McIlroy off to a flierpublished at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2015
Rory McIlroy has made an impressive start at the Dubai Desert Classic, a run of four birdies in six holes moving him into a share of the lead.
With just one hole of his opening round remaining, McIlroy sits top of the leaderboard alongside Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts and England's Andy Sullivan.
The world number one has finished second in his last three events and, in Dubai, is returning to the scene of his first professional win six years ago, and a place where he has secured four consecutive top-10 finishes.
To celebrate McIlroy's fine start, here's a very arty photo of him on the course...