The HSBC Abu Dhabi Golf Championship 2012 LIVE
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at Abu Dhabi, UAE . The tournament will be part of the European Tours
and will be a 72 holes Stroke Play event,with no cut, Abu Dhabi, UAE
from Jan 26 - Jan 29, 2012, LIVE online Broadcast here.
MATCH DETAILS
Date: Jan 26 - Jan 29, 2012
Competition: Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
Live/Repeat: Live
Abu
Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship (January 26-29, 2012) will feature the
strongest field ever assembled at a Middle East golf tournament.
Three
reigning Major winners head will battle it out for the European PGA
Tour-sanctioned event’s US$2.7 million prize fund, with Charl Schwartzel
(US Masters), Rory McIlroy (US Open) and Darren Clarke (British Open)
eyeing top honours at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
The Championship
Village has been expanded to 1,200m² and will have a fantastic range of
attractions, prizes, games, competitions, live performances and
family-friendly fun. Fans can also enjoy the popular HSBC Interactive
Zone with sporting activities that reflect the diversity of HSBC’s
global sports sponsorship. Open to all, the HSBC Interactive Zone lets
visitors test and hone their swing and putting techniques, while
non-golfers can spend time in the creative area.
Two of Europe’s
brightest young golfing talents, Matteo Manassero and Tom Lewis, are
hoping strong Abu Dhabi connections will serve them well against a who’s
who of the world’s top players when The European Tour returns to the
Gulf for the 2012 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.
Despite their
tender years, Italy’s Manassero and Englishman Lewis, aged 18 and 20
respectively, will both be looking to bring their extensive experience
of Abu Dhabi Golf Club’s National Course to bear over the four days of
competition from January 26-29.
Manassero,
a global golf ambassador for Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), the
Championship organiser, will contest his third consecutive Abu Dhabi
HSBC Golf Championship, while Lewis, the 2011 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of
the Year, dismantled the Par 72 course with a stunning round of 64 en
route to finishing second in the 2009 Abu Dhabi Junior Golf
Championship.
“Our commitment to bringing the world’s best players
to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship every year is only matched by
our steadfast support of grassroots golf, both locally and
internationally, so it is fantastic to see protégés from the Junior Golf
Championship, like Tom, returning to contest the main event,” said
Faisal Al Sheikh, Events Manager, ADTA.
“I remember seeing Tom a
few years ago and you could tell he was going to be a wonderful
professional. Even then he was very powerful and technically fluid - I’m
sure it won’t be just the English contingent in our galleries that
enjoy seeing him play. As for Matteo, who works so hard promoting Abu
Dhabi internationally as a world-class golf destination, he can be
assured of a hero’s welcome on his return to the National.”
The
world of golf may lie at their respective feet, but neither youngster
will have an easy run next month, as ADTA, alongside HSBC, the event’s
Title Sponsor, has gathered arguably the strongest-ever field for a
Middle East tournament.
With more players set to be confirmed in
coming weeks, the star-studded field is already jam-packed with the
world’s best players.
Among the contenders are defending and
three-time champion, Martin Kaymer; two-time champion Paul Casey; three
reigning Major winners, Charl Schwartzel (Masters), Rory McIlroy (US
Open) and Darren Clarke (The Open); World Number One, Luke Donald; World
Number Three, Lee Westwood, as well as Abu Dhabi debutant and 14-time
major winner, Tiger Woods.
Australia’s World Number Eight, Jason
Day, and Korean sensation, KJ Choi, the current World Number 15, have
also signed up to try and claim their first Middle East title and a
share of the event’s US$2.7 million prize fund.
Having broken
records at every stage of his fledgling career, Manassero, who has two
European Tour wins to his name, is eager to make it third time lucky in
Abu Dhabi.
“The Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship is one of the
biggest tournaments we play in all year outside of the Majors and the
World Golf Championships, so I am hoping to make a good start to the
year to help my quest for Ryder Cup qualification,” said Manassero, who
became the youngest winner in European Tour history upon capturing the
Castello Masters in October 2010 aged 17 years and 188 days. He claimed
his second career victory at this year’s Maybank Malaysian Open.
“I
first played in Abu Dhabi on an amateur invitation in 2010 and I was
astonished by the size and luxury of the Emirates Palace, where all the
players are accommodated; I remember thinking how much I wanted to be a
professional if every tournament was going to be like that. Although
I’ve made the cut both times I’ve played in Abu Dhabi, I haven’t really
featured on the leader board and that is my aim this January.”
After
claiming his maiden European Tour title in only his third professional
start at October’s Portugal Masters, Lewis is relishing the prospect of
kicking-off his first full year as a professional on familiar territory.
“It’s
going to be great coming back to Abu Dhabi – time has really flown
since the junior tournament two years ago,” said Lewis, who underlined
his star quality at the 2011 Open Championship at Royal St. George’s,
where he posted the lowest-ever score by an amateur in Open history - a
scintillating opening round of 65.
“Pretty much every tournament
in 2012 is going to be a new experience, so being in Abu Dhabi will be
great because it is a course I know well. I can’t wait to get back on
the National and I’m already looking forward to playing in to the 18th
green with that spectacular falcon-shaped clubhouse behind. The field is
amazing and I’m crossing my fingers that I get paired with one of the
top names, like Luke Donald or Tiger Woods at some point during the
week..”
Having initiated a series of activities that saw 40,000
spectators attend this year’s event, up 20 per cent on 2010 figures,
HSBC, the Championship’s Title sponsor, is anticipating the quality of
field – coupled with a vastly improved programme of entertainment and
events in the expanded Championship Village - will attract even more
visitors in 2012.
Away from all the course action, the
Championship Village has been expanded to 1,200m² and provides a
fantastic range of attractions, prizes, games, competitions, live
performances and family-friendly fun. Fans will also be able to enjoy
the popular HSBC Interactive Zone, with its variety of sporting
activities that reflect the diversity of HSBC’s global sports
sponsorship. Open to all, the HSBC Interactive Zone allows people to
test and hone their swing and putting techniques, while non-golfers can
spend time in the creative area.
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Next year’s Abu
Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship will feature arguably the strongest field
ever assembled at a Middle East golf tournament, after organisers Abu
Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) and title sponsor HSBC unveiled an
eye-catching roster of Major winners and past and present world number
ones for the January 26-29 showpiece.
Three
reigning Major winners head Abu Dhabi’s 2012 line-up and will battle it
out for the European PGA Tour-sanctioned event’s US$2.7 million prize
fund, with Charl Schwartzel (US Masters), Rory McIlroy (US Open) and
Darren Clarke (Open Championship) all eyeing top honours at Abu Dhabi
Golf Club.
The Major-winning trio will be joined in Abu Dhabi’s
dream field by Luke Donald, the current world number one, and three
other players that have reached the summit of the sport’s rankings:
Martin Kaymer, the defending champion and three-time Falcon trophy
winner, enigmatic Englishman Lee Westwood, and Abu Dhabi debutant, Tiger
Woods – the most famous name in golf.
With more household names
set to be confirmed in coming weeks, half of the world’s top 10 players -
including Australia’s Jason Day, the current world number eight - will
square-off on the National Course for the championship’s seventh
showing. The contenders also include Korean sensation, KJ Choi – the
current world number 15.
“The giants of golf are coming to Abu
Dhabi,” said Faisal Al Sheikh, Events Manager, ADTA. “Traditionally, we
have prioritised depth of field at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
and that has not changed for our seventh year. It is safe to say we are
amassing the finest field to ever contest a Middle East tournament.
