Rory McIlroy’s 18 tee tracers continue to impress at Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Rory McIlroy's swing is a sight for sore eyes, and the tee tracers at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship continue to prove this.

McIlroy is currently one of the best drivers of the ball. Many pundits have lauded his swing technique, and numerous young golfers look up to it and try to emulate it.

On Saturday, November 9, the DP World Tour shared photographs of his 18 tee tracers.

Here's one example of him swinging it at 181 mph with a 3-wood during the second round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.

Here's a compilation of McIlroy's massive and accurate drives off the tee during the opening day at Yas Links.

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Rory McIlroy moves to T5 on Day 3 at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

Rory McIlroy has made a whopping nine-spot jump to T5 on the third day of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. At the time of writing, he was 5-under for the day with three holes to go. He started the day with a bogey on the first hole but has since picked up six birdies.

Paul Waring, who set a course record in the second round, is even par after ten holes. He was 19-under after 36 holes and has yet to better his score. His fellow countryman, Tommy Fleetwood, has narrowed the lead to just two strokes and is 3-under for the day with the help of four birdies.

Sebastian Söderberg of Sweden has raked in six birdies so far and has moved to T3 alongside Thorbjørn Olesen. Olesen dropped one spot as he is just 2-under for the day but still has seven holes to play.

Shane Lowry started strong, going 6-under on the front nine with four birdies and an eagle. However, he has yet to add another birdie over the next seven holes.

Here's the leaderboard for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship (at the time of writing the article):

• Leader: Paul Waring (11): -19
• 2. Tommy Fleetwood (12): -17
• T3. Sebastian Söderberg (13): -16
• T3. Thorbjørn Olesen (11): -16
• T5. Shane Lowry (16): -15
• T5. Rory McIlroy (15): -15
• T5. Tyrrell Hatton (13): -15
• T5. Johannes Veerman (11): -15
• T5. Niklas Nørgaard (10): -15
• T10. Nicolai Højgaard (18): -14
• T10. Thomas Detry (18): -14
• T10. Ugo Coussaud (13): -14
• T10. Robert MacIntyre (13): -14
• T10. Francesco Laporta (13): -14
• T15. Joost Luiten (18): -13
• T15. Andy Sullivan (18): -13
• T15. Matthew Jordan (18): -13
• T15. Laurie Canter (11): -13