BELEK, Turkey: While Sergio Garcia can mathematically still end the year as European number one, he believes, after Rory McIlroy’s superb season, the Northern Irishman is more deserving of the Race to Dubai victory crown.
It is a view also shared by former double European Tour Number One Lee Westwood who stated also the European Tour should not copy the PGA Tour and alter the Race to Dubai points scoring system.
For a third week in succession, McIlroy is not contesting the Tour’s Final Four Series at this week’s Turkish Airlines Open at Belek.
In his absence the four-time major winner is currently 2,943,563 euros ahead of second-placed Jamie Donaldson of Wales and a further 93,821 euros clear of the third-placed Garcia.
Donaldson, Garcia and Siem can still deny McIlroy the European Number one crown but only with victory this week and then success also in next week’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship. AFP
