Rory McIlroy’s hopes of successful the Race to Dubai hold within the stability after a promising method failed on the 18th gap on day three of the HSBC Championship in Abu Dhabi.
McIlroy begins the day effectively behind the lead Late triple bogey setback Within the second spherical, chief Pau Waring set a course report.
The Northern Irishman hit the inexperienced on No. 14, teed it 346 yards and holed out for birdie, coming into the ultimate gap tied for fourth and in competition.
Hooking left, the ball turned towards the ocean, hit a rock on the shore, and dropped straight into the water, finally dropping McIlroy to 3 below par for the spherical.
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Highlights from the third spherical of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Hyperlinks
“Taking part in the final two holes two days in a row shouldn’t be splendid,” McIlroy stated after the sport.
“It was a little bit windy this afternoon, so the chief did not run away, which was good, so I did a little bit cost.
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“I made a mistake on the 18th gap, and it was in opposition to the wind, and it was very troublesome to get a layup on the water on my third shot.
“Identical to yesterday on the seventeenth, it was an premature mistake that dug a gap for myself that must be shaken off. However relying on what the leaders do, I can nonetheless really feel like I nonetheless have half an opportunity in tomorrow’s sport.”
“My first bogey right this moment, my final double, and a few actually good golf in between, identical as yesterday. I must put all of it collectively and play the best way I’ve all the time performed and save the massive errors and the massive quantity was faraway from my card.
“If I can do that and get good grades, you by no means know.”
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McIlroy remained in competition as Waring was unable to keep up his scoring report and make progress.
The Englishman, ranked 229th on the planet, made two bogeys to chop his five-shot result in only one over Nicklas Hoggard on the finish of day two, with McIlroy trailing 5 photographs.
Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood be part of Thorbjorn Oleson and Sebastian Sodeberg third.
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