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Tour Championship - Hatton leads in Dubai as McIlroy and Chacarra vie for overall title

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Race To Dubai
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Both Tyrrell Hatton and Victor Perez are a little excitable with their tee shots on the 229-yard par-three fourth, racing through the green and finding sand off the back edge.

Different shots from the bunker - Hatton thumps his high while Perez clips a lower runner.

Neither threaten the hole. Hatton is about a dozen feet short, Perez goes 15 feet long and just off the putting surface.

The Frenchman gets the putter on it but dribbles his effort just over half distance. Bogey

Will Hatton save par? Nope. Didn't hit it.

Like Rory, Eugenio's path to glory is relatively straightforward... he will win the Race to Dubai if he wins the DP World Tour Championship.

He can even finish last and will still win, so long as McIlroy finishes in a two-way tie for fourth or worse, Patrick Reed finishes in a two-way tie for third or worse, and nobody ranked 4th–9th (Jarvis, Rai, Rahm, Schaper, Fox, Hillier) wins.

His big problem is if Rory gets on a roll...

Eugenio Chacarra
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Eugenio Chacarra is a name some of you may not be too familiar with. The 26-year-old spent three seasons on the LIV Golf tour, winning in Bangkok in 2022 and pocketing around $15-20m.

He's since returned to the DP World Tour and backed up his first victory at the Indian Open in 2025 with a super hat-trick of triumphs in 2026 in the Netherlands, Italy and India.

That has helped put him top of the Race to Dubai standings and after shooting a four-under-par 68 on Saturday, in pole position to win his first season-long title.

His task is simple, on paper, finish ahead of seven-time European champion Rory McIlroy today and he's likely to stay top - there are complicated permutations that could still see him miss out, but we'll get into those as the round progresses.

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