The all-English battle for the Race to Dubai will go down to the final 18 holes of the season after Tommy Fleetwood roared back into the picture on Saturday.
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Fleetwood matched playing partner Dean Burmester’s 65 after finishing with eight birdies in his final 11 holes to close the gap to two strokes behind Justin Rose, who is seeking his third win in as many starts.
‘It’s massive, it really is,’ said Fleetwood.’But above all, whether I win it or not or whether Justin wins it, one of us will have deserved it.
‘It’s been an absolute pleasure trying to win a Race to Dubai, coming down these last few events and especially this week, now. The week could have gone not quite how you wanted it, not being in contention or anything. So last day of the season and I’ve got a chance to win the Race to Dubai, it’s cool.
‘It’s the biggest thing I’ve ever tried to achieve. I was in contention in the US Open and Mexico, but they were one or two rounds. This has been all year and you come down to the final event.
‘A year-and-a-half ago I was absolutely nowhere in the game and I was a bit lost. Fast forward to here for me, it’s been amazing to play and to enjoy my golf this year. Then to get to this stage, it’s been an absolute pleasure and privilege trying to compete for a Race to Dubai.’
Fleetwood will begin the final round of the year at 11:45 with Kiradech Aphibarnrat.
