Rory Mcllroy Returns From Month Off With A New Swing And A 5-under 67 In Abu Dhabi

Rory McIlroy returned from a month away from competitive action and shot a 5-under 67 with a new swing in first round of Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday.

It left . 3-ranked McIlroy four shots off clubhouse le held by Thorbjorn Olesen and Johannes Veerman after early wave went out in stifling heat at Yas Links at start of European tour’s playoffs.

McIlroy tapped in for his sixth birdie of his round at . 18, with his lone bogey coming after pushing his tee shot way right at par-3 17th and failing to get up and down from off green.

McIlroy can clinch a sixth Race to Dubai title with a win in Abu Dhabi, ahe of final event of European tour season at World Tour Championship in Dubai next week.

rrn Irishman said on Wednesday he spent three weeks in a studio after Dunhill Links in early October, just hitting balls at a screen with a modified swing and t even looking at flight of his shots. He is seeking a more robust swing that can hold up in pressure-filled moments after some missed chances this season.