England's Paul Waring opens a commanding five-shot lead in Abu Dhabi heading into the weekend, with Rory McIlroy nine back after par-three woes on 17th.
Rory McIlroy's hopes of clinching the Race to Dubai with a week to spare at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship suffered a late second-round setback after an ugly triple bogey on the par-three 17th contributed to him finishing nine shots adrift of England's Paul Waring, who set a new course record.
'There's so many get-able holes out there, the par fives and some of the shorter par fours. It will be up to me, I shot 63 on that Saturday in Dubai, this year I'm going to need something similar, if not lower, to give myself a chance going into Sunday. 'I know it's out there. I was seven-under through 13 holes today, so it is possible.
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