Rory McIlroy, a three-time winner of the Race to Dubai, says he is fine with the fact that he cannot become the European Tour's number one for a fourth time this week at the DP World Tour Championship.
The Northern Irishman, who created a stir with his decision not to take up European Tour membership late in the season, has made enough points to climb to sixth in the Race to Dubai standings going into the final week.
However, even if McIlroy wins the season-ending championship and secures the winner's cheque of $3 million on Sunday, he won't garner enough points to surpass current leader Bernd Wiesberger.
Only the next four players -- England's Tommy Fleetwood, Spaniard Jon Rahm, British Open champion Shane Lowry and Matthew Fitzpatrick -- have a mathematical chance of usurping Wiesberger.
Asked if he felt any frustration at not having a chance to add to his crowns in 2012, 2014 and 2015, the 30-year-old McIlroy said: "No. I've already won it three times.
"It's a wonderful feeling to be able to do it, but I just haven't played enough counting European Tour events to have a chance, so no.
"I haven't played enough, and you look at someone like a Bernd Wiesberger who has played 28 times. You know, those are the guys that deserve to be up there with a chance to win."
"It will be fun. Obviously, Niall and I go back a long way, so for me, at this point, it's just about trying to stay as relaxed and as loose as possible out there and he can definitely do that for me."
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