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SPORT & LEISURE - GOLF
 Tiger Woods keeps chipping away on the road to recovery
Posted on 29/01/2012
Eighteen holes from redemption. Or another step towards it, at least.
For a man whose life is so intrinsically linked to numbers, those next 18 holes could be fraught with significance for Tiger Woods.
It is 26 months since the last win of substance for the world No 25. This tournament in the UAE capital being the biggest test he could have had, with all of the world's top four players, and six of the top 10, present at the National Course for the Abu Dhabi Championship.
The fact he does
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 Woods to launch new campaign in Abu Dhabi
Posted on 05/01/2012
Tiger Woods chasing Jack Nicklaus, World No. 1 Luke Donald seeking his first Major title and Rory McIlroy eyeing an encore to his first Major triumph are golf's top storylines as the 2012 season begins.
Woods, a 14-time Major champion, snapped a two-year win drought last month, sinking a 10-foot birdie putt on the last hole to defeat 2007 Masters winner Zach Johnson by a stroke at the World Challenge, an 18-man charity event.
The first victory by Woods since the 2009 Australian Masters, and
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 Donald lands historic double in Dubai
Posted on 12/12/2011
England's Luke Donald created history in style when he made three birdies in his last three holes at the Dubai World Championship to win the European Tour's Race to Dubai.
There were only two ways the world No. 1 could have won the honour - and thus become the only player in the history to win the Money Lists of both US PGA and European Tour.
He either needed to finish inside the top-nine, or hope that world No.2 Rory McIlroy did not win the $7.5 million season-ending championship.
Donald
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 Yas Links course is teeing up for a successful drive
Posted on 24/08/2011
Golf fans love statistics, and it is difficult to know which of the following is more remarkable.
That Abu Dhabi's Yas Links, just past its first birthday, has been voted into the world's top 100 courses by Golf World magazine, or that it takes one and a half million gallons of water a day during the summer months to maintain it.
"Water is the main issue here, the crux of the matter if you like," said Mike Clarke, the head greenkeeper at Yas Links and a man who has been building golf courses
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 Maktoum presents Desert Classic trophy to Quiros
Posted on 14/02/2011
Spain's Alviro Quiros rode a roller-coaster of a round to win the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday.
The 28-year-old bomber from Cadiz clinched the biggest win of his career after an eagle-two at the second, a triple-bogey seven at the eighth, and, above all else, a hole-in-one at the 11th.
He came in with a four-under 68 and an 11-under total of 277 which gave him a one-stroke win over Dane Anders Hansen (70) and James Kingston of South Africa (67).
The win followed his second place finish
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 Tiger tied for fourth on Day 3
Posted on 13/02/2011
Tiger Woods goes into the last day of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, tied for fourth one stroke off the lead with it, everything to play for after maintaining his seven under par score 71-66-77 into day three — while those above him failed to capitalise on their lead.
Having started his round with two bogeys only to birdie the third, Woods then bogeyed the eighth and double bogeyed the ninth to leave the front nine four over par. He then eagled the 10th and birdied the 11th before birdying
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 Tiger Woods off to a winning start in Dubai
Posted on 09/02/2011
Tiger Woods made a winning start to his campaign in Dubai when arguably the greatest golfer of all time, pairing with Mark O'Meara, won the Omega Dubai Desert Classic Challenge Match at the Emirates Golf Club on Tuesday evening.
The pair birdied the last hole to post a sizzling four-under-par 23 to take the honours, two shots ahead of the pairing of Lee Westwood and Miguel Angel Jimenez.
The team of golf in Dubai ambassadors - Jeev Milkha Singh and Seung Yul Noh - finished third a further
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 Hazza bin Zayed crowns Martin Kaymer as the winner of Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
Posted on 24/01/2011
National Security Adviser H.H Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan crowned Germany's Martin Kaymer who emphatically defended his title at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. The 26-year old German finished eight shots clear of second placed Rory McIlroy and climbed to second on the Official World Golf Ranking.
The ceremony was attended by Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, other officials and a large gathering of golf fans.
Kaymer began the final
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![]() Emirates Palace's third round Golf tournament kicks off
Posted on 18/10/2010
The Emirates Palace's third round Golf tournament started yesterday at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club with a number of professional players from the UAE and around the world.
Hans Olbertz, General Manager of Emirates Palace, said the tournament was a large success, during a speech at the ceremony held by the Palace last night to honour the winners of the third session of the tournament, which involved more than 132 players.
Adding that the palace has signed a two year contract with the Abu Dhabi
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 Emirates Palace to stage silent auction during Saadiyat Beach Classic
Posted on 26/01/2010
The Emirates Palace, managed by Kempinski Hotels and Resorts, will make its presence felt at the Saadiyat Beach Classic charity tournament as a platinum sponsor and a host of the silent auction taking place for the first time on the new Saadiyat Golf Club from 27-28th of January.
Tourism Development '&' Investment Company (TDIC), the Abu Dhabi-based master developer of Saadiyat Island and its stunning Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, will stage the Saadiyat Beach Classic, a top-tier international
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 Downturn costs Dubai tournament its top rank
Posted on 05/08/2009
It was supposed to be the world's richest golf tournament. But no longer. The prize money for this year's Dubai World Championship has been cut by a quarter as sponsors feel the pinch of the global financial downturn.
A multimillion-dollar deal arranged two years ago between the European Tour and the Dubai-based developer Leisurecorp created what would have been the world's biggest prize pot for the sport; 2009 is the inaugural season.
The European Tour's season-long Order of Merit points
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 UAE's first beachfront golf course fully grassed
Posted on 30/07/2009
Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, the 72-par signature golf course, designed by golfing legend Gary Player, is now fully grassed and will be ready to welcome the public by the end of 2009.
The Arab world's first seaside golf course lies in the heart of the Saadiyat Beach District.
"The completion of the golf course's grassing is a major milestone for us. The course is on track to open by the end of the year and will offer one of the most unique golfing experiences in this part of the world,”
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 Abu Dhabi Golf Club receives Business Traveller Middle East Award
Posted on 18/05/2009
The Abu Dhabi Golf Club, one of the Middle East's most distinguished golf courses, has won the ‘Best Golf Course in the Middle East' at the Business Traveller Middle East 2009 awards ceremony.
The event, attended by over 400 international and regional guests across the business travel industry, was recently held in Dubai coinciding with the region's travel and tourism exhibition, Arabian Travel Market.
The golf course and clubhouse, owned by Tourism Development '&' Investment Company (TDIC)
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 Gary Player visits Saadiyat Beach Golf Club for final inspection
Posted on 26/04/2009
Fresh from his final appearance at the US Masters at the Augusta National, sporting legend Gary Player flew into Abu Dhabi to inspect progress on his signature Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, the Arabian Gulf's first 'ocean' course.
Tourism Development '&' Investment Company (TDIC), the master developer, plans to open the course later this year.
Player's latest visit marks a significant milestone in approving the shaping-up and grassing of holes, as well as tree planting, at Saadiyat Beach Golf
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 Casey takes Abu Dhabi crown
Posted on 19/01/2009
Paul Casey almost choked but managed to retain his composure on Sunday as he nervously negotiated the final four holes to end an agonising two-year wait for a win. The Englishman, returning to the scene where he last tasted victory two years ago, was a relieved man as he lifted the Falcon Trophy with a 21 under par total of 267.
Defending champion Martin Kaymer shot a five under 67 and South African Louis Oosthuizen, an eight under 64, to finish tied for second place with an aggregate 20
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