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The English golfer Secures Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in Thrilling Playoff Showdown Against Tommy Fleetwood
Aaron Rai displayed exceptional nerve to claim the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Sunday, beating Tommy Fleetwood in a tense play-off following a topsy-turvy final round of play.
Rai nailed a decisive birdie putt from around eight foot to clinch the win, echoing his sole prior tournament success at the Scottish Open in 2020, which was also a playoff win against the same opponent.
Sunday's Play Excitement
The champion entered the final round with a one-shot lead over countryman Tommy Fleetwood and Denmark’s Nicolai Højgaard. He ended up with a total score of 263 after a up-and-down, five-under closing round that included seven birdies and a pair of bogeys.
Fleetwood edged a stroke ahead with the 16th and 17th to play after a birdie on the sixteenth, but his rival pulled level again on the 17th and then failed to convert a ten-foot birdie putt to win outright on the final hole.
Playoff Decider
That led to a playoff at Yas Links where the eventual winner triumphed to claim the championship and $1.5 million (£1.13m) in prize money.
{“Tommy is a world-class golfer and an even better person. To play with him the last two days was really special,” said Rai, the current world No 30. “You’re so concentrated on your game and maintaining focus, it’s difficult to describe at the present how it feels. It is incredible to be stood here.”
Other Performances
Rory McIlroy left himself a bit too far to do, finishing one shot behind in a shared third place with the Dane, after a spectacular 10-under closing round of 62. It was McIlroy’s best-ever round on the European Tour, comprising eight birdies and an eagle.
Højgaard fired six birdies of his as well, but his chances of leading the leaderboard were hit by a bogey on the 12th. England’s Richard Mansell hit an superb final-round 63 to finish in a tie for fifth place with Australia’s Hillier.
Margaret Crane
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