Still all to play for in Race to Dubai

Dubai: The Race to Dubai is hurtling towards another thrilling finish with more than 11 million euros (Dh56.3 million) still to play for before the end of the season and the top two, Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell, locked in a tight tussle.

There was little movement at the top after the WGC-HSBC Champions, with Kaymer finishing tied 30th to McDowell's tied 34th to stay more than half a million euros ahead, but Francesco Molinari rose to fourth with his victory in Shanghai and Lee Westwood cemented his place in third with the runner-up spot.

With plenty of prize money still on offer it promises to be a mouth- watering final stretch as the season heads towards the Dubai World Championship presented by DP World on November 25-28.

Vying for top spot

Westwood has ruled himself out of the next two events — the Barclays Singapore Open and the UBS Hong Kong Open — and Molinari could take advantage with another good performance in Singapore as he is just over 160,000 euros behind. The focus is not only at the top of The Race, however.

Over the next three weeks numerous players will be vying for position, knowing that huge benefits are at stake. Miguel Angel Jiménez slipped one place to seventh but should stay in the top 15, thereby ensuring a share of the $7.5 million (Dh27.5 million) Bonus Pool and entry into next season's most lucrative tournaments, including The Open Championship.

"It has been a very good season for me," said Jimenez, who at 46 is the oldest player to win three tournaments in a single season on The European Tour.