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McIlroy hopes to finish on a high

Rory McIlroy: World number one

After being crowned Race to Dubai winner, Rory McIlroy hopes to finish 2014 with a victory at the DP World Tour Championship.

The world number one from Northern Ireland was named as the top player on the European Tour for the second time in his career without hitting a ball in the season-ending finals series so far, following Brooks Koepka's victory at the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya.

Prior to the 24-year-old Koepka's victory, Marcel Siem, Jamie Donaldson and Sergio Garcia both still had mathematical chances of passing McIlroy on the standings - all three had to win in Analya and in Dubai this week.

Even though he has missed the first three events on the series whilst focusing on the legal battle against his former management company, McIlroy feels he deserves to be crowned European Tour champion after a stellar year.

He won his first Open Championship crown at Royal Liverpool, the BMW PGA Championship, his maiden WGC series victory at the Bridgestone Invitational and the PGA Championship.

"This has obviously been the best season of my career by a long way, and to win The Race to Dubai for the second time really is something truly special," McIlroy said.

"That four-week spell over the summer, from The Open to the US PGA Championship, would have to be the best golf of my life, so I feel like I've really earned The Race to Dubai."

"Finishing with five birdies to win the DP World Tour Championship in 2012 is right up there with my best performances on The European Tour, so every time I go back to Jumeirah Golf Estates, it always brings back some happy memories.

"It's a great tournament to finish the season with, and if I can notch up another win it really will complete an amazing year. I'm looking forward to getting out on the golf course and feeling that competitive edge again."

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