Rory McIlroy is back into second place on the European money list with two weeks left and has cut Lee Westwood's lead to under £47,000.

The pair, who finished fourth and eighth respectively at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, now head to the Hong Kong Open.

First prize there is around £250,000, which means the Order of Merit cannot be decided until the concluding Dubai World Championship starting on Thursday week.

The winner of that earns over £750,000.

Latest leading positions in the European Tour "Race to Dubai" money list after the WGC-HSBC Champions:1 Lee Westwood (Eng) £2,142,965, 2 Rory McIlroy £2,096,338, 3 Martin Kaymer (Ger) £2,078,768, 4 Ross Fisher (Eng) £1,876,022, 5 Paul Casey (Eng) £1,794,937, 6 Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) £1,491,706, 7 Oliver Wilson (Eng) £1,486,749, 8 Simon Dyson (Eng) £1,321,886, 9 Ernie Els (Rsa) £1,226,030, 10 Ian Poulter (Eng) £1,220,681

11 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) £1,193,894, 12 Sergio Garcia (Spa) £1,178,055, 13 Francesco Molinari (Ita) £1,099,313, 14 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) £1,048,034, 15 Peter Hanson (Swe) £1,046,093, 16 Henrik Stenson (Rsa) £1,011,202, 17 Padraig Harrington (Ire) £997,565, 18 Thongchai Jaidee (Thai) £982,021, 19 Soren Hansen (Den) £976,139, 20 Alvaro Quiros (Spa) £974,137