Each woman in the field has an equal chance of winning, a notable change from years past where only about a dozen players statistically had a chance to win the $1 million bonus.
At the start of the year, McIlroy followed his usual practice of writing down various goals. In just about all of them he has, statistically at least, surpassed his original targets.
Scrivener’s jump of 24 spots to 35th in the Race to Dubai standings elevated him into the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai for the first time in his career.
Fleetwood’s final round included three eagles and three back-nine bogeys, a lucky kick off a sprinkler head and a deft chip on the first playoff hole to set up a winning par putt.
Not since the Masters in April has this immensely likeable individual finished in the top 10 at any tournament anywhere on the planet he has spent the past few months crisscrossing.
