Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald are both at 17-under par and continue to lead at the DP World Golf Championship in Dubai.

McIlroy and Donald were tied after 36 holes and will play in the final group on Sunday. The winners of the Race to Dubai the past two years are competing for the final European Tour trophy of 2012.

Luke had a win on the European Tour and the PGA Tour in 2012 but failed to pick up a major championship title for his resume’ again this year.

Rory won four events on the PGA Tour this year. The Honda Classic was a regular tour event in March. The Deutsche Bank and BMW were FedEx Cup Playoff events in September. He also added his second major title at the PGA Championship from Kiawah Island in August which also counted as his lone win on the European Tour this year.

The leader board at the DP World Golf Championship is littered with major winners.

2010 Open Championship winner at St. Andrews, Louis Oosthuizen is tied with 2011 Masters Champion, Charl Schwartzel three shots back of the leaders at 14-under par.

Other players of note Justin Rose fired a three-under par 69 which moves him into T-7 at 11-under par for the tournament. The winner last week in South Africa, Henrik Stenson is having another good week and is also tied for seventh at 11-under par.

Three time major champion Padraig Harrington turned in a 68 today and moved into T-13 at 10-under par. He is seven shots back of the leaders but is beginning to play world class caliber golf again.

With €5,347,478 in total prize money Rory McIlroy has already wrapped the European Tour’s Race to Dubai. 

If the tournament ended today Louis Oosthuizen would move into second place on the 2012 European Tour’s money list. Peter Hanson would fall to third. Fourth would go to Justin Rose, and Luke Donald would round out the Top-5.