Rory McIlroy’s efforts to date in this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship has commanded huge interest not only evident in the huge crowds flocking to the host National course to witness the double Major winner but also in the electronic media and in newsprint.

And if there was one newspaper that best summed-up the mood here in the UAE capital it was the local – Sport 360 – as McIlroy headed to his third day’s play.

Sport 360’s headline on the back page of today’s edition.