I shot better today than I did the previous time I played here, so it's a little bit of an accomplishment.

Rory McIlroy

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I'm just not that comfortable with anything right now, i'm trying really hard to hit Golf Channel in the fairway and then trying really hard to get my irons on line. Golf Channel's all just a little bit of a struggle.

There's going to be a point in the next couple of years where we( Rory McIlroy and fiancée Erica Stoll) are going to have to think about starting a family, right now I'm ready to go but I don't want anything to affect that.

As it gets closer, I am relishing the thought of going down there and competing for gold, but I have been reading a lot of reports about Zika and there have been some articles coming out saying that it might be worse than they are saying.

Maybe( I am) a little bit too far back, but at least I can go out there tomorrow and try to give it my all and try to post a good one.

I'm working quite a lot on a couple of technical things. by Rory McIlroy

I'm working quite a lot on a couple of technical things.

He (Spieth) is sitting on top of the leaderboard, where he has been for basically the last three years here, so he's going out there and it's his to lose, there's a few guys that have a chance and I feel like if I can get off to a good start, you never know.

I'm very positive and optimistic going back to Augusta because the last few years I've improved my performance there, last year, I played the golf course pretty much the way I wanted to. Had a good weekend. Played the par-fives very well ... it worked out pretty well.

This is a course that sets up perfectly for British Open champion Zach Johnson, if British Open champion Zach Johnson can get it in play British Open champion Zach Johnson’s going to be tough to beat, but I feel like I ’m playing well.

I just played a really solid round of golf, i didn't make any mistakes, no bogeys, which is what I've been looking to do.

It feels really good, i feel really comfortable over it and you can see by the way I have been putting, I have been holing a lot of the putts that I should hole to keep the round going.

It's so nice to hole a putt like that on the last just to give Rory McIlroy that little bit of a cushion going into tomorrow.

I've tried to get a little bit of balance, i tried to get my practice in the morning so I can spend the afternoons having a little bit of free time. It's nice to go out and explore a bit of Dubai.

I have been coming here so long and I have great memories, i've been able to win a couple of times and I'd love to make it three.

I've liked this routine at the start of the year and I've done it the last few seasons where I take the week off between Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

My lowest score here is 64 and I'd love to better that. by Rory McIlroy

My lowest score here is 64 and I'd love to better that.

It's motivating to see what these guys are doing, you want to go out and work harder, you want to hit more balls and try to keep getting better. It has definitely given me that sense of hunger again.

It's been a great season and if this is the sign for things to come, then obviously golf is in a really good spot.

Luckily, that amount of money doesn't sort of mean much to me anymore, it will go in the bank and if I want to buy something nice, I will. I mean like it's nice to think that you could win $10 million this week, but that's not what excites me.

It'll be like that until one of us separates ourselves a little bit, at the end of the day, it's just about playing and playing well. I don't know any other way we could determine the best player in the world.

I felt like I hit the ball very well, these greens are probably the fastest I have putted on in a while.