Rory McIlroy is a familiar story where ever he goes, and as far as this tournament is concerned so is Denmark's Alex Noren who finished 2nd to Rory here last year.
McIlroy had a shaky start but recovered for a -4 68 leaving him two shots off the lead held by guess who.. Alex Noren -6 66
McIlroy bogeyed two of the easiest holes on the course, but also had six birdies to sit in a large group at -4 which included evergreen Ernie Els, the most successful player in the history of the tournament with three titles and eight other top-10 finishes
Four players were tied at -5 67, Sweden’s Peter Hanson, Spain’s Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Australia’s Brett Rumford and South African Trevor Fisher Jr.
Henrik Stenson playing alongside McIlroy, opened with a -3 69.
The new changes in the course, where the fairways have been made firmer and grass has been shaved off the fringe of the greens have made the course tougher and at times they troubled McIlroy, who has never finished outside the top 10 in his last six starts at the Emirates Golf Club.
If you want to join me at 2.30amEST we can watch Rory and Henrik etal in round 2... Why not ?!... the wife is snoring, the kids are in la la land..
Bryan Angus
(notes from europeantour.com)
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