DP World Tour Championship 2014: Daily Leaderboard Analysis, Highlights and More

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Published: November 20, 2014

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Henrik Stenson successfully defended his DP World Tour Championship title on Sunday, overcoming late pressure from Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose to top the billing in Dubai.

The Swede nets a hefty chunk of the whopping $8 million prize fund on offer at the Earth Course at the Jumeirah Golf Estates, with the tour's overall Top 15 sharing $5 million at the conclusion of play.

Stenson becomes the first player ever to defend a DP World Tour Championship title, while McIlroy will be left to settle with his Race to Dubai crown, having come into this weekend's competition with an unassailable points lead.

Read on for a look at the final leaderboard, confirming Stenson's triumph, along with daily reports of how the year's final event played out.



For a full view of the leaderboard, visit the official European Tour website.

 

Day 4 Recap



Having carded sub-70 scores during the opening three days of the contest, Sunday proved to be the most difficult of Stenson's weekend, but was sufficient enough to secure his 2014 DP World Tour Championship title.

The victor finished with a score of 70, registering his first double-bogey of the weekend as part of a troublesome back nine.

However, three birdies and a bogey along Sunday's opening nine meant the Swede had room to make such an error.

A wonderful tee shot at the 17th led to a splendid birdie, per Golfing World. And Stenson ensured he finished with back-to-back birdies on 18, beating McIlroy, Rose and Victor Dubuisson by two strokes:



Speaking to the official European Tour website following Sunday's result, Stenson said:

It was a horrible shot [at 11], one of the worst shots I’ve hit for a long, long time. After that I had to dig deep, but I was still there or thereabouts and I’m delighted with the day and the week and my defe...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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