DUBAI: A gutsy shot by Rory McIlroy on the par-3 17th hole helped him wrest back the lead after Saturday's (Sunday in Manila) third round of the DP World Tour Championship, the season-ending event of the European Tour.

McIlroy faced an impossible-looking chip shot from the rocks in the hazard. A penalty drop looked like the best option, but the Northern Irishman decided to take on the very risky shot, and nearly holed the return chip thereafter for a par.

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