Rory McIlroy hits the front in Dubai

World number one Rory McIlroy surged to the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the Dubai Desert Classic with a flawless 64.

McIlroy hit eight birdies without recording a single bogey to move to 14 under par and take a one-shot lead over Scot Marc Warren.

McIlroy finished with a streak of successive birdies on 16, 17 and 18.

His fellow Ulsterman Graeme McDowell also took advantage of some ideal scoring conditions with a seven-under-par 65, helped by a run of birdies from the second hole, having begun at the 10th and gone out in three under.

He picked up shots in four successive holes and even when he bogeyed the 485-yard sixth he bounced back immediately with a birdie at the next. McDowell is just two shots off the leader.

"Starting the back nine gives you a good opportunity for a fast start," said the Ryder Cup star, who birdied both of the par fives early on the back nine.

"My last 27 holes have been pretty solid and it is nice to be in some sort of touch going into the weekend."

Damien McGrane (70) Peter Lawrie (69) and Michael Hoey (70) all improved on their opening rounds to make the cut, right on the two-under mark, but former British Open champion Darren Clarke missed out after a 71 left him on level-par.

Lawrie looked set for an exit after bogeying four of his first six holes but rallied to record six birdies, including one on the par-five 18th that booked his ticket for the weekend.

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