McIlroy loses playoff to Fitzpatrick in wild end to World Tour Championship but wins Race to Dubai

Orientul Mijlociu

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy’s banner year in golf ended with more drama Sunday when he eagled the last hole in regulation to force a playoff but lost out to Matt Fitzpatrick, who won the season-closing World Tour Championship for a third time. The consolation for McIlroy? A fourth straight Race to Dubai title — crowning him as the top European player of the year — to add to his wins at the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam, The Players Championship and his home Irish