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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarco Penge of England watches after playing his second shot on the 17th hole during the first round of Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Altaf Qadri)<\/p>\n
\u201cI was actually lying in bed yesterday watching Rory play all four rounds from last year on YouTube,\u201d Penge said. \u201cSo I felt like I had a pretty good idea before I got here today.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was seeing what holes he hits driver off, etc. And I\u2019ll get a good idea tomorrow when I watch him play as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Indeed, the English golfer will be paired with McIlroy for the first two rounds of the season-ending event in Dubai, like he was at the Abu Dhabi Championship last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just approaching the week, watching Rory play golf, making the most of that experience. Learning from him like I did last week in the first two rounds. He\u2019s got more experience than me, and he\u2019s world No. 2 right now,\u201d Penge said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be just be in his shadow, I suppose, and trying to follow him around the golf course,\u201d he added, laughing.<\/p>\n
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Penge is second in the Race to Dubai standings, around 767 points behind McIlroy. To overhaul McIlroy, Penge \u2014 a three-time winner on the tour this year \u2014 either needs to win and hope McIlroy finishes worse than second alone, or finish in a tie for second and for the Northern Irishman to be down the leaderboard.<\/p>\n
After being away from the course on Monday and Tuesday, Penge at least got to play nine holes on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s pretty new to me,\u201d Penge said. \u201cIt\u2019s still a golf course, fairways and greens, and that\u2019s the plan, I suppose. You can see it. Just got to hit it straight.\u201d<\/p>\n
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