It all comes down to this. But who are you picking for glory this week at the DP World Tour Championship? Our stats guru has scoured the form book to provide these five names you should consider for your Fantasy Race to Dubai side for the season finale.
Lucas Bjerregaard
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Three weeks ago, few fans knew the name Lucas Bjerregaard but after a runner finish at the UBS Hong Kong and missing off a play-off last week by just a single shot, he has made his mark. The Dane now has three top three finishes in his last eight starts after failing to finish in the top three in any of his first 51 events. He arrives in Dubai on the back of four events in which he is a combined 60 under par. On a course that suits long hitters, the powerful 24 year old will fancy his chances on his debut appearance at the DP World Tour Championship. Five of the six winners of this event ranked inside the top ten in driving distance the week they won and Bjerregaard averages 304 yards off the tee this season.
Victor Dubuisson
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Victor Dubuisson is making a late season charge in this year’s Race to Dubai. Following his win at the Turkish Airlines Open, the Frenchman moved into the top ten in the season-long standings and he will be confident of improving upon that this week in Dubai. Dubuisson finished third here two years ago and runner-up last year. He’s broken par in all 12 rounds he has played over the Earth Course. Having finished fourth in Abu Dhabi earlier in the season, it’s clear the Frenchman enjoys desert golf.
Branden Grace
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Branden Grace is one of seven players still in with a chance of winning the 2015 Race to Dubai. The South African needs a win or a solo second place finish this week to have any chance of taking home the crown. In three starts at the DP World Tour Championship, Grace has notched two top tens including a sixth place finish last season. Building on the success of a stellar year, the six-time winner has two top five finishes in his last four European Tour starts. Impressively, Grace is currently the only player on Tour who ranks inside the top 15 in Stroke Average, Greens in Regulation and Putts per Green in Regulation.
Henrik Stenson
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How could you not pick Henrik Stenson, in this week of all weeks? The Ice Man, winner here in each of the last two years, has a raft of stats backing up his supreme form at Jumeirah Golf Estates - all suggesting the Swede could well be primed to complete a hat-trick of consecutive victories in the DP World Tour Championship this week. Stenson is 41 under par for his last eight rounds here, having made 48 birdies and an eagle in the last two years on the Earth Course. Twelve months ago, Stenson found 68 Greens in Regulation here - no player has ever found more on The European Tour in a single event - with the 39 year old's big driving and accurate approach play suited perfectly to this course. Three-asy does it?
Rory McIlroy
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Perhaps as obvious a pick as the man above, but pretty much a must for your Fantasy Race to Dubai team this week in Dubai, reigning European Number One Rory McIlroy has his eyes firmly set on a third Race to Dubai title with the Northern Irishman holding a narrow lead over Danny Willett at the summit of the season-long ranking coming into this climactic week. The World Number Three, who triumphed here three years ago after blitzing the Earth Course with a record 26 birdies and an eagle in 2012, has a stellar record at Jumeirah Golf Estates having placed inside the top five five times in six appearances here. Despite having only lifted the coveted sceptre trophy just the once, McIlroy has beaten 94.1 per cent of the field - or 354 players - in his six starts, has shot under par in 23 of his 24 rounds here and is 88 under par for his career at the DP World Tour Championship.
Remember, you have until Wednesday night toconfirm your Fantasy Race to Dubai team. Good luck!
