This lifelong aim is why Rory McIlroy retains enjoying DP World Tour

After a protracted season with many highs and much more devastating lows, four-time main winner Rory McIlroy may very well be enjoyable in South Florida and recovering for subsequent season. As a substitute, he’s within the Center East grinding for a win. Why? As a result of he’s enjoying for historical past.
 
McIlroy has gained the final two Race to Dubai titles, the season-long factors race to determine the champion of the DP World Tour. Previously referred to as the Order of Advantage, Rory already has 5 titles in his profession. That places him in elite firm.
 
Seve Ballesteros gathered six Order of Advantage wins in his illustrious profession, however the all-time chief is Colin Montgomerie with a whopping eight wins.

However because the second-to-last occasion of the season begins this week, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, McIlroy as soon as once more has a cushty lead within the Race to Dubai standings. Ought to he play effectively this week and at subsequent week’s DP World Tour Championship, he’d match Seve’s whole and transfer to inside two of Monty’s document.
 
On Tuesday in his pre-tournament press convention, McIlroy admitted the season-long title can be on his thoughts this week.
 
“Slightly bit but when I am going out and win this week, clearly you recognize, it makes it a bit boring subsequent week. However I gained’t discover it boring; it will likely be beautiful,” McIlroy instructed reporters. “However yeah, all I can deal with is the duty at hand and making an attempt to play in addition to I can this week, and if I can do this, I’ll give myself a fair higher likelihood.”
 
He continued, “I’ve had loads of good probabilities this yr. I’ve transformed a pair. However I’ve let a number of slip away. Attempt to give myself one other two probabilities to win golf tournaments which might be essential to me.”

When requested straight whether or not the prospect of passing Montgomerie on the all-time Race to Dubai checklist is what retains him making an attempt so arduous on the DP World Tour after an arduous full season throughout the pond, McIlroy mentioned it was “not essentially that.”

As a substitute, it’s a unique however associated lifelong aim that retains him engaged after already engaging in a lot: changing into the best European professional golfer ever.

“I delight myself – I’m a European participant. I wish to go down as essentially the most profitable European of all time. Clearly Race to Dubai wins would depend to that but additionally main championships and hopefully I’ve bought a number of extra Ryder Cups forward of me as effectively,” McIlroy defined. “In order that’s one thing that I wish to, I believe is a aim that’s fairly attainable over the subsequent ten years. I’m very proud to be from Europe and have form of, you recognize, performed on this tour and performed on this tour constantly.”

He then continued expounding on the thought:

“It’s one thing that I’m very happy with and I simply consider the greats of European golf that I grew up watching, whether or not it was Faldo or Woosie or Langer or simply form of the actually heyday of the European Tour within the ’90s, I suppose,” McIlroy mentioned Tuesday. “And yeah, I bear in mind after I bought my – not even my European Tour card. I bear in mind after I bought my first cash clip simply after I signed as much as be a member and that was a extremely proud second for me. That’s one thing that I’ve at all times been happy with and one thing I wish to proceed to do.”

McIlroy’s quest for Race to Dubai victory No. 6 begins Wednesday evening.