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Tue 10 Oct 2009McIlroy ready for a dog-fight in the race to be Europe's number one
WHO KNOWS if Rory McIlroy is a student of history, but he has taken a leaf out of former French president Charles de Gaulle’s book in a philosophical take on being overtaken by Lee Westwood atop the European Tour money list: the battle may have been lost, but not the war.
With Westwood moving to fifth in the world rankings after his Portugal Masters victory on Sunday, McIlroy – now second in the Race to Dubai standings and 17th in the world – has pledged to make a real dog-fight of the quest to be crowned European kingpin come next month’s finale in the Dubai World Championship, which concludes the race to top the Order of Merit.
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