RORY McILROY ticked off a “bucket list” experience by joining Borussia Dortmund’s famous Yellow Wall – before hitting a bit of a brick wall at the Desert Classic. McIlroy, who opened

In a further cooling of hostilities in golf’s civil war, Northern Irishman offers rare compliment to Australian as he leaves role with LIV

RORY McIlroy began his hunt for a record fifth Hero Dubai Desert Classic title with a decent opening round of 70. The world number three described his performance as “scrappy” as he sits

Defending champion Rory McIlroy had to settle for a “scrappy” opening round of 70 in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Seeking a third straight win at Emirates Golf Club, McIlroy carded four birdies and two bogeys to lie five shots off the lead shared by American amateur David Ford, Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia and Australian David Micheluzzi.

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A 22-year-old American amateur making his debut on the European tour upstaged Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and many of the world’s top players at the Dubai Desert Classic to take a share of the first-round clubhouse lead on Thursday.

Given the field assembled for the Hero Dubai Desert Classic this week, it was always possible there would be players who break through the defences of the Majlis Course. The rough is malicious at Emirates Golf Club,

Rory McIlroy trails the leaders by five shots after the opening round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club.

Jon Rahm missed the cut and Rory McIlroy was forced to battle to make the weekend as the headline acts struggled at the Dubai Desert Classic. Ewen Ferguson was taking full advantage.

Rory McIlroy believes that former LIV CEO Greg Norman was “probably one of the only people in golf who could have got LIV Golf off the ground.”