Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Established | 2006 |
| Course(s) | Yas Links |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,425 yards (6,789 m) |
| Organized by | IMG |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$9,000,000 |
| Month played | November |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Martin Kaymer (2011) 264 Paul Waring (2024) |
| To par | −24 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Paul Waring | |
| Location map | |
  Yas Links Location in the United Arab Emirates | |
The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship is a European Tour golf tournament held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. When founded in 2006, it was one of three European Tour events to be staged in the Arabian Peninsula, but at one point was one of six.[1]
History
[edit]The prize fund for each of the first five editions was US$2,000,000, and grew to reach US$3,000,000 in 2018. In 2019 it was elevated to be one of eight tournaments which are part of the Rolex Series, which identifies it as one of the European Tour's premier events. As a Rolex series event, the prize fund increased to US$7,000,000.[2]
With the support of sponsor HSBC and the local organiser, Abu Dhabi Sports Council, it has historically had one of the strongest fields on the European Tour due to "promotional" money paid to top golfers.[3]
A change of venue was announced for the 2022 event, with the tournament being played at Yas Links, Abu Dhabi, located on Yas Island. From 2006 to 2021 the tournament had been hosted at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.[4]
Winners
[edit]| European Tour (Playoff event and Rolex Series) | 2024– | |
| European Tour (Rolex Series) | 2019–2023 | |
| European Tour (Regular) | 2006–2018 |
| # | Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse (US$) |
Winner's share ($) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | ||||||||||
| 19th | 2024 | Paul Waring |
264 | −24 | 2 strokes | Tyrrell Hatton |
9,000,000 | 1,530,000 | ||
| 18th | 2023 |  Victor Perez |
270 | −18 | 1 stroke |  Min Woo Lee Sebastian Söderberg |
9,000,000 | 1,530,000 | ||
| 17th | 2022 |  Thomas Pieters |
278 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Rafa Cabrera-Bello Shubhankar Sharma |
8,000,000 | 1,333,330 | ||
| 16th | 2021 | Tyrrell Hatton
|
270 | −18 | 4 strokes | Jason Scrivener
|
8,000,000 | 1,333,330 | ||
| 15th | 2020 | Lee Westwood
|
269 | −19 | 2 strokes | Matt Fitzpatrick Tommy Fleetwood Victor Perez
|
7,000,000 | 1,166,660 | ||
| 14th | 2019 |  Shane Lowry |
270 | −18 | 1 stroke |  Richard Sterne
|
7,000,000 | 1,166,660 | ||
| 13th | 2018 | Tommy Fleetwood (2) |
266 | −22 | 2 strokes | Ross Fisher
|
3,000,000 | 500,000 | ||
| 12th | 2017 | Tommy Fleetwood |
271 | −17 | 1 stroke |  Dustin Johnson Pablo Larrazábal
|
2,700,000 | 450,000 | ||
| Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2016 | Rickie Fowler |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Thomas Pieters
|
2,700,000 | 450,000 | ||
| 10th | 2015 | Gary Stal |
269 | −19 | 1 stroke |  Rory McIlroy
|
2,700,000 | 450,000 | ||
| 9th | 2014 | Pablo Larrazábal |
274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Rory McIlroy Phil Mickelson
|
2,700,000 | 450,000 | ||
| 8th | 2013 |  Jamie Donaldson |
274 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Thorbjørn Olesen Justin Rose
|
2,700,000 | 450,000 | ||
| 7th | 2012 | Robert Rock |
275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Rory McIlroy
|
2,700,000 | 450,000 | ||
| 6th | 2011 |  Martin Kaymer (3) |
264 | −24 | 8 strokes | Rory McIlroy
|
2,700,000 | 450,000 | ||
| Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2010 | Martin Kaymer (2) |
267 | −21 | 1 stroke | Ian Poulter
|
2,000,000 | 333,330 | ||
| 4th | 2009 | Paul Casey (2) |
267 | −21 | 1 stroke | Martin Kaymer Louis Oosthuizen
|
2,000,000 | 333,330 | ||
| 3rd | 2008 | Martin Kaymer |
273 | −15 | 4 strokes | Henrik Stenson Lee Westwood
|
2,000,000 | 333,330 | ||
| 2nd | 2007 | Paul Casey |
271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Peter Hanson Miguel Ángel Jiménez
|
2,000,000 | 333,330 | ||
| 1st | 2006 | Chris DiMarco |
268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Henrik Stenson
|
2,000,000 | 333,330 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "European Tour - Abu Dhabi Golf Championship - History". PGA European Tour. 31 December 2018.
- ^ "European Tour Announces Expansive Global Schedule For 2019". Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. 29 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Money talks and the world's top golfers are happy to listen". Irish Times. 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Move to Yas Island heralds new era for Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship". European Tour. 18 October 2021.