Rory McIlroy saved the best until last to surge into contention for his first win since September 2016 at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. "I felt like I gave myself tons of chances on the back nine and it was sort of difficult to convert them," McIlroy said. Rory McIlroy plays a shot on the 16th hole during the second round of the Abu Dhabi Championship golf tournament. Pieters, who won a record four points and all three of his matches alongside McIlroy on his Ryder Cup debut at Hazeltine, told Sky Sports: "We have a decent game plan. "It seems like I’ve got good memories of every hole so it’s about drawing from those past experiences.

Source: Irish Examiner January 19, 2018 16:30 UTC