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Tuesday November 10, 2009

Young McIlroy heaps pressure on Westwood

SHANGHAI: Young Irish hotshot Rory McIlroy has turned up the heat on Lee Westwood in the Race to Dubai, making up ground on the Englishman after finishing fourth at the HSBC Champions.

Westwood still leads the European money list on €2.4mil with two events to go, but McIlroy is closing in, along with Germany’s Martin Kaymer, who finished tied sixth.

McIlroy now has €2.35mil, overtaking Kaymer who has €2.33mil.

Westwood was tied for eighth here and all three now head to the Hong Kong Open this week before the season-ending Dubai World Championships.

England’s Ross Fisher is also in the race on €2.1mil, but his tied 28 in Shanghai did him no favours.

“It certainly gives me a lot of momentum going into the next two weeks,” McIlroy said.

> SINGAPORE: South Korea’s Yang Yong-eun, the first Asian to win a Major, has accepted honorary membership from the Asian Tour, becoming the fourth player to receive the recognition.

Yang joins compatriot K.J. Choi, Vijay Singh of Fiji and India’s Jeev Milkha Singh in the exclusive club, with the award given for outstanding achievements and contributions towards professional golf in Asia.

“I’m honoured to receive this recognition from the Asian Tour as I never expected it. But at the same time, I’m thankful. It is a great privilege for me,” said Yong-eun, who won the US PGA Championship in August. — AFP

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