Dubai Desert Classic winner McIlroy took the lead with a birdie on the second hole at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club but his more experienced opponent drew level as he bogeyed the fourth.
West Ham players, including Scott Parker, Carlton Cole and Mark Noble delivered the club's bid to run the stadium at 10 Downing Street at the end of September.
Carlton Cole has suffered a frustrating season at club level for the Premier League's bottom club West Ham, starting only eight of their 13 league games and scoring once, while on Saturday he came on as a 71st minute substitute against Blackpool.
Meanwhile, West Ham players Carlton Cole, Mark Noble and Scott Parker were at Downing Street on Thursday to present the club's joint bid to run the 2012 Olympic Stadium, with the club and Newham Council having delivered their bid earlier in the day.