McIlroy keen to win money titles in Europe and US
24 Oct 2012 3:34 PM IST
Rory McIlroy returns to competition as the defending BMW Masters champion determined to end his best-ever season as the European Tour No. 1.
McIlroy has joined 10 of his victorious European Ryder Cup teammates and captain Jose Maria Olazabal, and 28 of the leading 30 on the European money list for the tournament starting on Thursday on the Jack Nicklaus-designed course at Lake Malaren Golf Club.
McIlroy captured the inaugural tournament in a playoff with Anthony Kim last year, but this time it’s sanctioned and the sixth-to-last on the 2012 schedule.
He’s scheduled to play in four, hoping to do well enough to emulate Luke Donald’s feat last year of winning the money titles on the European and US PGA Tours.
He leads both for now, but it’s the Race to Dubai money list he dearly seeks after being runner-up in 2009 and 2011.
‘It would be good to knock that off and try and do what Luke did last year and win the money on both tours,’ McIlroy said.
‘I’ve got Justin (Rose) and Branden (Grace) right behind me, so if I do play well in my four events hopefully I can achieve that goal.’
McIlroy leads the European Tour money list by (euro) 437,334 ($353,000) from Rose, and by (euro) 785,746 ($US 634,200) from Grace.
WOODS AURA STILL STRONG IN ASIA
Top Asian golfers are hoping to seize their chance to upstage Tiger Woods in Malaysia this week but first they’ll have to overcome their awe of the American great.
Ahead of the $6.1 million event in Kuala Lumpur, India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar said, ‘Tiger Woods is a legend, and a living legend. What he has done, no one else has done in this generation. I think all of Asia is excited to see him.’ week
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