McIlroy opens World Tour Championship with 69 to boost bid for record-tying Race to Dubai title

On Thursday, November 12, Rory McIlroy shot a 3-under 69 to start third at the World Tour Championship in Dubai, two strokes behind leader Joost Luiten, as he pursued a record-tying eighth Race to Dubai title. Japan’s Kota Kaneko also received the European tour’s rookie of the year award.