Golf Business News – Yas Links impresses top players at Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Yas Links, host of last week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, has once again impressed the world’s best golfers, who unanimously praised the impeccable course conditions in the UAE area.

As part of the season-ending DP World Tour Play-Offs, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship welcomed the top 70 available players from the Race to Dubai Rankings in partnership with Rolex at the end of the ‘Back 9.’ The top 50 players will advance to the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, which starts on Thursday.

Grand Champion and Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy, who finished tied for third in the event, was full of praise for the condition of the course and its layout, commenting: “The condition of the golf course is absolutely amazing. It doesn’t sound like there is any grass in the area. The roads are too crowded, even for me. I’m worried about missing the wedge shot. But the fairways are amazing, the tees, the greens. The condition of the golf course is amazing.”

Former Open champion Shane Lowry echoed those sentiments, saying, “Great course. The weather is very hot this week, it’s different for January, but the course is in as good a condition as I’ve ever seen a golf course.”

Thorbjorn Olesen, who finished tied for third, highlighted the quality of the greens, saying: “The putter was really hot all day, and you know, with the conditions of the greens, if you put it right, you can do a lot. of putts.”

Robert MacIntyre emphasized the perfection of the set-up, adding: “The course conditions are great, and it’s trying to give yourself 18 birdie chances, and if you do that, you’ll get a really close pair. I don’t think it would be better if there was a situation.”

Yas Links recently retained its #1 spot in the Golf World Top 100 MENA Ranking. This outstanding achievement underscores the commitment of the teams involved and demonstrates Viya Golf’s continued investment in maintaining and promoting its world-class facilities.

Viya Golf – a subsidiary of Dubai Golf – operates Yas Links, Yas Acres Golf & Country Club, and Saadiyat Beach Golf Club in Abu Dhabi. Dubai Golf also operates Emirates Golf Club, Jumeirah Golf Estates, and Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club in Dubai, in addition to Topgolf Dubai.