Rory McIlroy shakes off opening round penalty to swing back into contention in Abu Dhabi
Masters champion one shot off joint-leaders Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Francesco Laporta
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Masters champion one shot off joint-leaders Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Francesco Laporta
Rory McIlroy rebounded from first-round penalty controversy by making 11 birdies and shooting 9-under 63 at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday.
McIlroy sai tempustaan kahden lyönnin rangaistuksen.
Eugenio Chacarra called it. A day after opting to accept a two-stroke penalty for improving his lie, rather than protest his innocence, Rory McIlroy burned up Yas Links It is untrue to say the ruling, invoked by the referee post-round after video review and accepted by McIlroy, did not cause a kerfuffle. McIlroy did his best to limit the fuss, pointing out t
Rory McIlroy recovers from the setback of being penalised two shots in his opening round at the Abu Dhabi Championship by firing 11 birdies in a nine-under-par 63 in round two on Friday.
Videogranskning i golf? Ja, så upptäckte domarna Rory McIlroys regelbrott. – När jag ser videon, det ser inte bra ut, konstaterar nordirländaren efteråt.
Rory McIlroy was handed a two-shot penalty after finishing his first round at the Abu Dhabi Championship, with officials ruling he improved his lie on a hole where he shot double-bogey to spoil his card.
Northern Irishman suffers setback in bid to claim record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title
Rory McIlroy is hit with a two-shot penalty for improving his lie during the opening round of the Abu Dhabi Championship, where Jon Rahm makes a strong start.
Rory McIlroy said he accepted a two-stroke penalty after being shown video evidence of an incident at the end of the opening day of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship. The penalty was enforced after he was deemed to have improved his lie while scrapping to make a double bogey at the 12th hole at Yas Links. That became a quadruple-bogey eight, when he was shown
McIlroy said he agreed with DP World Tour Chief Executive Guy Kinnings' assertion that LIV had sought to undermine the European circuit
Masters champion says LIV were going around Augusta saying they wanted to destroy tour
Rory McIlroy supports the DP World Tour's decision to allow former members, who leave LIV Golf 2.0, to return in 2027.
The Northern Irishman is 999 points behind rankings leader Eugenio Chacarra with two events remaining
Six-time major winner Rory McIlroy says those connected to LIV Golf were expressing an ambition to "destroy the European Tour" at the 2026 Masters, only months before the league filed for bankruptcy protection.
Rory McIlroy has downplayed safety concerns about competing at the Abu Dhabi Championship this week amid the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
Rory McIlroy says he felt at no risk coming to play the finale to the DP World Tour season in the UAE. Some leading players expressed doubts about playing the final two weeks of the campaign, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, citing unrest in the region. Matt Fitzpatrick, for example, is absent from the start list for the Abu Dhabi Aldar Golf Championship, which start
Despite the large purse on offer, a number of players have opted out of this week’s Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship
Abu Dhabi hosts the penultimate stage of the DP World Tour this week. The Race to Dubai features a three-way tie to be crowned champion, with Rory McIlroy still very much in the hunt. When is it? The Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship takes place from November 5-8. Where is it? The tournament will be held at Yas Links, located on the western shores of Yas Island.
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