McIlroy second again as Kaymer collapses
Perhaps Rory McIlroy was hoping to take Martin Kaymer's eye off the ball when he said he was playing for second in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. Whatever his feelings about his chances of overcoming an eight-shot deficit with resepct to the German, who was going for his fourth win in the event, his fourth runner up finish in Abu Dhabi in five years, not to mention his impressive form from tee to green, confirmed that he's going to be the man to beat once more in 2015.
McIlroy wonder-shot sets up blistering back nine
Rory McIlroy might have made a slow start to 2015 but after going out in level par with one birdie and one bogey on his card, the world No 1 was inspired by a back nine wonder-shot as he stormed home in 31 to match pal Rickie Fowler in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.
McIlroy blames "the indian" not the arrows for desert flop
Rory McIlroy watches his tee shot on the 17th. Photo Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ieOn the face of it, HSBC might not have been too thrilled to pay millions in appearance money to Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy and then watch them miss the cut in spectacular fashion.McIlroy struggles to 75 with new sticks
Rory McIlroy looks on anxiously as his ball sails well left in the opening round in Abu Dhabi. Picture Stuart Adams www.golftourimages.comRory McIlroy’s first competitive round as a Nike golfer turned out to be a bitter disapppointment for the marketing men as he struggled off the tee and on the greens and opened with a three over 75 in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.
Maybin faultless as Rory pays for Abu Dhabi don't
Rory McIlroy had plenty of problems with sand in the second round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. Picture Stuart Adams www.golftourimages.comGareth Maybin is a stroke off the lead in the $2.5m Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship - just seven weeks after struggling to keep his card in his last tournament appearance.
But his bogey-free 36 holes was still overshadowed by a two-stroke penalty for Rory McIlroy and positive performances for Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell and former world No 1 Tiger Woods.
Rory all grown up - but still kid at heart
Rory McIlroy shows of his powerfully built forearms in Abu Dhabi. Picture by Fran Caffrey/www.golffile.ieIt seems like only yesterday that Rory McIlroy was watching Tiger Woods play in Dubai, dashing around the grounds of the Emirates Club with pal Harry Diamond like a couple of schoolboys after the final class of summer term.Major dress rehearsal for McIlroy and Woods
Rory McIlroy speaks to the media on the eve of the first round in Abu Dhabi. Picture Fran Caffrey/www.golffile.ieRory McIlroy will get a chance to see how his game stacks up against a fully fit Tiger Woods when he tees it up alongside the American and world No 1 Luke Donald in the first two rounds of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.
R&A to sanction Poulter? McIlroy thinks not
The Gulf News has been getting itself into a tizzy over Ian Poulter’s twitter “attack” on the Rules of Golf.
