Abu Dhabi Golf Championship

Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Tournament information
Location	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Established	2006
Course	Yas Links
Par	72
Length	7,425 yards (6,789 m)
Organized by	IMG
Tour	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$9,000,000
Month played	November
Tournament record score
Aggregate	263 Tommy Fleetwood (2025) 263 Aaron Rai (2025)
To par	−25 as above
Current champion
Aaron Rai
Location map
Yas Links Location in the United Arab Emirates

The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship is a European Tour golf tournament held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. When founded in 2006, it was one of three European Tour events to be staged in the Arabian Peninsula, but at one point was one of six. ^[1]

History

The prize fund for each of the first five editions was US$ 2,000,000, and grew to reach US$ 3,000,000 in 2018. In 2019 it was elevated to be one of eight tournaments which are part of the Rolex Series, which identifies it as one of the European Tour's premier events. As a Rolex series event, the prize fund increased to US$ 7,000,000. ^[2]

With the support of sponsor HSBC and the local organiser, Abu Dhabi Sports Council, it has historically had one of the strongest fields on the European Tour due to "promotional" money paid to top golfers. ^[3]

A change of venue was announced for the 2022 event, with the tournament being played at Yas Links, Abu Dhabi, located on Yas Island. From 2006 to 2021 the tournament had been hosted at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. ^[4]

Winners

	European Tour (Playoff event and Rolex Series)	2024–
	European Tour (Rolex Series)	2019–2023
	European Tour (Regular)	2006–2018

#	Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse (US$)	Winner's share ($)
Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
20th	2025	Aaron Rai	263	−25	Playoff	Tommy Fleetwood	9,000,000	1,530,000
19th	2024	Paul Waring	264	−24	2 strokes	Tyrrell Hatton	9,000,000	1,530,000
18th	2023	Victor Perez	270	−18	1 stroke	Min Woo Lee Sebastian Söderberg	9,000,000	1,530,000
17th	2022	Thomas Pieters	278	−10	1 stroke	Rafa Cabrera-Bello Shubhankar Sharma	8,000,000	1,333,330
16th	2021	Tyrrell Hatton	270	−18	4 strokes	Jason Scrivener	8,000,000	1,333,330
15th	2020	Lee Westwood	269	−19	2 strokes	Matt Fitzpatrick Tommy Fleetwood Victor Perez	7,000,000	1,166,660
14th	2019	Shane Lowry	270	−18	1 stroke	Richard Sterne	7,000,000	1,166,660
13th	2018	Tommy Fleetwood (2)	266	−22	2 strokes	Ross Fisher	3,000,000	500,000
12th	2017	Tommy Fleetwood	271	−17	1 stroke	Dustin Johnson Pablo Larrazábal	2,700,000	450,000
Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
11th	2016	Rickie Fowler	272	−16	1 stroke	Thomas Pieters	2,700,000	450,000
10th	2015	Gary Stal	269	−19	1 stroke	Rory McIlroy	2,700,000	450,000
9th	2014	Pablo Larrazábal	274	−14	1 stroke	Rory McIlroy Phil Mickelson	2,700,000	450,000
8th	2013	Jamie Donaldson	274	−14	1 stroke	Thorbjørn Olesen Justin Rose	2,700,000	450,000
7th	2012	Robert Rock	275	−13	1 stroke	Rory McIlroy	2,700,000	450,000
6th	2011	Martin Kaymer (3)	264	−24	8 strokes	Rory McIlroy	2,700,000	450,000
Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
5th	2010	Martin Kaymer (2)	267	−21	1 stroke	Ian Poulter	2,000,000	333,330
4th	2009	Paul Casey (2)	267	−21	1 stroke	Martin Kaymer Louis Oosthuizen	2,000,000	333,330
3rd	2008	Martin Kaymer	273	−15	4 strokes	Henrik Stenson Lee Westwood	2,000,000	333,330
2nd	2007	Paul Casey	271	−17	1 stroke	Peter Hanson Miguel Ángel Jiménez	2,000,000	333,330
1st	2006	Chris DiMarco	268	−20	1 stroke	Henrik Stenson	2,000,000	333,330

References

1. "European Tour - Abu Dhabi Golf Championship - History". PGA European Tour. 31 December 2018.
2. "European Tour Announces Expansive Global Schedule For 2019". Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. 29 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
3. "Money talks and the world's top golfers are happy to listen". Irish Times. 20 January 2018.
4. "Move to Yas Island heralds new era for Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship". European Tour. 18 October 2021.

External links

• Coverage on the European Tour's official site