Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland tees off on the 15th hole during the Abu Dhabi Golf championship January 17, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy stormed into contention at the $2.7 million Abu Dhabi Championship, carding a second-round 67 to leave him two shots off the lead on Friday.
The former world number one covered the back nine in 31 to put him seven under par at the halfway stage and in the slipstream of joint leaders Rafael Cabrera-Bello and Craig Lee.
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