Francesco Molinari retained his place atop the rankings to win the 2018 Race to Dubai on Sunday after closest rival Tommy Fleetwood failed to win the DP World Tour Championship.
The European Tour confirmed British Open winner Molinari as the Race champion:
The European TourIT'S OFFICIAL ud83eudd47 Francesco Molinari is the 2018 #RaceToDubai champion. https://t.co/dLBmuxjcdQ
Fleetwood carded a four-under 68 on Sunday to finish 10 under overall, but that still left him trailing the clubhouse leaders to ensure he could not win the event and leapfrog the Italian in the standings.