Henrik Stenson took charge on Day 1 in Abu Dhabi. (Getty Images) All play and no work paid dividends for Henrik Stenson in the first round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. The Swede, coming off an off-season break where he rarely touched a club, shot an 8-under 64 at Abu Dhabi Golf Club to […]
Rory McIlroy withdraws from Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with rib injury
January 17, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. A day after finishing runner-up at the BMW SA Open in South Africa, world No. 2 Rory McIlroy withdrew from this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in the United Arab Emirates, citing a rib injury. “It’s bitterly disappointing to have to withdraw from the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship,” McIlroy […]
Play suspended in Abu Dhabi as Spieth, McIlroy stall out in Abu Dhabi
January 23, 2016 by
Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth struggled on Friday at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, with both losing ground on the lead before play was called due to darkness. Spieth got off to a rough start after an opening 4-under 68, making back-to-back bogeys on the fourth and fifth holes. As he hooked his tee […]
McIlroy opens 2016 with strong 66 in Abu Dhabi
January 22, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Rory McIlroy is looking to start his 2016 the same way he ended 2015: with a win in the United Arab Emirates. McIlroy kicked off his year on Thursday with a 6-under 66 in the first round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, leaving him two shots behind […]
Rory McIlroy makes first pro ace at Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
January 17, 2015 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Rory McIlroy is a Masters away from the career Grand Slam, has been on three winning Ryder Cup teams and has been No. 1 in the world several times. However, McIlroy never enjoyed a hole-in-one in a professional event — that is, until Friday. At the par-3 15th hole […]
Buy Adam Scott’s Abu Dhabi residence, play a free round of golf with Adam Scott
February 6, 2014 by
Alright ladies, show us your bank statements! That is what could happen with the latest announcement that Adam Scott is not only selling his Abu Dhabi house that he never lived in, but he’s going to play a round of golf with whoever puts up the dough for the ridiculous spread he had completed six […]
Phil Mickelson does the most Phil Mickelson thing ever to lose the Abu Dhabi Championship
January 21, 2014 by
Oh Phil Mickelson, you never fail to entertain us, even when what you’re doing is completely insane. On Sunday at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship it was Mickelson who looked like he would cruise to a surprising victory on the European Tour, a place that has been very kind to Mickelson over the last […]
Rory McIlroy slapped with penalty in Abu Dhabi, calls rule ‘stupid’
January 18, 2014 by
These days in professional golf it seems just about every week we’re battling with some sort of rule that could change the course of a tournament. This week at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship we had one of those rare moments where a high profile golfer got slammed with a two-shot penalty while he […]
Rory McIlroy & Tiger Woods paired together; Abu Dhabi TV times
January 20, 2013 by
Good news! Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are going to be Swooshing it up together for the first time rounds of Thursday’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. Yep, the two biggest stars in the game will be paired starting Thursday morning (Wednesday night Eastern Time). The Golf Channel is all over it, and will be […]
Video: And here is Tiger Woods’ worst shot in the first round in Abu Dhabi
January 18, 2013 by
Rust. We all get it when we take time off from the game of golf. I get it, you get it, and apparently Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods get it. Sure, they’ve been practicing and playing money games in their “offseason,” but to get back into a competitive round that counts for the year is […]
