An emotional Rory McIlroy pays tribute to Seve Ballesteros after eclipsing the Spaniard by clinching his seventh Race to Dubai title, despite being beaten to the DP World Tour Championship by Matt Fitzpatrick.

Nicolai Hojgaard opened up a three-shot lead on day two at the DP World Tour Championship, on a day where pre-tournament favourites Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood fell back into the chasing pack at Dubai's season finale. Hojgaard, 24, fired a brilliant 7-under 65 to move to 12-under par for 36 holes on the Earth Course.

Rory McIlroy has revealed a special emotional family link to Seve Ballesteros – celebrating the late Spanish great as “a beacon” of European golf after moving past him on the Race to Dubai leaderboard.