Wozniacki flies in to lift Rory’s spirits in Dubai

RORY MCILROY hopes the arrival of girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki can help lift his spirits heading for the weekend rounds of the Dubai World Championship.

McIlroy bogeyed his closing two holes in a round of 71 for a share of third place on seven under par.

However for a second week running McIlroy finds himself trailing Spain’s Alvaro Quiros who set a new Earth course record of an eight under par 64 to move four shots clear of Sweden’s Peter Hanson (72) at eight under.