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Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship field announced
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2/15/2025
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The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship is just around the corner so that's why we're
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here today to celebrate, have our ceremonial tea shot and really look
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forward to what is going to be a fantastic event. This tournament has such
00:12
a long history, this will be the 18th year. Moving it to Yass Lynx last year
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was kind of part of the journey and it was a huge success. I think it was more
00:20
about showcasing Abu Dhabi to the global audience, showcasing Yass Island and
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really attracting the international audience and I'm sure golf fans watching
00:29
around the world saw it on this new venue and and really wanted to to come
00:33
and be here themselves. So yeah, second year here, really looking forward to it.
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The feel this year is going to be really strong once again. We're lucky the top
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players love coming to Abu Dhabi, they love the weather, they love the golf
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course, the hospitality but of course this year for the first time we'll have
00:48
the Hero Cup, our new team event the week before. I think that has resulted in a
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lot of players wanting to come and be part of the Hero Cup and play in the
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Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. So the two events together, a two-week festival of
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golf in Abu Dhabi means that the field is probably our strongest and deepest
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yet. We've obviously already announced we've got Thomas Peters coming back
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defending champion, we've got Tommy Fleetwood, we've got Shane Lowry, a couple
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of new names in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Seamus Power, he's an
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exciting young talent, top 30 in the world, two-time winner on the PGA Tour
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and a lot of other really strong names, some familiar faces, some new ones coming
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back again. The Abu Dhabi Sports Council, it's their event, they've been at the
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really the forefront of growing golf in this region for 18 years. His Excellency
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Arif Al-Awani who's in charge really has a leadership and a vision that gives us
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all that direction and enthusiasm and passion to keep growing this game, keep
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growing this particular event because we know it can continue to get bigger and
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better. It's going to be a festival of golf having for sure Abu Dhabi HSBC,
01:52
having next week starting the Amateur Tournament and at the same time having
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the Hero Cup, so for every fan who are loving the golf will never find a better
02:02
time to spend rather than Abu Dhabi in January. All the global golf fans are
02:08
really focused in on this one event, it's a new season, new Rolex series, let's go,
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it's part of the reason this tournament ticks.
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