Luke Donald clings on to World Tour Championship place

A RELIEVED Luke Donald was bound for the desert yesterday after scraping into this week’s DP World Tour Championship.

00:01, Tue, Nov 12, 2013

Donald almost lost his Championship place when he missed the Turkish Airlines Open Donald almost lost his Championship place when he missed the Turkish Airlines Open [GETTY]

The former world No1 risked his place in the field by missing the Turkish Airlines Open.

But Donald edged in as 59th out of the top 60 in the Race to Dubai who qualify to play in the concluding event. Medinah Ryder Cup team-mate Paul Lawrie missed out, in 63rd, as did Padraig Harrington (68).