Harrington drops off the pace as leaders go low in UAE

Padraig Harrington shot a second consecutive under-par round at the Ras al Khaimah Championship, however, the Dubliner dropped out of the top twenty at the UAE event.

A two-under 70 to go with Thursday's 69, Harrington now shares 34th place on five under as the leading players went low to move into double-digits.

Harrington now sits nine shots off the lead heading into the weekend, as Scotland's David Law made two eagles to soar to the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the inaugural event.

Law also carded five birdies in a second round of 64 at Al Hamra Golf Club to reach 14 under par, two shots clear of Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard.

Spain’s Adrian Otaegui is two shots further back after making nine birdies in a flawless 63 to set a new course record.

Law, who completed his opening 66 by holing out from 70 yards for an eagle, started his second round from the 10th and chipped in from 29 yards on the 14th and 17 yards on the eighth in pursuit of a second DP World Tour title.

A late bogey cost Jonathan Caldwell his place over the weekend as he missed out on the cut by one shot, ending up on two under, while Tom McKibbin shot two over on Friday and also missed out.

"It was a different golf course today, but I rode my luck a little, chipping in twice, but I was happy," said Law, who won the ISPS Handa Vic Open with a closing eagle in only the fifth start of his rookie season in 2019.

"It’s been a while since the win. This is my fourth season on tour. I had a chance at St Andrews last year to win (the Hero Open) and I felt very comfortable again in that position.

"I feel like my golf has progressed nicely in the last three years and that’s the main aim. That’s all anyone’s trying to do, to keep improving. I feel like I’ve