England's Paul Waring held his nerve at Yas Links to finish on 24-under-par and take the biggest title of his career

Rory McIlroy had everything going for him on Friday Abu Dhabi, but then a triple bogey on the 17th hole soured his round.

Rory McIlroy’s charge at the Abu Dhabi Championship has faltered after he found water off his drive and made double bogey on the last hole of his third round

Rory McIlroy's charge at the Abu Dhabi Championship faltered when he found water off his drive and made double bogey on the last hole on Saturday, leaving him five shots off the lead held by Paul Waring heading into the final round.

Rory McIlroy made changes to his swing ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, and they seem to have paid off through round one.

RORY MCILROY HAS finished tied for third at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, with Tom McKibbin in a share of 10th. Shane Lowry’s challenge faded and he just missed out on a top-10 finish on the 18th hole.

Try as he might, Rory McIlroy just cannot do boring. Even if he has been some way short of his spectacular best so far at Yas Links this week, he has had the chance to put the Race to Dubai title to bed with a week still to run.

Rory McIlroy was left to rue a triple bogey on the 17th during his second round of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai as he slipped six shots off the lead