World number five Rory McIlroy is on his way to the fourth world title in the race to Dubai, with 49 world-class players inaugurating the 11th edition of the Dubai Ports World Championship until Sunday at Jumeirah Land Ground Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, the total prizes of up to eight million dollars, in addition to five million dollars awarded by the race to Dubai Awards.
McLaren's win in Dubai will give him the third greatest European title, following eight-times Scottish Colin Montgomery and six-time Spaniard Saif Ballesteros.
McLareny, who has $ 2.7 million in cash prizes in 2019 and sixth place in the current race to Dubai, is counting on the Ports Award, which grants the winner the most expensive $ 3 million prize crowned by a golfer in the world. .
McLaren has previously relied on the Ports Championship to achieve his three world titles in the «race to Dubai» and «European rounds» by winning the title of the Dubai Championship in 2012 and 2015, and runners-up in the 2014 edition.
McLaroy's ambitions are hampered by the presence of current Austrian leader Bernd Weissberger with $ 4.8 million and second-placed Tommy Fleetwood with $ 4.07 million.
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