Rory McIlroy leads the 2024 DP World Tour Championship after the first round. The Northern Irishman is tied with Tyrrell Hatton at 5-under.

Only Thriston Lawrence can stop the Northern Irishman’s third triumph in a row with victory at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, and even then, McIlroy would need to finish tied 11th or lower for the 1,785-point gap to be closed. It’s not an impossib ...

Rory McIlroy holds a 1,785-point lead over Thriston Lawrence heading into DP World Tour Championship; McIlroy chasing a sixth Race to Dubai title, while Lawrence needs a victory to have chance of topping season-long standings;