McIlroy in a class of his own in the desert

DUBAI: Rory McIlroy was in a class of his own on Saturday, seizing a four-shot lead with a six-under-par 66 after the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic.
The world number one reeled off five birdies in the opening eight holes before picking up his sixth shot of a faultless round at the 17th to finish with a 20-under tally of 196. Denmark’s Morten Orum Madsen (66), chasing his second European Tour win, was in second place on 200, two ahead of Britain’s Lee Westwood (69).
“The front nine was very good as I didn’t put a foot wrong and when I missed a short putt on 10 it seemed like that momentum I had just sort of went away and I had to scramble a little bit for pars coming in,” McIlroy told reporters.
“It was nice then to make a birdie on 17 ... and to go out there today with no bogeys for a second day in a row.”