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Rory McIlroy. Getty
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Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy during his practice round on Tuesday ahead of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Getty
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England's Ian Poulter. Getty
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Austria's Bernd Wiesberger. Getty
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England's Aaron Rai on the 8th hole. Getty
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Jon Rahm of Spain. Getty
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England's Tyrrell Hatton. Getty
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England's Lee Westwood. Getty
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Tyrrell Hatton joking around during the pro-am event prior to the DP World Tour Championship. Getty
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Spain's Sergio Garcia on the 7th hole. Getty
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Defending champion Danny Willett of England. Getty
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England's Justin Rose chats to putting coach Phil Kenyon. Getty
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Sergio Garcia with caddie Michael Kerr. Getty
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Spain's Rafa Cabrera-Bello. Getty
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Northern Ireland's Shane Lowry walks towards the 7th hole. Getty
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Rory McIlroy on the 5th hole. Getty
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The clubhouse at Jumeirah Golf Estates prior to the DP World Tour Championship. Getty
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Rafa Cabrera-Bello tees off on the 17th hole. Getty
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Rory McIlroy gestures to caddie Niall O'Connor. Getty
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England's Tommy Fleetwood tees off on the 1st hole. Getty
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England's Matt Fitzpatrick of England tees off on the 16th hole. Getty
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Danny Willett lines up a putt. Getty
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Rory McIlroy tees off on the 7th hole. Getty
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South Africa's Christiaan Bezuidenhout watched by his coach Grant Veenstra. Getty
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Tommy Fleetwood. Getty
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Danny Willett of England hits an approach shot. Getty
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A view of the 18th green at the DP World Tour Championship. Getty
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Rory McIlroy. Getty
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Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy during his practice round on Tuesday ahead of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Getty
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England's Ian Poulter. Getty
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Austria's Bernd Wiesberger. Getty
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England's Aaron Rai on the 8th hole. Getty
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Jon Rahm of Spain. Getty
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England's Tyrrell Hatton. Getty
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England's Lee Westwood. Getty
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Tyrrell Hatton joking around during the pro-am event prior to the DP World Tour Championship. Getty
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Spain's Sergio Garcia on the 7th hole. Getty
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Defending champion Danny Willett of England. Getty
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England's Justin Rose chats to putting coach Phil Kenyon. Getty
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Sergio Garcia with caddie Michael Kerr. Getty
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Spain's Rafa Cabrera-Bello. Getty
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Northern Ireland's Shane Lowry walks towards the 7th hole. Getty
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Rory McIlroy on the 5th hole. Getty
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The clubhouse at Jumeirah Golf Estates prior to the DP World Tour Championship. Getty
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Rafa Cabrera-Bello tees off on the 17th hole. Getty
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Rory McIlroy gestures to caddie Niall O'Connor. Getty
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England's Tommy Fleetwood tees off on the 1st hole. Getty
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England's Matt Fitzpatrick of England tees off on the 16th hole. Getty
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Danny Willett lines up a putt. Getty
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Rory McIlroy tees off on the 7th hole. Getty
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South Africa's Christiaan Bezuidenhout watched by his coach Grant Veenstra. Getty
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Tommy Fleetwood. Getty
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Danny Willett of England hits an approach shot. Getty
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A view of the 18th green at the DP World Tour Championship. Getty
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Rory McIlroy. Getty
DP World Tour Championship: Bernd Wiesberger on recovering from injury to leading the Race to Dubai
Austrian puts fitness issues behind him and looks to end campaign with victory in the European Tour's season finale
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