Lowry upstages McIlroy with ace

Rory McIlroy may have won four Majors, but Shane Lowry scored a first over the World No. 1 with an ace on the second day of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

McIlroy was the first to ‘high five’ his good friend after Lowry’s 6-iron shot from 183-yards at the par three 13th took one bounce and then disappeared into the cup on the Earth Course at the Jumeriah Estates Resort.

Sweden’s Henrik Stenson enjoys a two shot lead in posting a 66 to move to 10 under par, while McIlroy, who birdied the first but then parred the next 10 and played his closing eight in one under, signed off for a 70 to enjoy a share of second with Scotland’s Richie Ramsay (69) and England’s Danny Willett (67).