"Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf".. a decisive station in the elite of the world’s elite calendar

Abu Dhabi, July 13 / WAM / Abu Dhabi is preparing to host the twentieth edition of the “Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf” tournament next November, to establish its position as one of the most prominent and most important global golf championships, and a articulated station at the end of the “DP and World” global tour.

The championship, which attracts an elite group of the best players in the world, will be held for the fourth year in a row on the land of “Yas Linux” stadium on Yas Island, stressing the strategic partnership extending with the “DP and Derld” tour until 2028.

Since its inception in 2006, the championship built a global heritage, as it became an integral part of the prestigious Rolex series, and with its move to be within the final qualifying system for the “DP and Read” tour, it gained the importance of double, as its results have become decisive in determining the annual season champion, and the value of its prizes is currently to 9 million dollars, after it witnessed an increase of one million dollars from the copies of the previous years, compared $ 1.652.452 million in its first version, which reflects its continuous growth and development.

The “Yas Linux” stadium, which opened in 2010, is the first professional stadium of its kind in the Middle East, and is located on the western beach of Yas Island, where it includes the Linux category championships “72 strikes”, and is ranked among the 25 best golf stadiums in the world.

In line with Abu Dhabi Sustainability Vision, the tournament adopts a series of leading environmental initiatives, which focuses on reducing plastic waste and encouraging the use of recyclable materials, to prove that major sporting events can be an engine for positive environmental impact.

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He added: The tournament is not only a global sporting occasion, but a platform that enhances the UAE’s position in the international golf scene, and contributes to stimulating national talents, noting that the federation is working to enable citizens to directly contact the world’s best stars, and provide international participation opportunities.

Emirati golf player Ahmed Skycic said that participating in the “Abu Dhabi HSBC” championship was the dream that was achieved, playing alongside international names such as Rorre McLeroy and Tommy Fleetwood gave him an exceptional experience, and a high -level technical and moral test, describing the tournament as a great opportunity for any Emirati player to develop his level, whether in terms of competition or by watching professional performance from model the first.
Tom Philips, Executive Director of the “DB World Golf” tour in the Middle East, stressed that the “Abu Dhabi HBC” championship is a bright facade of golf sport in the Middle East, expressing his pride that it has become one of the most prominent tournaments within the DB World’s calendar, and emphasized the keenness to attract the best players in the world annually, and work to enhance the public and environmental experience of the tournament.

Among the most prominent stars who participated in the past versions are Rorre McLeroy and Justin Rose, in addition to a group of Rider Cup stars, among them the owner of the Olympic silver medal Tommy Fleetwood, and the winner of the Rolex Robert McCaine, while the tournament contributed greatly to supporting Emirati players, led by Ahmed Skik.
Since the start of the first edition of the tournament in 2006, 15 champions were crowned, they are the American “Chris de Marco” 2006, the English “Paul Casey” in the 2007 and 2009 versions “, the German” Martin Keimer “in 3 copies are” 2008, 2010, 2011 “, the British” Robrot Rock “2012, the Welsh” Jimmy Donaldson “2013, and the Spanish” Pedro Larsabal ” 2014, the French “Gary Stal” 2015, the American “Ricky Fowler” 2016, while the English “Tommy Fleitudd” was crowned in the 2017 and 2018 versions, respectively, then Irish “Shen Laurie” in 2019, the British “Li West Wood” in 2020, and the English “Terril Haton” in 2021, and the Belgian “Thomas Peters” in 2022 Which became the first Belgian to win the title, the French Victor Peres 2023, and the English Paul Warring 2024.

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