Elvira leads Dubai Invitational after third round with McIlroy still in contention

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• Elvira leads Dubai Invitational after third round with McIlroy still in contention

  Nacho Elvira will head into the final day of the Dubai Invitational with a two-shot lead after a 3-under 68 in Saturday's third round, while Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry also remained in contention. Elvira started the day tied for the lead with Lowry and started slowly with six pars and a bogey on the seventh, but birdies on the ninth, 10th, 13th and 17th meant he pulled away with an 8-under total of 205. Lowry is in a three-way tie for second with Marcus Armitage and Dylan Fritelli, who reco...

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  Article published:Jan 17, 10:17 AM ET

• Elvira pounces on final-hole errors by McIlroy and Lowry to win Dubai Invitational

  Nacho Elvira benefitted from dramatic final-hole mishaps by Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry to win the Dubai Invitational by one shot on Sunday, securing his third title on the European tour. The 190th-ranked Elvira did what the two Ryder Cup stars couldn’t and kept out of the trouble down No. 18, making a stress-free par and shooting 69 to finish on 10 under in the first tournament of 2026. A few minutes earlier, Lowry had been on that number heading down the last but found the greenside bunker...

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