Rory McIlroy and Gareth Bale joined forces to take out a hovering drone on the range at the HSBC Championship in Abu Dhabi - with the pro-golfing legend landing an unbelievable shot to silence critics

Rory McIlroy wipes out a drone during a DP World Tour challenge with Gareth Bale before closing things out with a 64 to finish T3 in Abu Dhabi.

McIlroy made a double bogey on the final hole and trails leader Paul Waring by five shots at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

The Northern Irishman passed up a golden opportunity to claim his sixth Race to Dubai a week early after finishing joint-third at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Sunday, yet still received a lucrat

Rory McIlroy was among the players to make a charge during a thrilling final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship but it was Paul Waring who held his nerve to claim victory

The wildest of circumstances would prevent Rory McIlroy from winning a sixth Order of Merit at next week’s DP World Tour Championship.

Rory McIlroy edged slightly closer to a sixth order of merit title but will still have to wait until next week’s DP World Tour Championship to complete the formalities. The Northern Irishman finished in a tie for third at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship,

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.