Richard Bland
Tee-gate rivals McIlroy and Reed tee-up potential desert duel in Dubai
The rain might have left the Emirates Golf Club as soggy as a wet day in the midlands, but the sponsors must be licking their lips with Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed locked together ahead of a Monday finish to the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.
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