Antoine Rozner tops a star-studded leaderboard at the halfway stage of the DP World Tour Championship, with Rory McIlroy a shot back after being unable to build on his fast start.
McIlroy surged ahead with four birdies in his first seven holes on Friday at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, only to bogey two of his next three holes and lose his lead after Rozner carded a round-of-the-day 65 to set the clubhouse target on nine under.
The Race to Dubai leader – who will secure the season-long title for a sixth time if Thriston Lawrence doesn’t win this week – birdied the last to close a three-under 69, leaving him tied-second alongside playing partner Tyrrell Hatton, with Joaquin Niemann two strokes back in fourth.
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Rory McIlroy showed his frustration after a sequence of bad shots resulted in a bogey at the par-four tenth during his second round in Dubai.
Shane Lowry and Rasmus Hojgaard are in the group on six under and three behind Rozner, with last week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship winner Paul Waring briefly share the lead before slipping four back after a one-under 71.
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