Hillier top 20, misses PGA at Tour Championship
- Dave Worsley
- 8 hours ago
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New Zealand golfer Daniel HIllier has finished tied 16th at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai after another consistent round.
Hillier carded a two-under final round 70 featuring birdies on the fifthth, sixth and seventh holes followed by a bogey at the next.
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In the back nine he birdied the 15th, but bogeyed the 17th to finish at 11-under and miss a place on the PGA Tour by two spots.
The 27-year-old from Wellington finished 18th in the rankings with the 16th placed Jordan Smith taking the last available entry.
Further down the field Kazuma Kobori dropped three shots in his final round to finish in a tie for 42nd at three-under overall.
Matt Fitzpatrick won the tournament over Rory McIlroy with the pair being tied at 18-under. On the the playoff hole Fitzpatrick carded a five while McIlroy made a six.
It was Fitzpatrick's third Tour Championship title.