Race to Dubai 2014 Standings: Rankings and Preview for WGC-HSBC Champions Day 2

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Published: November 6, 2014

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Graeme McDowell, the ranking Northern Irishman at the 2014 WGC-HSBC Champions due to the absence of one Rory McIlroy, got off to a hot start at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China.

McDowell notched seven birdies to go five under par after Day 1 and will look to improve upon his fine form as the globetrotting golfers on the European Tour International work their way to the United Arab Emirates in the 2014 Race to Dubai.

McDowell currently ranks 16th in the Race to Dubai standings, and a win in the WGC-HSBC Champions, the second of four Final Series tournaments, would certainly give him a leg up on the majority of the competition.

As it stands, McDowell is just below the cut for the big Final Series bonus pool, as the top 15 golfers in the rankings after the DP World Tour Championship stand to split a $5 million prize fund, per The Associated Press (h/t ESPN.com). The winner of this tournament gets a whopping 1,666,600 points in the Race to Dubai, per EuropeanTour.com.

Here are the latest rankings for the Race to Dubai, along with a preview and some predictions for Day 2 of the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament. A complete list can be found at EuropeanTour.com.




Predictions, Preview for Day 2



 

McDowell Will Sink in Standings, but Only Slightly



McDowell sank plenty of birdie putts during his opening-round 67 on Thursday, but he realizes that the key to winning Sheshan is off the tee, not on the green.



"A big key to this golf course is driving the ball well," McDowell said, via AFP's Daniel Hicks (h/t YahooSports.com). "I drove it very well today. I think I missed only one fairway, which is very important. Set up a few opportunities. The greens are in fantastic shape and I putted very well."

He leads a gaggle of pros, including the likes of Martin Kaymer, Brandt Snedeker and Tommy Fleetwood, by a...
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