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Rory McIlroy and defending champion Tyrrell Hatton share a tee-time at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Thursday morning, but that is about it.
From out of the tear stains at the Ryder Cup, McIlroy has rediscovered pleasure in playing golf again and cannot wait for the season to begin. Hatton, by stark contrast, said he was struggling to get motivated and sounded like a man having a professional mid-life crisis at the ripe old age of 30.
There have been times in seasons past where McIlroy has barely touched the clubs during his two-month winter break. Not this time. He took two weeks off and then went to the practice ground daily to build on the momentum achieved from the wreckage of Whistling Straits, when he played three events, winning once and losing a sickener to Collin Morikawa in Dubai.
Rory McIlroy (above) and defending champion Tyrrell Hatton will share a tee-time at the Abu Dhabi HSBC
