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2017 European Tour in numbers: Key figures from the Race to Dubai

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 19:  Tommy Fleetwood of England smiles on the 1st tee during the final round of the DP World Tour Championship at Ju

With the 2017 European Tour season done and dusted, we take a look back at the numbers behind another memorable Race to Dubai campaign.

ZERO

Rory McIlroy failed to register a victory during the 2017 campaign, the first time he has failed to do so on the European Tour since 2013 and his first worldwide winless year since 2008.

ONE

Jon Rahm claimed a one-shot win at the DP World Tour Championship, his second European Tour win of the season, as Tommy Fleetwood ended the week tied-21st to end the season as European No 1.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 19:  Jon Rahm of Spain poses with the trophy and Tommy Fleetwood of England poses with the Race to Dubai trophy duri
Image: Tommy Fleetwood won the Race to Dubai

TWO

Fleetwood celebrated two victories over the season, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship and the Open de France, on his way to topping the season-long standings.

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Only Sergio Garcia (three) claimed more European Tour titles over the campaign.

THREE

Three players - Fleetwood, Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia all came in to the final event of the season still with a chance of ending the year as European No 1, but Fleetwood took the Order of Merit title.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 19:  Sergio Garcia of Spain tees off on the 4th hole during the final round of the DP World Tour Championship at Jum
Image: Garcia ended the week in a share of fourth in Dubai

FOUR

Rahm is up to world No 4 after winning the season-ending event in Dubai, having been sat 137th in the Official Golf World Rankings at the start of 2017.

SIX

Fleetwood is only the sixth English player to ever top the European Tour's Order of Merit and the first since Luke Donald became European No 1 in 2011.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 19:  Tommy Fleetwood of England tees off on the 4th hole during the final round of the DP World Tour Championship at
Image: Fleetwood has registered nine European Tour top-10s in 2017

Peter Oosterhuis, Sir Nick Faldo, Lee Westwood and Justin Rose - who finished second to Fleetwood this time around - complete the English roll of honour.

SEVEN

There were seven winners on the inaugural eight-tournament Rolex Series, with DP World Tour Championship winner Jon Rahm the only player to win two of the events.

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Alex Noren, Fleetwood, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Tyrrell Hatton, Justin Rose and Branden Grace were the other tournament winners.

EIGHT

Justin Rose overturned the biggest 54-hole final-round deficit of the season at the WGC-HSBC Champions, coming back from eight strokes back to claim a two-shot victory in China.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 19:  Justin Rose of England acknowledges the crowd on the 3rd green during the final round of the DP World Tour Cham
Image: Rose narrowly missed out on winning the Order of Merit for the first time since 2007

NINE

Shane Lowry fired a nine-under 63 to claim a share of second in Dubai, his best worldwide finish since finishing runner-up to Dustin Johnson at last year's US Open.

TEN

Ten European Tour events required a play-off to produce a winner this season. Garcia's Masters victory was the only major to require extra holes, while the most recent tournament to go to sudden-death saw Matt Fitzpatrick beat Scott Hend in Switzerland.

15

Paul Dunne's victory at the British Masters supported by Sky Sports made him the 15th first-time winner on the European Tour this season.

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01:  Paul Dunne of Ireland celebrates with the trophy during day four of the British Masters at Close House Golf Clu
Image: Paul Dunne claimed a three-stroke win over Rory McIlroy at Close House

Harold Varner III was the first maiden winner when he won the Australian PGA Championship - the opening event of the campaign.

40

Forty players earned at least a million points on the Race to Dubai this season, equalling the record set in 2014.

1,379,706

Despite the huge number of shots struck over the 2017 season, the Race to Dubai was settled by one shot on the 18th green.

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