One day after shooting a 64, capped by what he called his “best shot of the year,” Rory McIlroy tumbled down the leaderboard at the DP World Tour Championship.
McIlroy couldn’t recapture the form he displayed on Thursday – really, for the better part of the year – in Round 2 on The Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. He made only two birdies on Friday, compared to seven birdies and one eagle to open the tournament.
Starting the day one shot behind leader Michael Lorenzo-Vera, McIlroy parred his first five holes before a double bogey at the par-3 sixth.