FOOTBALL : Lee Westwood gave playing partner Rory McIlroy something to think about with a sparkling six-under-par 66 when the Dubai World Championship began on Thursday.
Lee Westwood gave playing partner Rory McIlroy something to think about with a sparkling six-under-par 66 when the Dubai World Championship began on Thursday.
It gave the world number five a share of second place, only one shot behind Australian Robert Allenby, and put him back in position to capture a second European Tour Order of Merit title.
Not that McIlroy had a bad day. His 68 leaves him in a tie for fifth but, if those positions were to stay the same, Westwood will be crowned champion on Sunday.
McIlroy’s runner-up finish in Hong Kong last Sunday had taken him into a
