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American veteran Mark O'Meara labelled Irish teenager Rory McIlroy better than Tiger Woods at the same age after watching the Ulsterman grab the lead in the Dubai Desert Classic yesterday. McIlroy shot eight-under 64 - 13 shots better than playing partner O'Meara - to finish the day one shot clear of Sweden's world No 8 Robert Karlsson. New Zealand's Mark Brown finished with a 70.