The worlds of golf and motor racing will meet in the United Arab Emirates next week for the season’s finale of the European Tour and Formula One respectively. But while one sport frets about how a distorted points distribution in the final grand prix might affect the overall outcome, the other is left to reflect on how the lack of such contrivance means its race is already effectively run. Rory McIlroy could claim title without swinging a club after sensational year It’s an interesting one, isn’t it? Do you go the route of F1 and the PGA Tour with its FedEx Cup to ensure it all comes down to the final event? Or the European Tour route, which risks the final tournament, as it will be this year, becoming a 72-hole coronation?
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Rory McIlroy has commanding lead in the Race to Dubai
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The world No 1 could claim the title without swinging a club
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Jamie Donaldson, Sergio Garcia and Marcel Siem have outside chance
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