Willett books Dubai place with Masters win

Danny Willett celebrates his 2016 Masters win.

Danny Willett’s sensational Masters win means he's already secured his place at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. here in Dubai. The event, which takes place at Jumeirah Golf Estate between November 17th to 20th, is only open to the top 60 players in the European Tour and Willett’s first Major win has rocketed him to the top of the standings. The Englishman, won 1,573,839 Race to Dubai points for his Augusta triumph to take his season total to 2,740,474 and already assure his place at the event. So too has the hugely impressive Lee Westwood, winner of the inaugural Race to Dubai and DP World Tour Championship in 2009, who shot a wonderful closing round of 69 to take share second place with Jordan Spieth. It's Westwood's second Masters Tournament runner-up spot of his career to claim 769,433 Race to Dubai points and move to seventh place in the season-long rankings.

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