European Tour: Rory McIlroy is at 1 at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after the third round.

European Tour: Current world number 6 Rory McIlroy leads the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after logging an third round 67.

Rory McIlroy sits atop the European Tour´s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after the third round. The Northern Irishman scored a round of -13 to take the lead in front of Tyrrell Hatton in second place and Tommy Fleetwood who sits in third place. McIlroy leads by 1 shots after posting 1 eagle en route to an third round 67.

"I can't go into tomorrow thinking it's my turn," he said when asked about his record in Abu Dhabi. "I want to make it my turn. I have to go out there and continue to hit the ball like I hit it on the back nine tonight. If I can do that and give myself plenty of chances, I'll have a real chance", McIlroy said.

Tyrrell Hatton, currently number 9 in the world golf ranking, carded a third round 71 to find himself in 2 position and trailing leader Rory McIlroy by 1 shots. Hatton, currently ranked 9 in the world golf ranking, logged 3 birdies in his third round.

Tommy Fleetwood carded a third round 67 to find himself in 3 position and trailing leader Rory McIlroy by 2 shots. Fleetwood, currently ranked 19 in the world golf ranking, turned in 6 birdies in his third round.

Marc Warren carded a third round 68 to find himself in T4 position and trailing leader Rory McIlroy by 3 shots. Warren posted 5 birdies in his third round.

Matt Wallace carded a third round 71 to find himself in T8 position and trailing leader Rory McIlroy by 6 shots. Wallace, currently ranked 50 in the world golf ranking, turned in 3 birdies in his third round.

Chris Paisley is at -7 after the third round at position T8. The Englishman played the course of the Abu Dhabi GC in 69 shots in the third round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Stephen Gallacher is at -6 after the third round at position T16. The Scotsman finished the round at Abu Dhabi GC in 73 strokes in the third round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Richard Bland is at -6 after the third round at position T16. The Englishman played the course of the Abu Dhabi GC in 69 shots in the third round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship is part of the European Tour. The tournament is being played from January 21st until the 24th of January 2021 at Abu Dhabi GC in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This year a total prize money of 8,000,000 US-Dollar will be awarded to the players. The course for the tournament at Abu Dhabi GC plays at Par 72.

It's the European Tour's first tournament this year. Martin Kaymer, Lee Westwood, Tommy Fleetwood as well as Rory McIlroy start their year on Abu Dhabis greatest golf course.

Top-5 Leaderboard: Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Rory McIlroy	-5	-13
2	Tyrrell Hatton	-1	-12
3	Tommy Fleetwood	-5	-11
T4	David Lipsky	-4	-10
T4	Marc Warren	-4	-10

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