DP World Tour Championship
My preview for the final event of 2021/2022 DP World Tour season. In 2021 it all went wrong for Rory McIlroy as he ripped his shirt in frustration after Collin Morikawa won the final event on the European Tour. It has been a troublesome year for the DP World Tour due to the rise of breakaway golf league called LIV series. LIV players can currently play on the DP World Tour as the tour is waiting for a court hearing regarding the future of golf in 2023.
Rory McIlroy is currently number one in the DP World Tour rankings with one event to go. He made history by winning the FedEx Cup for a third time and is looking to win both tours in 2022 for the first time. His consistency has been unbelievable in 2022 as he returned to world number one in October. McIlroy has fine success on The Earth course as he has won the DP World Tour Championship three times but revenge will be on his mind after not winning the event in 2021.
Even though that McIlroy deserves to win the season long rankings, he won’t have it all his own way due to 2022 U.S. Open Champion and two-time DP World Tour Championship winner Matthew Fitzpatrick third in the rankings. Fitzpatrick is not the only U.S. Open winner in the field as2021 champion Jon Rahm will be looking to use past success to his advantage as he looks to win the DP World Tour Championship for a third time. Tommy Fleetwood will be looking to win for a second week in a row after winning the 2022 Nedbank Golf Challenge for the second time in three years. Shane Lowry is also capable of winning a big event on the DP World Tour after winning the 2022 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
My predictions for the DP World Tour Championship are as follows. Fitzpatrick finished ninth in 2019, won in 2020, tied second in 2021 and his record is fantastic at the DP World Tour Championship
Over the last three years. Fitzpatrick has added distance in 2022 due to the work he does with speed sticks in practice. My opinion is that Fitzpatrick is going to have a remarkable finish to 2022 by winning the DP World Tour Championship this weekend.
Contenders for top five. Ryan Fox is second in the DP World Tour rankings and will want to continue his good form after finishing second at 2022 Nedbank Golf Challenge. Min Woo Lee is coming into this event in good form after finishing tied eight at the recent Nedbank Golf Challenge. Lee finished inside the top 20 at the Earth course last year and will be looking to improve on this finish this weekend. My opinion is that both Fox and Lee will finish inside the top five.
Top ten finishers. Robert MacIntyre won in 2022 on the DP World Tour at the Italian Open after beating Fitzpatrick in a play-off. Even though the Scotsman finished well down the leaderboard at the recent Nedbank Golf Challenge but he will want to finish in the top ten for a second year in a row after his tied fourth display at the 2021 DP World Tour Championship. Shane Lowry is currently eight in the rankings and finished tied ninth at the 2021 DP World Tour Championship. My opinion is that Lowry and MacIntyre will finish in the top ten this weekend.
A lot of pressure on McIlroy and is he in the right place after continuing to answer multiple questions in his press conference’s about protecting the main tours against LIV. Hope it is a fantastic climax to the season on DP World Tour and I hope you enjoy it.