DUBAI (The Thursday Times) — Rory McIlroy ne Jumma ko Dubai mein season ki aakhri DP World Tour Championship ke nisf marhale par Tyrrell Hatton ke saath mushtarka bartari hasil kar li, jis se record ke barabar aathwein Race to Dubai title ke liye un ki umeedein barqarar hain.
McIlroy ne pehle din ke 69 ke baad Jumeirah Golf Estates ke Earth Course par 70 ka score kiya aur paanch under par par pohanch gaye, jahan woh Ryder Cup mein apne saathi Hatton ke barabar hain, jinhon ne paanch birdies aur do bogeys ke saath 69 ka score kiya. Donon Haftay ko aakhri jori mein ek saath khelenge.
Shumali Ireland se taluq rakhne wale McIlroy 11 holes ke baad din mein chaar under thay aur kuch der ke liye tanha bartari bhi hasil kar li thi, lekin 12wein, 16wein aur 17wein hole par bogeys ne unhein peechhe dhakel diya, jis ke baad unhon ne aakhri hole par birdie ki.
Netherlands ke Joost Luiten, jo pehle din ke baad sar-e-fehrist thay, 73 ke score ke saath ek stroke peechhe chaar under par aa gaye, jahan Norway ke Kristoffer Reitan bhi un ke barabar hain.
Aathwan title nazron mein
Is haftay kamyabi McIlroy ko aathwein Race to Dubai title ki zamanat de degi, jo DP World Tour ka poore season ka aizaz hai, aur yun woh Colin Montgomerie ke record ke barabar aa jayenge. Spain ke Eugenio Chacarra, jo is season mein teen fatuhaat ke baad darja-bandi mein sar-e-fehrist hain, aakhri do holes par birdies ke saath 71 ka score kar ke ek under par hain aur bartari se chaar strokes peechhe hain.
McIlroy ne kaha: "Main yeh tournament jeetna chahta hoon. Agar main Itwar ko pehli trophy jeet loon to doosri trophy khud ba khud mil jayegi."
McIlroy teen baar DP World Tour Championship jeet chuke hain aur guzishta saal isi event ke play-off mein Matt Fitzpatrick se haar gaye thay. Unhon ne kaha ke hawa aur course ki tarteeb ne score karna maamool se kahin zyada mushkil bana diya hai. Un ka kehna tha: "Main 17 saal se is golf course par aa raha hoon, aur mere khayal mein yeh ab tak ka sab se mushkil course sabit hua hai."
Jon Rahm do under par hain jabke Tommy Fleetwood teen over par hain. Patrick Reed, jo Race to Dubai jeetne wale sirf doosre Amriki banne ki koshish kar rahe thay, paanch over 77 ke saath buri tarah peechhe chale gaye.
Teesra round Haftay ko hoga aur tournament Itwar ko khatam hoga.
