Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship
McIlroy handed two-shot penalty as Laporta shoots 62 in Abu Dhabi
Round two in Abu Dhabi starts with Francesco Laporta at −10 and Rory McIlroy carrying a two-shot penalty from round one.
McIlroy was given the two-shot penalty after the first round of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, the PGA TOUR reported. Laporta, of Italy, shot 62 (−10) at Yas Links, a par 72. That leaves him three clear of Sam Bairstow, [Jon Rahm](/players/jon-rahm/) and [Bernd Wiesberger](/players/bernd-wiesberger/), who each shot 65 (−7).
ESPN's leaderboard lists [McIlroy](/players/rory-mcilroy/) at −2 after a 70, tied for 33rd and eight shots behind Laporta. Matthew Jordan and Adrian Meronk are next at −6 after 66s.
Laporta's 62 leads by three shots.
GNN lists McIlroy's 2026 Masters as his latest win. For Rahm, it lists two LIV wins this year, in Hong Kong and Mexico City.
Nobody else in the top 10 got below 65.