Abu Dhabi Golf

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Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship: Shane Lowry, Francesco Molinari ... (Sky Sports)

Shane Lowry and Francesco Molinari are part of a three-way tie for the lead heading into the final round of the DP World Tour's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

It would mean that I am actually competitive. "Tomorrow I've got a chance to go out there and do something special," Lowry said. "If I went and won right now, I actually think it would mean something totally different.

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Abu Dhabi Championship final-round preview, best bets, free golf ... (Racing Post)

Golf tips, best bets and player analysis for final round of the Abu Dhabi Championship on the DP World Tour.

All three have obvious claims but there is scope for one of the chasing pack to quickly overhaul the leaders. Free Bets are paid as bet credits and are available for use upon settlement of bets to value of qualifying deposit. He is two shots adrift of the final group, who are set to tee off at 7.50am UK & Ireland time. Minimum odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Perez has driven the ball superbly in Abu Dhabi and he looks set to make his present felt. This valuable Rolex Series has boiled down to a battle between some of the DP World Tour's best and, with no one player able to separate himself at the top of the Abu Dhabi leaderboard, a final-round shootout is in the offing.

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A leaderboard bursting with major winners—Lowry, Molinari ... (GolfDigest.com)

Franceso Molinari and Shane Lowry share the lead, with Padraig Harrington among 19 players within four shots entering the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC ...

“I left a couple of shots out there on the front nine and on the back nine it got tricky when the wind got up. I don't want to be one of the masses. As ever, Harrington had plenty to say in the wake of his bogey-free effort, one that improved on his second day score by nine shots. It wasn't an easy day and it was nice to finish with a birdie at the last. I don't want to know.” Senior Open champion would, at the age of the 51, become the oldest winner on the DP World Tour. “I really had no idea,” he said when asked if he realized he had made those six birdies in a row. Should he close that gap over the course of the final round, the U.S. If I can bring the game I brought the last few days, and roll in a few putts as well, you never know what might happen.” “My thing is always to try and give myself as many chances to win as I can. If there is a favorite on such a bunched leaderboard, that honor must go to Lowry. ABU DHABI — In Scotland, golf fans would be calling this a “right guddle,” a wild, out-of-control, tightly packed battle with an indeterminate, impossible-to-predict conclusion.

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Pádraig Harrington's remarkable round makes him a contender in ... (The Guardian)

Irishman is aiming to become the oldest winner in European tour history, the 51-year-old sitting two shots off the lead going into the final day of the Abu ...

“When it’s breezy out there it’s very tricky, and I’ll be able to deal with that,” he said. I’ll never be as good as I am at golf, so why not find a way of going out there and loving golf again??” I figured out this is what I like doing and I’m pretty good at it and there’s no point in trying to be good at something else. I have to be different, so I’m trying the opposite.” A back-nine run of six birdies in a row emphasised his ability to mix it with the best. I have a much better handle on experience, who I am and what I need to do.

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Shane Lowry shares 54-hole lead in Abu Dhabi, with Padraig ... (Golf Channel)

Shane Lowry moved into position to win the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship for a second time, but he has plenty of company.

“My thing would be I try and give myself as many chances to win as I can and at some stage hopefully it happens. “First tournament of the year, you don’t know what’s going to happen,” the 35-year-old Irishman said. He added five birdies and one bogey.

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Golf: Ryan Fox drops way down leaderboard at Abu Dhabi ... (New Zealand Herald)

The third round is typically referred to as moving day but Ryan Fox was only moving in one direction and that was backward at the Abu Dhabi HSBC ...

Lee had six birdies and one bogey to sit in a share of 21st. “My thing would be I try and give myself as many chances to win as I can and at some stage hopefully it happens. He heads into the final day at 14-under, nine shots behind leaders Jon Rahm and Davis Thompson.

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Padraig Harrington picks up big cheque in Abu Dhabi as Shane ... (Irish Mirror)

Shane Lowry went into the final round in a tie for the lead, but slipped down the leaderboard on an action packed afternoon in the Middle East.

Waterford's Seamus Power enjoyed a much better final round, which included an eagle, four birdies and three bogeys as he finished in a tie for 20th. Harrington's final round included seven birdies and two bogeys, while Lowry hit four birdies, as well as five bogeys and a triple bogey to finish in a tie for 28th. Shane Lowry went into the final round in a tie for the lead, but slipped down the leaderboard on an action packed afternoon in the Middle East.

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Pádraig Harrington claims top four finish in Abu Dhabi as Lowry ... (Irish Examiner)

France's Victor Perez survived a nervous finale to win the tournament by one shot after a shooting a six-under-par 66 in his final round. But it was a poor day ...

Lowry, who won the event in 2019, birdied the second and led the tournament after another birdie on No 5. "It is probably the greatest shot I ever hit," Perez said of his birdie on the 17th. Hopefully I can make it a little easier for the next."

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Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship: Shane Lowry, Francesco Molinari ... (Sky Sports)

Shane Lowry and Francesco Molinari are part of a three-way tie for the lead heading into the final round of the DP World Tour's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

It would mean that I am actually competitive. "Tomorrow I've got a chance to go out there and do something special," Lowry said. "If I went and won right now, I actually think it would mean something totally different.

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Why did players wear black ribbons at the Abu Dhabi HSBC ... (Sportskeeda)

The display of solidarity in sports is always very moving. One such moment occurred at the recently concluded Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship 2023.

[Barry Lane](https://www.sportskeeda.com/golf/news-golfer-barry-lane-dies-62-a-look-back-ex-ryder-cup-player-s-career) at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship 2023 was indeed an emotional moment for every golf fan. To have seen such a level of success across both the European Tour and the now Legends Tour shows his dedication to the game of golf and he was a much-loved figure on both tours. Known for his incredible ball-striking, he represented England four times at the Dunhill Cup and twice at the World Championship. Over the course of his 40-year-long career has made 693 starts, which is the fourth most on what was then the European Tour (now changed to DP World Tour chief executive Keith Pelley paid tribute to Barry Lane's career and character on behalf of the league. Barry Lane beat then-Masters champion Sandy Lyle to bag the 1988 Scottish Open.

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Near-miss for Min Woo in Abu Dhabi (Golf Australia Magazine)

Min Woo Lee has suffered the frustration of another near-miss, ending up as joint runner-up at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship behind Victor Perez after the ...

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Victor Perez seals biggest win as bunker shot sees off Söderberg in ... (The Guardian)

Frenchman Victor Perez held off the field despite some late drama at the Abu Dhabi Championship.

The Ryder Cup captain was a certainty to be looking on as Perez staggered through the tape. Lowry dropped shots on 14 and 15 before slipping to a triple bogey seven at the 16th. The Irishman played his front nine in level par but remained in touch courtesy of birdies at the 12th and 13th. Shane Lowry had been the favourite in the eyes of most onlookers before a fourth round ball was struck. In the end, he saw off the challenge of Sebastian Söderberg after the Swede wasted a great opportunity to win with just a short iron in his hand at the 72nd hole. The 51-year-old Pádraig Harrington was denied in his bid to become the oldest winner in DP World Tour history, but not by much.

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Victor Perez hits shot of lifetime for Abu Dhabi win and 3rd title (Golf Channel)

The best shot of Victor Perez's life has set up likely the biggest year of the Frenchman's golfing career.

Perez missed out on getting on Europe’s team for the Ryder Cup in 2021, having also been in a good position early in qualification. His second shot went about 10 feet beyond the cup and span back into it, leading to Perez leaping out of the sand and chest-bumping his caddie. Leading by one at that stage, Perez left his tee shot short and in a greenside bunker. Perez finished on 18 under par for the tournament, with Sebastian Soderberg (67) and Lee (68) tied for second place. 17 and celebrated wildly on the way to shooting 6-under 66 for a one-stroke victory at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Sunday, earning him his third and easily biggest DP World Tour title. Only then could Perez, watching the television in the scorer’s hut, truly celebrate winning around $1.5 million at one of the tour’s top events.

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