 35th with 216 (70 77 69, par) ahead of Francesco Laporta, 38th with 217 (72 75 70, +1). But tomorrow McIlroy will also and above all be celebrating. The number 3 in the world, for the sixth time in his career (just like Severiano Ballesteros), the third consecutive, will be crowned as the best player on the top continental circuit.
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Located on the Persian Gulf, it is the capital of the emirate of Dubai, and has more than three million inhabitants. It forms, with the cities of Sharjah, Ajman and Umm al-Qaiwain, themselves capitals of their respective emirates, an agglomeration that exceeds 3.5 million inhabitants in 2022. Dubai is also the country's leading port.
Founded in the 18th century, Dubai remained a modest and isolated town that lived mainly from pearl fishing at the end of the 19th century. At that time, the city and the surrounding emirate gained importance by participating in the creation of the Trucial States in 1853.
It experienced a difficult period during the interwar period, before entering full force into modernity in the second half of the 20th century. It participated in the creation of the current United Arab Emirates in 1971. Its emir is vice-president.
