‘It doesn’t look good’: McIlroy gets two-shot penalty after improving his lie
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Ulsterman insists was no intention on his part Laporta leads Abu Dhabi Championship Rory McIlroy was handed a two-shot penalty after his first round at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday, with officials ruling he improved his lie on a hole where he made double-bogey to spoil his card.
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Rory McIlroy received a two-stroke penalty after officials ruled that a practice swing on the 12th hole pressed down grass and improved his lie, turning his opening-round double bogey into a quadruple bogey and his score from 68 to 70.
Rory McIlroy incurred a two-stroke penalty at the end of his opening round at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday for a rules infringement, with Italy's Francesco Laporta storming into the lead. Officials ruled that McIlroy improved his lie on the 12th hole when he appeared to press down grass be…
Ulsterman insists was no intention on his part Laporta leads Abu Dhabi Championship Rory McIlroy was handed a two-shot penalty after his first round at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday, with officials ruling he improved his lie on a hole where he made double-bogey to spoil his card.
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