Oct 17, 2016: Patrick Reed will arrive at the European Tour Race to Dubai’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai as a Ryder Cup winner, along with all 12 members of Team Europe, after the United States regained the Ryder Cup for the first time since 2008, beating Europe 17-11 at Hazeltine.
The final day duel between Reed and reigning Race to Dubai and DP World Tour Championship winner Rory McIlroy, which was eventually edged by the American at the final hole, was among the highlights of a turbo-charged Sunday.
Now, golf fans in the UAE and around the world will get the chance to see the pair in action again when the Race to Dubai reaches its climax as the top 60 players descend on Jumeirah Golf Estates in November.
“Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed exemplified everything that is great about the Ryder Cup with the passion and intensity they put into their match,” said Nick Tarratt, Director, European Tour International, Dubai Office.
“They’re two the world’s finest players and they showed their best during a captivating battle. It will be a pleasure to see them competing in Dubai in November and a real treat for golf fans in the region as well as the millions watching on television around the world.”
The 2013 and 2014 DP World Tour Championship winner, Sweden’s Henrik Stenson produced a valiant effort to stop the flow of USA red on the leaderboard as he beat an out-of-sorts Jordan Spieth 3&2, while Dubai’s adopted son, Spain’s Rafa Cabrera Bello enjoyed a wonderful Ryder Cup debut, scoring 2 ½ points out of 3, capped by beating Jimmy Walker 3&2 in the singles.
Belgian Thomas Pieters became the first European rookie in Ryder Cup history to register four points with a 3&2 win over JB Holmes.
Lee Westwood, who won the inaugural Race to Dubai and DP World Tour Championship, endured a difficult tournament, but the Englishman is going strong in the Race to Dubai, currently occupy 10th position as the European Tour season enters the home stretch.
England’s Danny Willett also had a tough Ryder Cup, but the Masters Tournament champion remains on top of the Race to Dubai rankings, with a total of 3,543,175 points, whilst Stenson is in second with 3,130,447 points and Northern Ireland’s McIlroy sits in third place with 2,487,204 points.
Cabrera Bello is in fourth with a total of 1,851,653 points while Pieters is just outside the top 15 Bonus Pool places at 16th with 1,066,609 points.
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