# ‘This One’s for Him’: Rory McIlroy Fights Back Tears While Revealing Emotional Race to Dubai Motivation > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/5486150 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 4 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 15, 2026, 9:10 AM · Read it: Rory McIlroy had every reason to celebrate on Sunday, November 15. He had just matched Colin Montgomerie’s record for Race to Dubai titles after a tense battle with Eugenio Chacarra at Jumeirah Golf Estates. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 15, 2026, 6:33 AM: [Rory, fighting tears, dedicates latest Dubai title to ailing father: 'This one's for him']() — ESPN (Sports, United States) Rory McIlroy captured the seasonlong Race to Dubai golf title for a record-tying eighth time when he secured a top-two finish at the World Tour Championship. - Nov 15, 2026, 7:04 AM: [Rory McIlroy in tears after winning Race to Dubai title for record-equalling eighth time]() — The Athletic (Sports, United States) McIlroy held off Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra in a thrilling final-day tussle at the DP World Tour Championship - Nov 15, 2026, 9:10 AM: [‘This One’s for Him’: Rory McIlroy Fights Back Tears While Revealing Emotional Race to Dubai Motivation]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Rory McIlroy had every reason to celebrate on Sunday, November 15. He had just matched Colin Montgomerie’s record for Race to Dubai titles after a tense battle with Eugenio Chacarra at Jumeirah Golf Estates. - Nov 15, 2026, 9:10 AM: [‘This One’s for Him’: Rory McIlroy Fights Back Tears While Revealing Emotional Race to Dubai Motivation]() — EssentiallySports (Sports) Rory McIlroy had every reason to celebrate on Sunday, November 15. He had just matched Colin Montgomerie’s record for Race to Dubai titles after a tense battle with Eugenio Chacarra at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Yet when a DP World Tour reporter stopped him for an interview, McIlroy struggled to speak. One question about his father