• McIlroy needed four birdies on back nine to win out of anguish
• Rafa Cabrera-Bello leads on 10 under with Ernie Els a shot behindFor a brief Friday afternoon spell,things were not going to plan at all in this corner of the Middle East. Either for Rory McIlroy or the organisers of the Dubai Desert Classic, that is.
When the world No2 took three putts at the 11th, and he slipped back to level par and therefore to the erroneous side of the cut line. For a player who was such short odds to win the tournament before a shot was struck,to depart the scene with 36 holes to play would have represented a serious shock and a blow to the allure of this event.
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Source: theguardian.com