Rai Denies Fleetwood & Holds Off McIlroy After Rors Tour Best In Abu Dhabi Last Day Thriller
Aaron Rai not only brilliantly denied fellow Englishman Tommy Fleetwood a repeat DP World Tour victory but also superbly held off Grand Slam winning Rory McIlroy a first tournament win in the UAE capital with a birdie at the first extra hole to claim success in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Rai and Fleetwood ended regulation play having pared the par-5 18th with Rai posting a closing 67 and Fleetwood a 66 to send the event into a play-off on the host Yas Links course.
The 30-year-old Rai, and ...
McIlroy Moves To Abu Dhabi Overtaking Lane & Certain Keys To Seventh Race To Dubai Title
Grand Slam winning Rory McIlroy superbly took to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship overtaking lane in a move to be now assured the keys later next week to a seventh Race to Dubai title.
After two days in the slow lanes of the Yas Links course, there was no holding McIlroy back on day three grabbing seven birdies, including four in his opening seven holes on route to an eventual six-under par 66 and now be heading to the final round at 14-under and a share of 12th place.
England’s Aaron Rai continues ...
MacIntyre Ranks His Double Winning Season 8 Out Of 10.
Top Scot Robert MacIntyre has arrived in the UAE for the closing two events of the DP World Tour season and rating his 2025 double winning season an 8 out 10.
MacIntyre is returning to competition on a high having been a member of a second victorious European Ryder Cup side and also his stunning success on home ground at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
The current World No. 7 will tee-up in this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship currently lying sixth of the Race to Dubai ranking and ...
Should Morrison Reimburse 13-Year-Old Son Finley The Standard 10% Winning Caddie Fee? (Smiling)
Thirteen year-old Finley Morrison happily joined his family travelling to Majorca to cheer on his 40-year-old father as he went about winding-up his three wins professional career.
Not for a second did Dad think he’d win the Hotel Planner, Race to Majorca, Rolex Grand Final on the Spanish holiday isle nor did young Finley expect to end-up caddieing for his father and thirdly never in the minds of any member of the family did they expect ‘Jimbo’ to win.
Well, in one of the best golfing ...
Scot Trio Will Waste Little Time Crossing The Equator After Securing 2026 DP Tour Full Status
The Scottish trio of David Law, Daniel Young and Ewan Walker will savour some valued time to celebrate before embarking on a newest chapter in the career after earning full 2026 DP World Tour membership status.
​With the BMW Australian PGA Championship and the opening event of the 2026 DP World Tour season kick-starting in Brisbane on November 27th, Law, Young and Walker can be certain to head to Australia and then onto South Africa for the opening handful of pre-Christman events after securing ...
Morrison Shines Brightly In Spain As He Signals Triumphant Return To Main DP World Tour
Affable Englishman James Morrison is shining brighly in forging his way to three shots clears of his rivals as he not only looks to secure a victory-winning return to full DP Tour playing rights for next year’s 2026 DP World Tour season.
Morrison, 40, birdied four of his opening seven holes and also three of his closing six in a round of 67 and move to 13-under in the Rolex Grand Final and thc closing event on this year’s secondary Hotel Planner Tour in Majora.
The two-time DP World winner ...
McGuire: McKibbin Or Maguire? Who’ll Be The Hong Kong Open Big Mac?
Tom McKibbin brilliantly responded to M J Maguire’s ‘moving day’ leadership challenge with late round back-to-birdies to retain the lead by a shot heading to the Sunday’s close of the Link Hong Kong Open in suburban Fanling.
McKibbin had led or shared the lead in the 64th hosting of the premier Asian Tour event up until a 15th hole bogey when Maguire made his way to the front with his own back-to-back birdies at 17 and 18 on route to a sizzling score of 61 and head to the ...
