Rory McIlroy has been confirmed as the 2024 Race to Dubai champion.
It is the sixth time the Northern Irish golfer has won the Order of Merit title, doing so in 2012, 2014, 2022, 2023 and now this year.
The achievements sees him tie Seve Ballesteros’ record with six.
Colin Montgomerie still holds the record for most all-time with eight.
The 35-year-old was confirmed as the Race to Dubai winner in the middle of his final round at the DP World Tour Championship.
The Northern Irishman only needed a top-11 finish at Jumeirah Golf Estates to reach the summit of the season rankings, with South African Lawrence the only player able to deny him with a win in Dubai.
However, Lawrence’s challenge never materialised and when he came home in one under par for the event, McIlroy secured his third successive Race to Dubai crown with five holes left in his final round.
McIlroy was joint-leader on 13-under-par with five holes left to play.
McIlroy had spoken about wanting to be stood on the final green on Sunday with both trophies, and he was in a two-way battle for the title with Rasmus Hojgaard.
It could be a sense of deja vu for the 35-year-old if he does not clinch his fourth worldwide success of the campaign as Hojgaard’s identical twin brother Nicolai won the season-ending event 12 months ago.
“I would like to go down as the most successful European of all time,” McIlroy said ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship earlier this month. “Obviously Race to Dubai wins would count to that but also major championships and hopefully I’ve got a few more Ryder Cups ahead of me as well.
“That’s something that I would like to do and I think is a goal that’s quite attainable over the next 10 years. I’m very proud to be from Europe and have played on this tour [DP World Tour] and played on this tour consistently.”
On how many titles he could win, McIlroy added: “I think I’m focused on one year at a time. The last couple years I’ve recommitted to trying to win The Race to Dubai. I probably didn’t play enough on the DP World Tour for a few years to really give myself a chance.
“I’ve really tried to recommit to making it something that’s important to me. It’s a pretty meaningful thing to do. You know, obviously trying to get to Monty’s [Colin Montgomerie]’s number of eight, or maybe surpass, is definitely a goal in the future.”
