After pipping Justin Rose to the European Tour Race to Dubai title Tommy Fleetwood has set his sights on becoming the No. 1 golfer in the world.
In the lead going into the fourth round, Rose was three-under after 11 holes, but he bogeyed three out of the next five as he slipped to joint-fourth in Dubai.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Rose’s poor back nine meant that Fleetwood would secure the title as well as moving into the world’s top 20.
The 26-year-old is now pushing for even greater heights after a season that has seen him win at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and the HNA Open de France, and finish fourth at the US Open.
“My ultimate goal in life is to be the best player in the world,” Fleetwood told the European Tour website. “That will always be the same. Whether I achieve it or not is another thing but I’ll always strive for that.
“I think this year has been a big year in terms of my career... I have put myself on the world stage a bit more.”
Fleetwood will now be aiming higher. “I’ll always have high expectations but we’ll see where we can go. Like I said, the ultimate goal - and I think everybody in the profession should have that goal - is to try to be number one in the world.
“I’ll always have 2017 Race to Dubai Number One. It’s a very big thing to achieve.”
Spain’s Jon Rahm carded a final round 67 to win the DP World Tour Championship. Rahm finished one shot ahead of Shane Lowry and Kiradech Aphibarnrat.
For rookie of the Year Rahm it was his second Rolex Series event victory this season. “It’s hard to sum it up,” he said. “An incredible week, I could not be more proud of what I’ve done this week. It could be very easy to just be content with getting the award and just being here and trying to play the best.
“I didn’t plan on being here at the beginning of the year and I sure didn’t plan on winning it so it’s an incredible feeling.”
-
5 museum-grade cartoons about Trump's Smithsonian purgeCartoons Artists take on institutional rebranding, exhibit interpretation, and more
-
Settling the West Bank: a death knell for a Palestine state?In the Spotlight The reality on the ground is that the annexation of the West Bank is all but a done deal
-
Sudoku medium: August 23, 2025The Week's daily medium sudoku puzzle
-
Mason Greenwood: footballer arrested on suspicion of rape and assaultSpeed Read Man Utd confirm the striker will not train or play until further notice
-
Handball: swapping bikini bottoms for tight pantsSpeed Read Women competitors will be required to ‘wear short tight pants with a close fit’
-
Cristiano Ronaldo’s second comingSpeed Read Last week, Manchester United re-signed the forward on a two-year deal thought to be worth more than £400,000 a week
-
Bank holidays and boycotts: are MPs trying to jinx England?Speed Read Declaring a bank holiday would be ‘tempting fate’, says Boris Johnson
-
Weightlifting: Olympic Games set for transgender firstSpeed Read New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will make history at Tokyo 2020
-
Sport shorts: Champions League expansion plan to be agreedSpeed Read News and reactions from the world of sport, featuring Joachim Low and the Lions women’s team
-
Sport shorts: Sturgeon slams Rangers fans over title celebrationsSpeed Read News and reactions from the world of sport, featuring Keely Hodgkinson and Bryson DeChambeau
-
Sport shorts: Klopp’s unwanted record as Liverpool lose again at AnfieldSpeed Read News and reactions from the world of sport, featuring Tiger Woods and Tom Brady
