Hatton takes a one-shot lead into Sunday's DP World Tour Championship finale

Tyrrell Hatton takes a one-shot lead into Sunday's final round of the DP World Tour Championship after a 4-under 68 in Dubai on Saturday, according to the DP World Tour and Sky Sports. Rory McIlroy drops four shots behind, so his bid for a record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title now needs a final-day comeback.

Hatton is 9 under at Jumeirah Golf Estates, one ahead of Victor Perez, who shot 67. Mikael Lindberg is third at 6 under. McIlroy's level-par 72 leaves him tied for fourth at 5 under with season points leader Eugenio Chacarra, Adam Scott and Francesco Laporta.

Two races finish on Sunday. Hatton leads Perez for the tournament, while McIlroy and Chacarra start the day level in their fight for the Harry Vardon Trophy. Sky Sports says McIlroy needs at least a solo fourth to have any chance of passing Chacarra in the standings. Chacarra shot 68 and birdied four of his last six holes.

McIlroy briefly took the solo lead with an eagle at the par-5 seventh. Then came three straight bogeys around the turn, while Hatton made back-to-back birdies to pull clear. McIlroy birdied the last to stay within four, but he missed a seven-foot eagle putt there.

Hatton holed a 10-foot eagle putt at the second and later birdied the 16th. Perez kept it tight with three birdies in a row from the 15th and joins Hatton in Sunday's final pairing. Hatton found water off the last tee but scrambled for par to keep his lead. Perez is also projected to earn one of the 10 PGA Tour cards available through the Race to Dubai rankings, per Sky Sports.

Scott's 67 moved him into the group with McIlroy and Chacarra. Dan Bradbury shot 66 with five straight closing birdies to reach 4 under, and Jon Rahm finished at 3 under after a double bogey at the 16th.

What to watch Sunday: Hatton called the back-nine greens "so fast" and said he was happy with how he putted, so his speed control on those closing holes is the thing to track. Chacarra said he knows a tournament win also wins him the ranking. McIlroy has to climb past three players at 5 under and still finish ahead of the Spaniard.