RORY McIlroy is taking nothing for granted as he heads into the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with a one-shot lead over Tyrrell Hatton.
McIlroy put himself in pole position to win his first Rolex Series title after a third-round 67 atoned for his erratic play on Friday and took him one clear of overnight leader Hatton, with fellow Ryder Cup team-mate Tommy Fleetwood also in the mix after 54 holes.
One over for his second round when play was suspended due to darkness on Friday evening, McIlroy birdied the 17th on the resumption to salvage a second-round 72 and get back to eight under, while good friend and playing-partner Justin Thomas ran up a seven at the last to miss the cut by one shot.
McIlroy birdied two of the first five holes in his third round as Hatton struggled to find his form of the
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