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Who is Thirston Lawrence and the only player who can deny Rory McIlroy a sixth Race to Dubai title at this week’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai? Lawrence trails McIlroy by 1,786 points and with 2,000 points awarded to the winner of this week’s tournament is the only player who can mathematically become 2024 DP World Tour No. 1 and be handed the Harry Vardon Trophy. However, if Lawrence is to become a first South African born to win the coveted title in 20-years then ...

Paul Waring will surely now be heading to the PGA Tour full-time after his stunning Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship triumph. Waring, 39 kept his nerve to bravely brush aside the efforts of some of the game’s best, and including three past Abu Dhabi champions, in birding the closing two holes in a round of 66 for a two stroke and 24-under triumph in suuny and windy conditions on the host Yas Links course. Former double Abu Dhabi champ Tyrrell had tied Waring for the lead with a 13-footer for birdie ...

Scotland’s Grant Forrest ended what could be described as a steady sixth DP World Tour season ahead of looking forward to a biggest excitement in his life. Forrest posted a closing round of 70 for a seven-under-par tally in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. The 31-year-old arrived in the UAE capital lying 58th on the Race to Dubai money list and needing to be among the top-50 if he was to travel the hour or so drive north to Dubai and compete in this coming week’s DP World Tour Championship. Forrest ...

There was a double record-setting glory for England’s Paul Waring on day two of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Not only did the 39-year-old set a new course record with his 11-under 63 on day two of the $9m event but his 19-under-par tally is a new record for two opening holes in the 72-year history of the DP World Tour. Waring’s effort is one shot better than Ernie Els’ prior opening two round record 36-hole low of 18-under for a 126 tally the double Major champ set on route ...

American golfer Johannes Veerman produced one of the more colourful mental thoughts heading to the weekend rounds of the 19th hosting of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.’ Veerman, 32 added a second round 67 to his opening 63 to move to 14-under on the host Yas Links course in the UAE capital. The Californian capped his second round with four birdies in opening six holes as he seeks to capture a second Race to Dubai title after breaking through for a maiden Tour success in the 2021 Czech Open. “KEEP ...

Top Scot Robert MacIntyre produced another ‘colourful’ both word and actions display to be well in contention following the opening round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. MacIntyre, 28, grabbed nine birdies in ​the very hot meltdown conditions to post a seven-under 65 on the host Yas Links course in the UAE capital. It has the World No. 16 sharing eighth place and just three adrift of England’s and his playing partner Tommy Fleegtwood who heads the elite 70-player and $9m event at 10-under ...

World No. 3 Rory McIlroy believes now second-time US President Donald Trump will have less time to focus on golf after it’s being suggested the now 47th US President’s return to the White House could go a long way also to mend the bridges in the men’s professional game. While recently appearing on the “Let’s Go” Podcast with Jim Gray and Bill Belichick, Trump confidently boasted that he could get a deal done to end the now two-years since LIV Golf was launched. “I do think ...