Rory McIlroy set for scan on back injury

Rory McIlroy could miss next week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship due to a back injury.

The Irishman played through the pain in losing a play-off to Graeme Storm at the BMW SA Open yesterday after revealing on Friday morning he had considered pulling out of the event due to the problem.

McIlroy initially cited the problem as suspected fatigue after an off-season that has seen him hit a lot of balls in practice trying to decide on new equipment after former supplier Nike decided to stop producing clubs last year.