McIlroy completed two strokes forward of Denmark’s Rasmus Hojgaard at Jumeirah Golf Estates after a three-under-par 69 in his closing spherical and appeared emotional when interviewed on the 18th inexperienced.
It was his third consecutive time topping the DP World Tour’s rankings, along with his sixth total title drawing him degree with the mark set by Seve Ballesteros.
Though many will proceed to evaluate McIlroy’s efforts by his 10-year look forward to main quantity 5, he stated titles such because the Race to Dubai stay key to his ambitions.
“What I’ve discovered is, it would not must be vital for everybody else,” he added.
“I believe what I did at this time could be very significant for me personally.
“[There are] folks simply wanting from the surface when it comes to issues I’ve achieved within the recreation or did not obtain this 12 months, however simply because it doesn’t matter to them, doesn’t suggest it should not be vital to me.”
Solely Colin Montgomerie, who gained what was then the Order of Benefit eight instances, has topped the end-of-season standings extra usually than McIlroy, who feels he has one other decade on the high of the sport to chase down such marks.
“I’ve a great 10 years left I believe,” he stated.
“Who is aware of that the sport of golf seems to be like in a number of years time, however so long as the Race to Dubai is going on and there is an Order of Benefit, I’ll wish to win it.
“So long as I am wholesome and really feel I’ve the sport to compete on the highest degree, I’ll attempt to get the perfect out of myself up till the purpose I really feel like I am no longer in a position to compete on the highest degree, however I really feel like that is a really great distance away.”
