Rory McIlroy and Gareth Bale joined forces to take out a hovering drone on the range at the HSBC Championship in Abu Dhabi - with the pro-golfing legend landing an unbelievable shot to silence critics

Rory McIlroy wiped out a drone with an incredible shot on the driving range at the HSBC Championship in Abu Dhabi. The 35-year-old came home in joint-third after climbing up the order with a brilliant final round of 62,

At the 2024 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Irish professional Rory McIlroy finished T3. In the four rounds of golf held at the Yas Links, McIlroy scored 67-67-69-64 to tie along with Norwegian professional golfer Thorbjørn Olesen and English professional golfer Matt Wallace.

Rory McIlroy wipes out a drone during a DP World Tour challenge with Gareth Bale before closing things out with a 64 to finish T3 in Abu Dhabi.

The Northern Irishman appeared to have clawed himself back into contention for Sunday's HSBC Championship finale before racking up a double-bogey seven in round three, yet he remains positive

Rory McIlroy was among the players to make a charge during a thrilling final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship but it was Paul Waring who held his nerve to claim victory