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Tyrell Hatton has added further insult to Rory McIlroy’s Abu Dhabi pain in elbowing his way past McIlroy into No. 5 on the World Rankings. Hatton continues to make his push to the top of the Rankings pile and is up four places on the back of his comprehensive demolition not only of McIlroy but many of the best in Europe. At the start of last year, the now 29-year-old Englishman was No. 31 in the world and over the past nine months has picked-up victories in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the European ...

A new year and new season goals but sadly the same old disappointment for Rory McIlroy at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. McIlroy stumbled his way to final round 72 and a distant five shots at 13-under par behind Englishman Tyrrell Hatton. So much for Hatton’s newfound ‘Angry Golfers’ social media image as he became Europe’s happiest golfer winning at ease by four shots thanks to a closing 66 for an 18-under par tally on the National course in the Abu Dhabi capital. Hatton, 29, captured ...

Jason Scrivener celebrated Australia Day two days earlier banking the biggest prize cheque of his career in finishing second at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship The 31-year-old born in South Africa but an Aussie living in Perth for over 20-years, posted a stunning final round 66, and that included back-nine of just 29 strokes, to finish runner-up at 14-under par. Scrivener’s last nine commenced with a 10th hole eagle ‘3’ and he then proceeded to pick-up birdies at the 12th, three ...

For Darren Clarke, it was another case of  the No. 272 bus! Clarke had waited nine years since his 2011 Open Championship victory to win for the first time and that materialised on November 1st last year in capturing the Timber Tech tournament in Boca Raton, Florida on the Champions Tour. Now in his very first event since that long overdue success and the 52-year old Northern Irishman is celebrating in capturing a second straight victory with success in the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at ...

Scot Robert MacIntyre insists there was no added pressure playing the first two Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship rounds in the company of Ryder Cup Captain, Padraig Harrington. The restart to 2021 European Ryder Cup qualification began in Abu Dhabi after the Whistling Straits points race was frozen last July and the restart to European Tour competition post the lockdown. Most observers put two-and-two together when the opening two round draw was released showing Harrington drawn Dundee-based Frenchman ...

Marc Warren continues to put past Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship efforts to shame to now be staring at victory in the UAE capital. The Glaswegian holed an eight-foot birdie gem at the last in a third round 68 to be sharing fourth place at 10-under par and only three shots off the lead in the UAE capital Rory McIlroy posted a 67 to head the near £6m event by a shot at 13-under after Tyrell Hatton missed his birdie putt on 18 in a round of 71. McIlroy had regrouped from trailing five shots behind through ...

Darren Clarke is just one round shy of winning back-to-back Champions Tour titles in sharing the lead heading into day three and the final round of the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Hawaii. Clarke added a 68 to his opening sizzling 63 to be tied with American Jerry Kelly who has signed for scores of 64 and 67 for 13-under par totals. Clarke superbly rebounded from a bogey on the 11th with four straight birdies. “I just didn’t really have it today, to be honest with you,” ...