Highlights from Rory McIlroy’s second start of the season as he opens with a 71 at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.
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The DP World Tour continues this week with the first Roles Series event of the season as the Emirates Golf Club hosts the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. World Number Two McIlroy is in the field again. He is aiming to become the first four-time winner of the prestigious event, having begun his 2024 campaign with a runner-up finish at the inaugural Dubai Invitational. Tommy Fleetwood will also be teeing it up again this week. His victory at the Dubai Invitational last week was built upon a consistent campaign in 2023, which saw him register five top-tens, including a runner-up finish at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. Tyrell Hatton will also be in Dubai this week for his season debut. He finished 2023 with three top-12’s in his last five events to round of the year. Others to look out for are Nicolai Hojgaard, Francesco Molinari and Ryan Fox.
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Well so it’s yeah for be w sh yes yeah so F yeah for for do nice h thank it’s a hole that the short hitters get very jealous on this one the bombers can just do that carry the corner just leave a wedge a 98 high in maybe it just
Feels like complet completely different hole Yeah it’s one of those isn’t it just doesn’t want to miss it right it’s a poor shot doesn’t really harm him just not what he was after even for someone as talented as him it’s a frustrating game at times well well well maoy for bogey at
Six now not sure this isn’t a little bit longer than the par part so second bogey today well the Miss and where not to go is left or long really that rough is looking quite juicy but ma let’s see if there’s a bit of frustration if he fancies this one all
Right well well well all of a sudden had of sorts mroy yeah like this part of the goal course finished 4 under for the last three holes last year but uh he’s got got his work cut out there on this one tricky don’t see that very often but it had to be
Super accurate where he landed it just got it a tad behind the ball yeah work to do breaking off is right at the end so two gone yeah after the sort of blip missing the four footer on the previous green that really just needed an iron into the
Middle of the green there but he turned it over right to left there one or two of the the misses that got them last week in the final few Halls okay just in inside those trees yeah that looks absolutely Bob on doesn’t on that one back maybe an
Easy eight iron or a solid nine would do but the pin’s right at the back so you don’t want to go long just keep the flight down and control it if you can he tried just to clip it and hit it a little low but uh overcooking the draw or attacking those
Flag little shot this for m at the e they’re so hard when you’re you’re trying to accelerate the club underneath it if the club face squares up a to it goes eight yards 10 yards too far watch how the club just gets snagged he just snags in there doesn’t quite get through
It then he’s sort of helping up with the right hand he knows he hasn’t quite hit it far enough mroy back at eight for par he’s bogy six he’s boed seven and I’m afraid he’s Bogi number eight as well he’s Human After All goodness me I don’t
Know how many times in his career that’s ever happened that looked a little better down the right side be H guard’s line no right of that what a difference a year makes could just see the angle of the feet the other a little bit of a Downs slau ball slightly below his
Feet I think he’ll take that to be honest he stood over the ball just a little bit longer didn’t he he just making sure he was comfortable came out pretty well a little bit of a hop but we going to miss this cup is little easier from the left side than
The right side but still a little tricky Pat double green just about caught enough of the hole didn’t it it wasn’t in the middle was it but it is a par at the last
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Go Rory
Not Rory's finest hour but it goes to show that anyone is capable of being a great golfer when they put the time in! Keep your head up Rory!
Why don’t they make a round up of the day from all the golfers competing?
guys I know Rory floats your engagement boat, but some variety would be nice. I say that as a massive Rory fan.
I like Tommy, but he has to change his putter or routine and stop having his caddy read his putts
We really appreciate your work, DP tour! Can we have bougie-free round from Nicolai ? Or exceptional putting round by Adam Scott ? They were in the same group!
He was chipping like an amateur 😳