* Donald achieves orders of consequence first
* Quiros wins Dubai World Championship
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DUBAI, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Briton Luke Donald became
the initial actor to win a orders of consequence on both sides of the
Atlantic on Sunday while Spain's Alvaro Quiros carried the
European Tour's season-ending Dubai World Championship title.
World number one Donald shot a shutting 66 to finish third in
the contest on 16-under 272, one behind associate countryman
Paul Lawrie (67) and 3 adrift of Quiros (67).
Donald, who had already clinched a U.S. PGA Tour money
list in October, picked adult $1.5 million for alighting a European
order of consequence and another $487,500 for his opening during the
Greg Norman-designed Earth course.
"I'm intensely proud," a 34-year-old Donald told the
presentation ceremony. "This is something I've been thinking
about for a final half of a season.
"I didn't consider it was probable to win a income lists on
both tours. This was never going to be an easy week though it has
capped off an extraordinary year for me," he pronounced referring to his
four victories and a horde of top-10 finishes.
The 28-year-old Quiros collected a initial esteem of $1.25
million after creation it a Dubai double -- he also carried the
Desert Classic climax in Feb -- by coaxing home a curling,
50-foot, eagle putt during a 18th.
"Obviously we was propitious to hole that prolonged putt," pronounced the
smiling Spaniard on another scorchingly prohibited day during a Jumeirah
Golf Estates. "I adore personification in Dubai, a good continue helps
a lot.
"Long hitters like me have an advantage here," combined the
green-shirted Quiros who also won in a Middle East during a 2009
Qatar Masters.
The billboards in a city call a contest a 'greatest
show on Earth' and a players did their best to live adult to that
description with a final turn illuminated adult by a horde of birdies and
the occasional eagle.
MATADOR STYLE
Quiros started out with a two-stroke lead and he began as he
meant to go on, blitzing his approach to 3 uninterrupted birdies
from a first.
Lawrie fought behind in devoted fashion, rattling off five
birdies in a gorgeous seven-hole method from a second to
throw a destiny of a pretension adult in a atmosphere again.
The 42-year-old Scot afterwards found birdies tough to come by on
the behind 9 and Quiros done a immature during a 620-yard 18th
hole with dual outrageous blows before delivering a manoeuvre de grace
in a character of a decorated Spanish matador.
"I felt a vigour since we was heading so we was very
pleased to play a golf we did," pronounced universe series 52 Quiros who
confessed to being a healthy pessimist on a course.
"If I'm means to repeat a thoughts we had currently each single
week afterwards we consider it could make a outrageous difference. This is the
way to take pided a pressure, a certain way."
Donald also finished his debate in certain conform with
three uninterrupted birdies.
"Congratulations to Alvaro," pronounced a Englishman. "What a
three to finish -- that was an sparkling approach for a tournament
to end.
"It was tough for me to combine today. we had so many
mixed emotions though usually attempted to finish clever and 3 birdies
at a finish there for me was a good approach to do that."
Fellow Briton Rory McIlroy indispensable a feat in Dubai to pip
Donald for a money-list pretension though he could conduct usually a 71
for 279.
"I didn't see Rory's name on a leaderboard though we kind of
knew a double was mine," pronounced a universe series one.
McIlroy, 22, who has been struggling with a pathogen in recent
weeks, heaped regard on Ryder Cup group partner Donald.
"He is adult there each week and he deserves all he's
got this year," pronounced a universe series dual from Northern Ireland.
"It's been an implausible year for him. I've practised with
Luke and played with him -- he works impossibly tough and that's
what we need to do to keep that turn of coherence up."
The 2012 European deteriorate starts with a $1 million Africa
Open in East London, South Africa, from Jan. 5-8.
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