DUBAI (The Thursday Times) — Tyrrell Hatton Haftay ko Dubai mein DP World Tour Championship ke aakhri round mein ek stroke ki bartari ke saath dakhil ho gaye, jabke Rory McIlroy even par 72 ke baad chaar strokes peechhe reh gaye, jis se record ke barabar aathwein Race to Dubai title ke liye un ki muhim mushkil ho gayi hai.
Hatton, jo nisf marhale par McIlroy ke saath mushtarka bartari par thay, ne Jumeirah Golf Estates ke Earth Course par chaar under 68 ka score kiya aur nau under par par pohanch gaye. France ke Victor Perez 67 ke score ke saath un se ek stroke peechhe hain, jabke Sweden ke Mikael Lindberg teen strokes peechhe teesre number par hain.
McIlroy paanch under par hain aur Spain ke Eugenio Chacarra, Australia ke Adam Scott aur Italy ke Francesco Laporta ke saath mushtarka taur par chauthe number par hain.
Eagles, bogeys aur paani
Nauwein DP World Tour title ke khwahan Hatton ne par-five doosre hole par 10 foot se eagle putt kiya aur turn ke aas paas lagataar do birdies kar ke teen strokes ki bartari hasil kar li. 15wein hole par rait se bogey ke baais Perez teen birdies ke silsile ke baad un ke barabar aa gaye, lekin English khiladi ne 16wein hole par birdie ki aur aakhri hole par drive paani mein jaane ke bawajood par bacha liya.
Un ke saath khelne wale McIlroy ne lagataar chhe pars ke baad par-five saatwein hole par eagle kiya jis se woh kuch der ke liye aage nikal gaye. Is ke baad unhon ne aathwein, nauwein aur daswein hole par strokes ganwaye, aur 14wein hole ki birdie agle hole ki bogey se zaya ho gayi. 18wein hole par woh saat foot ka eagle putt chook gaye aur birdie par iktifa kiya.
Race to Dubai daao par
Season bhar ki darja-bandi mein sar-e-fehrist Chacarra ne aakhri chhe mein se chaar holes par birdies kar ke 68 ka score kiya aur ab bhi Race to Dubai mein pehle number par rehne ke liye mutawaqqe hain. McIlroy ko unhein peechhe chhorne ka koi bhi mauqa hasil karne ke liye Itwar ko kam az kam tanha chauthi position hasil karni hogi. Fatah McIlroy ko aathwan title dila degi, jo Colin Montgomerie ke record ke barabar hoga.
Chacarra ne kaha: "Main bas yeh tournament jeetna chahta hoon. Main zyada door nahin hoon. Mujhe maloom hai ke agar main tournament jeet gaya to darja-bandi bhi jeet loonga."
Hatton ne kaha ke back nine par greens "bohat tez" thay. Unhon ne kaha: "Mujhe maloom hai ke kal ka din mushkil hoga. In aakhri chand holes par mere paas itna tajurba hai ke jaanta hoon kuch bhi ho sakta hai."
Perez Race to Dubai ki darja-bandi ke zariye pesh kiye jaane wale 10 PGA Tour cards mein se ek hasil karne ke liye mutawaqqe hain. Aakhri round Itwar ko khela jayega.
