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Rory McIlroy Honors Seve Ballesteros After Clinching Seventh Race to Dubai Crown

McIlroy fell to Matt Fitzpatrick in a playoff at the DP World Tour Championship after finding water and making bogey, but second place still sealed his seventh Order of Merit. On Instagram he called the milestone “incredibly meaningful,” adding, “Seve had such a profound impact… To surpass him this year is something I never imagined,” as he saluted his hero.