Abu Dhabi


               This Week the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

 

 

 

 

Held at the Yas Links Abu Dhabi

7425 Yards Par 72

 

 

 

 

The Defending Champion is Aaron Rai

 

 

 

 

 

In the TH The Abu Dhabi Champions are Taf, Deb and Hedge

 

 

 

 

 

First held in 2006, Chris DiMarco was champion . . . and one of only two Americans to win this event (Rickie in 2016).  Made part of the Rolex Series in 2019, it is one of eight Premier Events on the European tour.  Besides the large purse . . . the hosts are not above paying appearance money so the field will be strong.

 

 

 

So, you think the guy on the right will show up this year?

 

 

FUN FACT:  Chris DiMarco won 3 events on the PGA Tour . . .  interestingly he also finished second in 3 different Majors . . .  The 2004 PGA, the 2005 Masters and the 2006 Open Championship . . .  He lost the PGA and the Masters in a playoff and the Open by two strokes.  What could have been.

 

 

Four and an Alt

 No Cut This Week

 

SlingerPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4AlternateTOTAL
Scrums
Metro
Wendy
Phil
Radar
JJ
EMC
Hedge
MX2
SlingerPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4AternateTotal
Scrums (1)(1.5)
Phil (4)
JJ (2)(0.5)
Hedge (3)

 

“I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me

He said I was being ridiculous . . . Everyone hasn’t met me yet”

~ Rodney Dangerfield