Rory McIlroy gets 2-shot penalty after first round in Abu Dhabi as Laporta leads with a 62

Rory McIlroy was handed a two-shot penalty after his first round at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday, with officials ruling he improved his lie on a hole where he made double-bogey to spoil his card.McIlroy's score of 6 at the par-4 12th hole turned into an even uglier 8 and left him posting a 2-under 70 to be eight shots off the lead, held by Francesco Laporta after his bogey-free round of 62.In actions that have dented his bid to win a record-tying eighth season-long Race to Dubai title, McIlroy was seen in video footage pressing his club on grass behind his ball that had rolled back down the hill and into a divot after he duffed an attempted chip onto the green on No. 12.“There’s no intent. I play by the rules,” said the world No. 2, who spent time in the scorer's hut after his round discussing the incident with officials. “I try to do everything that I can to never end up in these positions.”McIlroy acknowledged video footage of the incident “doesn’t look very good.”“I’m just