{"id":372,"date":"2017-10-02T07:02:58","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T07:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=372"},"modified":"2017-10-02T07:02:58","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T07:02:58","slug":"dunne-targets-top-ten-finish-in-race-to-dubai-rankings-after-securing-maiden-win-at-british-masters-supported-by-sky-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/dunne-targets-top-ten-finish-in-race-to-dubai-rankings-after-securing-maiden-win-at-british-masters-supported-by-sky-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunne Targets Top Ten Finish in Race To Dubai Rankings After Securing Maiden Win At British Masters Supported By Sky Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Dunne has given himself a superb chance of entering the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, in the top ten of the Race to Dubai rankings after winning his maiden European Tour event at the British Masters supported by Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old Irishman carded a flawless final round 61, capped by a chip in from 20 feet for birdie at the last, to finish three shots ahead of Rory McIlroy at the Close House Golf Club in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, claiming 562,500 points in the process to surge from 34h to 12thplace in the European Tour&#8217;s Race to Dubai rankings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-373\" style=\"width: 3000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-373 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dunne-in-action-at-Close-House-Golf-Club.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dunne-in-action-at-Close-House-Golf-Club.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dunne-in-action-at-Close-House-Golf-Club-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dunne-in-action-at-Close-House-Golf-Club-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dunne-in-action-at-Close-House-Golf-Club-1024x699.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND &#8211; OCTOBER 01: Paul Dunne of Ireland hits his tee shot on the 2nd hole during day four of the British Masters at Close House Golf Club on October 1, 2017 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Andrew Redington\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Top 10 Race to Dubai Rankings after the British Masters <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"448\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>POSITION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"204\"><strong>NAME<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><strong>COUNTRY<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"85\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 POINTS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">Tommy FLEETWOOD<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">(ENG)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">3,771,122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">Sergio GARCIA<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">(ESP)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">2,799,255<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">Jon RAHM<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">(ESP)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">2,761,857<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">Rafa CABRERA BELLO<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">(ESP)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">2,124,686<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\">5<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">Alex NOREN<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">(SWE)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">1,986,031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\">6<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">Rory MCILROY<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">(NIR)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">1,822,354<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\">7<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">Francesco MOLINARI<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">(ITA)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">1,669,920<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\">8<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">Justin ROSE<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">(ENG)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">1,593,949<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\">9<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">Ross FISHER<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">(ENG)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">1,485,262<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"78\">10<\/td>\n<td width=\"204\">Bernd WIESBERGER<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">(AUT)<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">1,475,239<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Dunne has given himself a superb chance of entering the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, in the top ten of the Race to Dubai rankings after winning his maiden European Tour event at the British Masters supported by Sky Sports. 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