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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As another year draws to a close, Ian Poulter arrives back at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship targeting a first win since the 2017 Houston Open as he looks to build on his two runner-up finishes at Jumeirah Golf Estates.<\/p>\n
The Ryder Cup star has fond memories of the European Tour\u2019s finale and has only missed one edition of the World Tour Championship since its inception, when he was injured in 2016, while his two runner-up finishes came in 2010 and 2013.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve played very nicely here in the past and, obviously, the whole region and golf has grown enormously over the last ten years, even from the point when I first started playing here around 20 years ago,\u201d said Poulter, who became a Global Ambassador for DP World in May this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, this has always been a great event and it\u2019s meant that little bit more from a personal perspective as I\u2019ve had the pleasure of family and friends coming out to follow me every year \u2013 just to watch me play. It\u2019s a big finale to the year for me at a tournament where I\u2019ve been successful, and one I like to play. It means a lot. It\u2019s a special week. Hopefully, I can play well and hopefully, get my hands on the title.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aside from strong performances at the DP World Tour Championship, the Englishman enjoyed a good start to his season on the Middle East Swing earlier this year as he posted top tens at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA, the Omega Dubai Desert Classic and the Saudi International powered by SBIA.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would mean a lot to win here,\u201d he said. \u201cI started this season well and I\u2019ve played consistently through the year. I had a bit of a break last month so if I can come out of that playing well and have a strong end to the year it would be fantastic. Nothing would please me more than doing it at the DP World Tour Championship.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy got the perfect preparation for the tournament as he led his DP World team to victory in the morning Rolex Pro-Am over the Earth course. McIlroy, Ashish Bhutani, Hardeep Singh and Avinash Pangarkar posted an impressive team total of 31 under par to secure victory. Along with DP World, many other key sponsors of the European Tour and DP World Tour Championship were present including Rolex, Emirates, BMW, Falcon, Atlantis, Falcon and Zurich.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been a great Pro-Am,\u201d said two-time DP World Tour Championship winner McIlroy. \u201cIt is a wonderful tournament to finish off the European Tour season and I want to thank DP World especially for the title sponsorship and also Rolex for what they do for the European Tour. If I can play like I did today for the four tournament days then I\u2019ve got a decent chance of getting my hands on the trophy for a third time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Junior Luckiest Ball on Earth Presented by Zurich winner, Hannah Cheryl Alan, also walked away with a trophy as she secured the Ladies Nearest the Pin.World<\/p>\n
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