Daniel Hillier falls just short of Dubai title
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Kiwi golfer Daniel Hillier was among five players battling for victory on the final day of the DP World Tour Dubai Invitational.
Hillier fell just short of the title after carding an eagle and four birdies in his flawless 65 to set the clubhouse target of nine under.
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However Spaniard Nacho Elvira birdied the penultimate hole to nudge ahead before calmly rolling in the final par to clinch the one-shot triumph as the New Zealander settled for solo second.
"To be honest, at the start of the week I was chatting with (Ryan) Foxy, and we had a couple of nine-hole matches and he said 'why can't you be like this when you're playing in a tournament?' said Hillier.
"Just pretend I was playing a little nine-hole match against the golf course, and yeah, basically taking it one shot at a time. For the most part, happy days."
The 27-year-old posted rounds of 69, 72, 69 and 65 for the tournament
Hillier received pirzemoney of US$302,000 (NZ$526,000) as he finished ahead of some good company - Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry who were one shot behind.
Fellow New Zealnader Ryan Fox was in a share of 27th on two-over.
