Rory McIlroy puts two-stroke penalty behind him to come out firing in Abu Dhabi
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Northern Irishman cards a sparkling round of 63, which took him to 11-under for the tournament
Eugenio Chacarra called it. A day after opting to accept a two-stroke penalty for improving his lie, rather than protest his innocence, Rory McIlroy burned up Yas Links
It is untrue to say the ruling, invoked by the referee post-round after video review and accepted by McIlroy, did not cause a kerfuffle.
McIlroy did his best to limit the fuss, pointing out that the TV footage did not look good, and that he had to take his medicine.
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