Race to Dubai 2012

golferRory McIlroy went one step further than his second-placed finish the previous year as he won the Race to Dubai for the first time in his career. The Northern Irishman also equalled Luke Donald’s feat of topping both the European Tour and the US PGA Tour’s money list in the same year.

There were many high points for McIlroy to cherish throughout 2012, most notably when he won the US PGA Championship in August by an incredible eight shots. He became No.1 in the world and finished in perfect fashion by grabbing another title at the DP World Tour Championship.

England’s Justin Rose claimed second position, thanks partly to his victory at the WGC-Cadillac Championship, while Masters runner-up Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa broke into the top three in the final standings.

Donald might not have been able to defend his title, finishing down in seventh, but he was able to celebrate success at the flagship BMW PGA Championship in May.

The final top 15 rankings for the Race to Dubai 2012 competition were as follows:

 

PLAYER

NATION

PRIZE MONEY (€)

01

Rory McIlroy

NIR

5,519,118

02

Justin Rose

ENG

3,768,345

03

Louis Oosthuizen

RSA

3,187,364

04

Peter Hanson

SWE

3,022,916

05

Ian Poulter

ENG

2,581,257

06

Branden Grace

RSA

2,502,501

07

Luke Donald

ENG

2,373,540

08

Francesco Molinari

ITA

2,215,229

09

Graeme McDowell

NIR

1,945,056

10

Paul Lawrie

ENG

1,910,381

11

Nicolas Colsaerts

BEL

1,745,744

12

Lee Westwood

ENG

1,671,456

13

Matteo Manassero

ITA

1,595,093

14

Marcel Siem

GER

1,368,845

15

Thorbjorn Olesen

DEN

1,309,271