Rory McIlroy: Holywood star celebrates his 7th Race to Dubai title
World Number Two is now just one win behind Colin Montgomerie's record
Rory McIlroy secured his seventh Race to Dubai title - after a thrilling finish to the DP World Tour Championship.
It was also the Holywood star's fourth title win in a row as he brought his best-ever season to a close.
McIlroy just missed out on winning the championship after forcing a play-off with eventual winner Matt Fitzpatrick.
However, his runner-up spot was enough to stay well ahead of the pack in the Race to Dubai leaderboard.
McIlroy surpassed the Order of Merit titles' total won by the legendary Seve Ballesteros and is now just one title win behind Colin Montgomerie's record of eight.
Afterwards, the World Number Two was close to tears as he revealed in an interview with Sky Sports that he had spoken to the Spaniard's wife Carmen.
"He Ballesteros means so much to this tour and to the European Ryder Cup Team," McIlroy said. "We rally so much around his spirit and his quotes and everything he meant for European golf. To equal him last year was cool but to surpass him this year, I didn't get this far in my dreams."