McIlroy closes on Reed after BMW PGA near-miss | 'I had my chances!'

Rory McIlroy moved within 307.76 points of Patrick Reed in the Race to Dubai rankings with a tied-second finish at the BMW PGA Championship; McIlroy is looking to win the Order of Merit for an eighth time; JJ Spaun claimed a two-shot win at Wentworth

Rory McIlroy has turned his attention to chasing down Patrick Reed for another Race to Dubai title after a cold putter cost him BMW PGA Championship victory.

McIlroy went into the final round two strokes back at Wentworth, where he recovered from failing to convert numerous birdie chances to briefly grab a share of the lead during a thrilling final round.

The world No 2 stumbled to a closing par to post a final-round 68 and finish in tied-second on 15 under, two strokes behind winner JJ Spaun, leaving McIlroy with a fourth runner-up finish at the DP World Tour's flagship event since his 2014 win.

"I had my chances out there!" McIlroy told Sky Sports . "I felt like I hit the ball really well - probably the best I've hit it all week.

"Had good chances on two, three, five, eight, nine, 10, 13, the last. I felt like I hit good putts but, a bit like last week [Amgen Irish Open], I was just not seeing the lines that well.

"I struggled with some of the reads today and I hit some good putts that didn't go in. I holed a couple coming down the stretch but I think the story of the week was that I didn't hole as much as I should have.

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McIlroy ending in a four-way share of second earned him 532 Race to Dubai points and moved him within 308 of Reed, who withdrew mid-round on Friday due to injury, in the season-long standings.

Reed had said he was looking forward to a battle with McIlroy, who will next feature at the DP World India Championship from October 15-18 before the two season-ending DP World Tour Play-Offs in the Middle East.

The Northern Irishman has topped the Order of Merit in four consecutive seasons and is looking to finish No 1 again, which would pull McIlroy level with Colin Montgomerie's all-time tally of eight Race to Dubai titles.