Antoine Rozner tops a star-studded leaderboard on the midway stage of the DP World Tour Championship, with Rory McIlroy a shot again after being unable to construct on his quick begin.
McIlroy surged forward with 4 birdies in his first seven holes on Friday at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, solely to bogey two of his subsequent three holes and lose his lead after Rozner carded a round-of-the-day 65 to set the clubhouse goal on 9 below.
The Race to Dubai chief – who will safe the season-long title for a sixth time if Thriston Lawrence does not win this week – birdied the final to shut a three-under 69, leaving him tied-second alongside taking part in accomplice Tyrrell Hatton, with Joaquin Niemann two strokes again in fourth.
Shane Lowry and Rasmus Hojgaard are within the group on six below and three behind Rozner, with final week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship winner Paul Waring briefly share the lead earlier than slipping 4 again after a one-under 71.
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