Shane Lowry is 47th in Golf's World Rankings today, after he finished tied for fifth at the DP World Tour Championship.
His Top 50 status also secures him a first invitation to the Masters in Augusta.
Securing a Top 50 place has been a long-held ambition for the Offaly man, who scored a first career hole in one in Dubai.
In March, he told Off The Ball that: "I want to play in the Masters this time next year which means I have to get into the Top 50 by the end of the year."
Rory McIlroy remains World No 1 after his tie for second in Dubai at the weekend.
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