TOURNAMENT PREVIEW THURSDAYJANUARY 19, 2023
ABU DHABI HSBC CHAMPIONSHIP
YAS LINKA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES,
DP WORLD TOUR
JAN 19-22, 2023 PURSE $9,000,000 PAR 72.
Last year winner was Thomas Pieters. Of the 126 players, Lowry is top rated at #20. It is the first of 5 of Rolex Series events. The Rolex series is like the PGA’s Majors. Four events for 2023 have a purse of $9,000,000, DP World Tour Championship $10,000,000.
Oglofit.com will cover all 5 and post results upon completion of each tournament.
| FOUR FUTURE EVENTS | PGA TOURNAMENT |
| Dubai Desert Classic Jan 26 to 29 | Farmers Insurance |
| Genesis Scottish Open Jul 13-16 | Also a PGA event |
| BMW Championship Sep 14-17 | Fortinet Championship |
| DP World Tour Championship Nov 16-19 | The RSM Classic |
This years field for Abu Dhabi includes:
| LIV PLAYERS | DP WORLD TOUR PLAYERS | PGA & DP | |
| Lee Westwood | Ryan Fox | Shane Lowry | Tommy Fleetwood |
| Henrik Stenson | Robert MacIntyre | Padraig Harrington | Francisco Molinari |
| Patrick Reed | Terrell Hatton | Seamus Power | Sep Straka |
| Jordan Smith | Min Woo Lee | Luke Donald | Alex Noran |
| Ian Poulter | Thomas Pieters | ||
| MY FAVORITES | FAVORITES |
| #1 Robert MacIntyre | #1 Tommy Fleetwood 12/1 |
| #2 Shamus Power | #2 Terrell Hatton 12/1 |
| #3 Shane Lowry | #3 Shane Lowry 14/1 |
| #4 Tommy Fleetwood | #4 Alex Noran 20/1 |
| #5 Seoo Straka | #5 Min Woo Lee 22/1 |
TOURNAMENT RESULTS MONDAY JANUARY 23
| FIRST ROUND | SECOND ROUND |
| #1 Luke Donald -8 (64) | #1 Francisco Molinari -5 (-10), Guido Migliozzi -3 (-10), Both from Italy. |
| #2 Migiozzi & Scrivener -7 | #3 Jason Scrivener -2 (-9) |
| #4 Power -6 | #4 Five Players: Perez, Levy, Coetzee, Jamieson Bjork, |
| #5 Kawamura/ Sharma/Lowry/Soderberg/E&F Molinari | #9 Lowry -2 (-7), |
| #65 Tyrell Hatton E Pared all 18 Holes | #22 Power +1 (-5), Luke Donald +3 (-5) tied with 10 others. |
CUT E NOTABLES MISSED Thomas Pieters, Patrick Reed+4.
THIRD ROUND Padraig Harrington at age 51 & Connor Syme shoot low round of 64. There are 22 players within 4 shots of the lead. Final threesome Lowry, Lee, F. Molinari.
#1 Lowry -6 (-13) 5 birdies, 1 eagle, 1 bogie. & Lee -6 (-13) & F. Molinari -3 (-13)
#4 Victor Perez -4 & Soderberg -6 (-12)
#7 Harrington -8 & 3 others (-11)
FINAL RESULTS Perez got his 3rd Tour win after he birdied 17 from the sand,
best of his career, and lead to his win.
Sean Lowry+4(76) Shot 5 over from 14 to 17 to finish 28th 279.
| #1 Victor Perez -6 | 270 | $1,530,000 | Bogied last hole with 3 shots over Lee |
| #2 Min Woo Lee -4 | 271 | $778,000 | Birdied 18, but 1 short for a tie |
| #2 S. Soderberg-5 | 271 | $778,400 | Ranked 218, 1 European Tour win |
| #4 P. Harrington -5 | 272 | $450,000 | Five birdies from 8 to 14, pars the rest of the way |
| #5 Alex Noren -4 | 274 | $381,600 | Ranked 39, 11 European wins 0 PGA |
| #5 F. Molinari -1 | 274 | $381,600 | Birdied 18 to tie for 5th |
Best finish by LIV member Henrik Stenson Ties for #20-6 $97,763.
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