McIlroy ignores models and motors to keep focus on his game in Dubai

Rory McIlroy clearly displayed how driven he remains to end the season on a victory note in avoiding the distraction of a row of Ferraris, a former Miss World and a golf course full of stunning models at the Els Club in Dubai.

McIlroy has remained in the Middle East since finishing fifth in the final event of the 2013 Race to Dubai season.

Joining him in Dubai are long-time coach Michael Bannon, caddie JP Fitzgerald and girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki.The current world No 6 is no stranger to the Els Club and its superb practice facilities and he has been spending this past week working on his game before boarding a weekend flight to Sydney for next Thursday’s start of the Australian Open at the Royal Sydney Club.