Rory McIlroy suffered a nightmare finish for the second day running as Shane Lowry roared in to the mix with a super 66 in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Francesco Molinari is an Italian professional golfer that plays both on the PGA and DP World Tour.

Shane Lowry's emotional start to the season continued with a second successive week of Abu Dhabi blues as Pádraig Harrington came up just short in his bid to become the oldest winner in DP World Tour history.

Pádraig Harrington came up just short in his bid to become the oldest winner in the DP World Tour history as Shane Lowry faded to 28th as Victor Perez claimed the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links.

Shane Lowry produced a stellar closing birdie to grab a share of the lead heading into the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, but he'll have veteran Padraig Harrington breathing down his neck as part of a huge chasing pack at windy Yas Links on Sunday.

SHANE LOWRY rolled in a ten-footer for a closing bogey but insisted he's right where he wants to be heading into the weekend in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

SEAMUS POWER is blown away by the money in modern golf but his Hero Cup appearance also made him aware of the competition he faces to make the Ryder Cup team.

SEAMUS POWER sees Ian Poulter as his role model as a Ryder Cup player as he bids to make Luke Donald's team to take on the Americans in Rome in September.

Thomas Pieters had enough with a level par 72 to win his first Rolex Series title as Shane Lowry's title challenge was derailed by a gut-wrenching triple-bogey seven at the opening hole in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links.

Shane Lowry avoided near disaster on the 18th after a mix up with his caddie but was all smiles afterwards as he carded a bogey-free 67 to go into the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with a chance to end his two-and-a-half-year victory drought.

Rory McIlroy admitted he was relieved just to get off the course after a gusty closing birdie left him a nervous wait to see if he makes the cut in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.

Shane Lowry opened with an impressive five-under 67, but Rory McIlroy faces a battle to make the cut after a "frustrating" day on the greens and a disappointing finish left him nine shots off the lead in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Séamus Power might be the big hit in Irish golf right now, but Rory McIlroy is more concerned about his "big miss" as he bids to start the season with a win for the first time.

Rory McIlroy has decided to forget about the power game and plot his way to success by being more like Tiger Woods.

Pádraig Harrington has no doubt Séamus Power will be joining him in the Masters and urged the West Waterford man to change nothing now he's made the world's top 50.

Rory McIlroy failed to match Darren Clarke's winning exploits in Hawaii when he closed with a rollercoaster 72 to finish five shots behind runaway winner Tyrrell Hatton in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Rory McIlroy will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship as he bids to win his opening event of the season for the first time in his career and break his duck in Rolex Series events.

Rory McIlroy cut a frustrated figure as he fell five shots by a rampant Tyrrell Hatton in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Rory McIlroy fired a warning shot across the bows of his global rivals when he opened his 2021 account by cruising to an effortless-looking eight-under 64 to claim the early lead in the fog-delayed Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Wiping the slate clean is part of the joy of a new year and Rory McIlroy is no different as he bids for the first opening week win of his career in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Shane Lowry reckons golf TV producers could back off with microphones after US star Justin Thomas lost a major sponsor after he was heard uttering a homophobic slur in anger.