Rory McIlroy is looking to claim the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
Rory McIlroy looked to have shed off some rust off his overall play on the second day of DDF Irish Open. Image Credit: AFP

I was impressed with Rory’s mindset today (Friday).

He hit balls on the range last night after play, and when I spoke to him he was happy with the swing and perhaps dusting down some rust off his overall play.

After a genuine struggle yesterday he was still positive after his first round, so no surprises that he shot a very good 67, five under-par in today’s (Friday) second round.

No bogeys on any day is a sign that his all-round play is in good shape.

When he holed his final putt on the 9th green when he started on Tee 10, he was 4 behind the leaders Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA), Min Woo Lee (Aus) and Dale Whitnell (Eng) with Lee having one hole to play and Whitnell three holes to play.

- Peter Cowen the world’s No. 1 golf coach, has academies in Dubai at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Emirates Golf Club, Jumeirah Golf Estates and in Rotherham, England.