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Rory McIlroy opens with 64 in bid to finally win in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Rory McIlroy again put himself in contention to win an event where he has had so many near misses, shooting an 8-under 64 Thursday in the first round of the season-opening Abu Dhabi Championship.

In 10 appearances in Abu Dhabi, McIlroy has finished second on four occasions and third three times. Apart from one missed cut, he has only one finish outside the top 10 – tied for 11th place in 2008 in his first appearance.

The four-time major champion endured the third winless season of his professional career in 2020, but shrugged off a fog delay of almost three hours to start 2021 with eight birdies.


Full-field scores from the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship


”It feels good,” McIlroy said after surpassing his previous best score in Abu Dhabi. ”I knew 65 is the best I’ve shot here and I’ve shot it a few times, so I thought let’s try to go one better on the next nine and I was able to do that.”

McIlroy has a one-shot lead over Tyrrell Hatton (65), with later starters unable to finish their first round.

”You can’t win the tournament today or through to Saturday, but obviously it’s a nice start,” Hatton said.

Rory McIlroy at the Abu Dhabi HSBC


BY Ryan Lavner


 — January 21, 2021 at 8:46 AM

Rory McIlroy worked hard on his game, got a little advice from Butch Harmon and then shot 64 to begin his 2021.

Hatton made a spectacular start with an eagle on the 10th, his opening hole, and also eagled the par-5 18th.

Defending champion Lee Westwood (69) is five shots off the lead.

Justin Thomas (73) struggled in his first event since Ralph Lauren ended its sponsorship deal with him following a homophobic slur he muttered to himself after missing a putt two weeks ago in the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.

The Abu Dhabi Championship begins a run of three events in the ”Gulf Swing”  – the Dubai Desert Classic and the Saudi International come next.




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