Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship Jan 21-24

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• bu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

$2,700,000

 

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Rory McIlroy wows Jordan Spieth; Bryson DeChambeau leads

Jordan Spieth was aggrieved at being given a warning for slow play, and complained that his tee shots were "short and crooked."

But after his opening round of the Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday, the top-ranked Spieth's biggest concern might just be the sublime form of his playing partner.

Rory McIlroy got the better of Spieth in their first head-to-head of 2016, using his power and accuracy with the driver to set up a 6-under 66 that put him two shots off the lead held by American amateur Bryson DeChambeau.

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Andy Sullivan has clubhouse lead as play suspended in Abu Dhabi

Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and other big names slid off the leaderboard at the weather-affected Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday, leaving American amateur Bryson DeChambeau to chase clubhouse leader Andy Sullivan in the second round.

After fog delayed the start of play by nearly three hours, Sullivan shot a second straight 5-under 67 to move clear on 10-under and make another strong impression in front of his playing partner, European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke.

Read more http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/...-drop-andy-sullivan-leads-suspended-abu-dhabi

 

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Spieth beats fading light to narrow deficit in Abu Dhabi

Jordan Spieth featured in a six-ball on his last green in fading light at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Saturday as he became one of the few golfers to finish a fog-interrupted third round.

It will now allow the world number one extra rest ahead of Sunday's finale, with the 22-year-old American three strokes adrift of five players who are sharing the lead and have yet to complete 54 holes.

Read more http://sports.yahoo.com/news/spieth-beats-fading-light-narrow-deficit-abu-dhabi-164819099--golf.html

 

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Despite naysayers, Rickie Fowler comes through in the clutch -- again

Rickie Fowler plays his best golf when the pressure is highest, thriving when the spotlight is directly on him in the heat of battle.

The preceding proclamation probably sounds like a cheap cliché. Or even worse, the kind of thing a writer writes when he doesn't have anything else.

So I understand your skepticism. It's like saying an athlete is "competitive" or "loves to win" -- which is pretty much an apt description for, well, everybody.

Except in this case, it's the truth.

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