Pacesetter Rory McIlroy still wary of Tiger Woods
Rory McIlroy set a scorching pace to lead the Abu Dhabi Championship after the opening round – but expects Tiger Woods to push him all the way.
The 22-year-old Northern Irishman shot 67 to hit the front with Swede Robert Karlsson while playing partner Woods carded a 70 in his first outing of the year.
Rory McIlroy tied for lead at Abu Dhabi HSBC
Rory McIlroy is tied for the lead at the Abu Dhabi HSBC, but admits he needs to drive the ball better to win the title this weekend.
The Ulsterman stormed into a share of the first-round lead at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after an opening five-under-par 67.
Westwood relishing Abu Dhabi test
Lee Westwood, the current World Number Two
Having ended last season with two imperious wins in three tournament starts, Lee Westwood, the current World Number Two, is relishing the prospect of carrying his scintillating form into this month’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, which runs from January 26-29 at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship 2012 Golf Betting Preview
It’s the start of the Middle East swing and we’ve found some solid bets this week in our Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship 2012 Golf Betting Preview.
It’s the first event of the year for many of the world’s top players including Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter and defending champion Martin Kaymer. The course measures just under 7000 metres and is relatively exposed to the wind, it is however in pristine condition every year and this results in fairly low scoring. It is forecast to be sunny and dry this week, but with temperatures only reaching around 25 degrees celcius on the weekend.
Schwartzel and Day in Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship 2012
January 24, 2012 – Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship – Abu Dhabi, UAE:
South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel and Australia’s Jason Day are looking to end six years of Northern Hemisphere dominance at this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, having finished first and second, respectively, at last year’s US Masters,.









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