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… Yas Links, Abu Dhabi Newly-engaged Scott Grant Forrest is hoping to bank a whopping £stg 1.3m early wedding prize purse if the Scot can pull off victory in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Forrest, 29, posted a superb ‘moving day’ 65 capped by a seventh hole eagle for a second day running, along with seven birdies, five over his inward half, to be just one shot off the lead at 12-under in the record-setting $US9m event on the Yas Links course. Three players – the back-to-back Open ...

… Yas Links, Abu Dhabi  Padraig Harrington is set to become the oldest winner on the DP World Tour by just 11 days heading to the final round at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Harrington had easily the biggest following over the three days, posting a sizzling eight-un​​der 64 and storming his way into the clubhouse lead at 12-under in glorious conditions on the host Yas Links course. The efforts from 51-year-old Harrington, who won an incredible four times on last year’s over-50s Champions ...

… Yas Links, Abu Dhabi  For Padraig Harrington it would that much more for him to win in the position he currently enjoys with a round to play at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship then to win, as he says, ‘out of the blue somewhere else’. Harrington had easily the biggest following over the three days, posting a sizzling eight-under-par 64 and storming his way into the clubhouse lead at 12-under in glorious conditions on the host Yas Links course. The 51-year-old Dubliner, who last won the ...

… Yas Links, Abu Dhabi Whether you’re a player, caddie, official or in my case, a journalist, being regularly out on tour is much akin to being among family members. Most everyone just gets on so well though I do find at the start of each new season it is always struggle to remember the names of the countless number of ‘cousins’ as most refer to each other. And this family theme was so evident this morning ahead of the third round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship when I bumped ...

…. Yas Links, Abu Dhabi Scott Jamieson is again in contention for a second year running at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship but it’s an end-of-season reward that his dream. Jamieson, 39, first completed the final three holes of a ‘bad light’ suspended first round in shooting a 67 and then after a short break, it was back out to grab six birdies in a three-under 69, and to be sharing fourth place at eight-under in the record-setting $US 9m event at Yas Links. The Italian duo ...

…. Yas Links, Abu Dhabi Tour rookie Tom McKibbin left the course in darkness and will return early Saturday morning (Local time) in darkness to complete his closing two holes in the second round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. McKibbin teed-off in the last three-ball on day two at 3.35pm (Local time) Friday and had the feeling they would not finish. That was the scenario with the threesome called from the Yas Links e course around 6pm (Local time). A tied-looking McKibbin was sharing 43rd ...

… Yas Links, Abu Dhabi We all know the sight of one swallow does not make for summer and it’s the same in golf with Italian Francesco Molinari needing no reminder that his good at last week’s Hero Cup does not ensure he will be teeing-up later this year on home soil in the Ryder Cup. Molinari was undefeated in last week’s inaugural team event at the nearby Abu Dhabi Golf Club, and now after two rounds of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship he’s put himself in contention ...