Following the conclusion of the eight-event International Swing, the second of five Global Swings on the 2024 Race to Dubai, we take a look at some of the key numbers.
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Rory McIlroy finished top of the International Swing Rankings - 465.80 points ahead of second-placed Rasmus Højgaard. The Northern Irishman, who also tops the Race to Dubai Rankings, began the year by following a runner-up finish in the Dubai Invitational with victory at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.
Matteo Manassero became the first graduate of the European Challenge Tour Class of 2023 to win on the 2024 Race to Dubai.
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Denmark and South Africa were represented twice in the top 10 on the International Swing Rankings, the most of any nation. Rasmus Højgaard and Thorbjørn Olesen finished second and third respectively, while Thriston Lawrence and Dylan Frittelli were fifth and eighth.
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Nacho Elvira, Marcus Armitage and Ashun Wu played in all eight events on the International Swing.
The number of first-time winners: Rikuya Hoshino, Darius van Driel, Jordan Gumberg
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Rory McIlroy won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic for a record fourth time, breaking a tie with South African great Ernie Els as the Northern Irishman successfully defended his title at Emirates Golf Club.
The number of players to record three top 10s - the most during the International Swing. Achieved by Rasmus Højgaard, Zander Lombard, Connor Syme and Thriston Lawrence.
The number of holes-in-one during the eight-event stretch. After Luke Donald achieved a moment of perfection at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, fellow Ryder Cup-winning Captain Thomas Bjørn followed suit during the Ras Al Khaimah Championship. There were then a pair of aces by Armitage and Guxin Chen during the first round of the Bahrain Championship presented by Bapco Energies.
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Olesen claimed the biggest winning margin during the swing, finishing six shots clear of countryman Rasmus Højgaard in the Ras Al Khaimah Championship at Al Hamra Golf Club.
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The number of different winners (Tommy Fleetwood, McIlroy, Olesen, Dylan Frittelli, Hoshino, Van Driel, Gumberg and Matteo Manassero) to emerge across the five events.
The eighth at Dubai Creek Resort proved the hardest hole across the five events. The 223-yard par three averaged 3.37 strokes, with 158 pars, 11 birdies, 46 bogeys and 25 double bogeys or worse during the four days of competition.
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The number of shots made by up McIlroy over the final 36 holes at the Dubai Desert Classic, the most by any winner so far this season.
61
The lowest round recorded during the eight-event stretch in the International Swing. Manassero threatened to become just the second player to card a 59 in the second round at the Jonsson Workwear Open before he signed for an 11-under-par 61, his career-low round.
66
The lowest final round score by a winner. Manassero finished with four consecutive birdies, either side of a two-hour-and-27-minute storm delay, to win by three strokes at the Jonsson Workwear Open.
172
Frittelli's return to the DP World Tour's winner's circle at the Bahrain Championship presented by Bapco Energies was the 172nd win by players from South Africa.
243
Of the eight tournaments winners, Gumberg made the biggest leap in the Official World Golf Ranking as he climbed 417 spots from 669th to 252nd - his career-high ranking.
261
The lowest winning total (-27) across the five tournaments, achieved by Olesen through rounds of 69, 62, 63 and 67.
2,198
Darius van Driel became the first winner from the Netherlands on the DP World Tour since Joost Luiten at the 2018 NBO Oman Open, ending a long wait with his victory at the Magical Kenya Open.
3,942
The duration in days between Manassero's fourth DP World Tour title at the 2013 BMW PGA Championship and his long-awaited fifth victory at the Jonsson Workwear Open.
