France’s Antoine Rozner claimed the halfway lead in the DP World Tour Championship after Rory McIlroy failed to build on a flying start in Dubai. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

A relative surprise tops a star-studded leaderboard at the 2024 DP World Tour Championship through two rounds of action at the Earth Course at Jumeirah Estates. Antoine Rozner finds his name one clear of Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton and two clear of Joaquin Niemann after a second-round 65 catapulted him to 9 under for the tournament.

Rory McIlroy trails leader Antoine Rozner by one shot after round two of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

In an interview with the media, the Northern Irishman pointed out that he had a furious start, which promised great things.

Antoine Rozner holds the halfway lead at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, with Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton chasing closely.

Rory McIlroy closing on a sixth Race to Dubai title and sits tied-second alongside Tyrrell Hatton at the DP World Tour Championship; Antoine Rozner holds halfway lead in Dubai; Watch throughout the we

The path is clear for Rory McIlroy to clinch the year-long Race to Dubai title and be crowned the European tour’s best player for a sixth time.

The path is clear for Rory McIlroy to clinch the year-long Race to Dubai title and be crowned the European tour's best player for a sixth time.

Rory McIlroy has had a very tumultuous year. McIlroy came up short at the U.S. Open in heartbreaking fashion, missed the cut at The Open, and lost steam at the PGA Tour Championship, finishing ninth.