McIlroy, Donald vie for Dubai title
25 Nov 2012 5:15 AM IST
The world's top two ranked players Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald were involved in a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the $8million DP World Tour Championship on Friday.
At the Earth course of Jumeirah Golf Estates, world number one McIlroy and number-two ranked Donald were joined at 11-under par 133 by Scotland's world No. 189 Marc Warren.
McIlroy (67) was unable to take sole possession of the lead when he failed to make a birdie on the final hole, which was played from the forward tee and reachable in two, while Donald (68) joined him and Warren (67) on top with a textbook birdie on the par-5 hole.
The leading trio were one shot ahead of South African duo of world number six Louis Oosthuizen (67) and Branden Grace (65).
Another South African, 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel (67) and Scotsman Richie Ramsay (68) were tied sixth at nine-under par 135. McIlroy, who complained of having a massive headache last night, said he felt all right on the golf course as he mixed six birdies with a solitary bogey on the fourth hole.
Donald was a picture of consistency, making two birdies on either half of the course in his bogey-free round of 68. The round of the day, however, belonged to Sergio Garcia. The Spaniard matched the course record of eight-under par 64, but that included a triple bogey, two bogeys, two eagles and nine birdies. He did not make a single par on the back nine.
After making his triple on the 16th hole the world No22 birdied the 17th and eagled the last to climb up to seven-under par for the tournament.
At the Earth course of Jumeirah Golf Estates, world number one McIlroy and number-two ranked Donald were joined at 11-under par 133 by Scotland's world No. 189 Marc Warren.
McIlroy (67) was unable to take sole possession of the lead when he failed to make a birdie on the final hole, which was played from the forward tee and reachable in two, while Donald (68) joined him and Warren (67) on top with a textbook birdie on the par-5 hole.
The leading trio were one shot ahead of South African duo of world number six Louis Oosthuizen (67) and Branden Grace (65).
Another South African, 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel (67) and Scotsman Richie Ramsay (68) were tied sixth at nine-under par 135. McIlroy, who complained of having a massive headache last night, said he felt all right on the golf course as he mixed six birdies with a solitary bogey on the fourth hole.
Donald was a picture of consistency, making two birdies on either half of the course in his bogey-free round of 68. The round of the day, however, belonged to Sergio Garcia. The Spaniard matched the course record of eight-under par 64, but that included a triple bogey, two bogeys, two eagles and nine birdies. He did not make a single par on the back nine.
After making his triple on the 16th hole the world No22 birdied the 17th and eagled the last to climb up to seven-under par for the tournament.
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