Everything is ready for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. Let the game begin!

Teeing off in 2006 and quickly becoming established as a favourite event for players and spectators alike, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship is recognised as one of the biggest events on the European Tour, regularly attracting some of golf’s most famous names. Since its inception by TCA Abu Dhabi, it has been staged at the sublime Abu Dhabi Golf Club as part of the Tour’s Gulf Swing.

In 2011, as part of a five-year partnership with HSBC the event’s prize fund raised to US $2.7 million – an increase of US $500,000 – making it the richest purse of the Gulf Swing. The partnership ushered in a new era for the Championship and golf in Abu Dhabi, and TCA Abu Dhabi, together with HSBC, are committed to hosting the event’s most impressive playing field.

Over the years, the Championship has consistently attracted a world-class field of the game’s top international stars, and boasts a player field unmatched in the region and among the best on the European Tour!

The 2015 player field is as impressive as ever – the stars returning to the capital in January include four-time Major Champion Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson, ranked number one and two in the world. Also in the 126 man line up is world number five Justin Rose and three-time Champion Martin Kaymer who are among the favourites to challenge for the 2015 title, currently held by Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal.

American star Rickie Fowler, ranked 10th in the world, will also make his Arabian debut as he attempts to win his first European Tour event at one of the toughest tournaments on the calendar.

Despite the credentials of our star-studded field, year-on-year the leader board has been unpredictable. The 2012 and 2013 winners proved to be giant slayers, when unheralded Britons, England’s Robert Rock and Welshman Jamie Donaldson, sent shock waves around the galleries and headline writers into frenzy after 72 holes of edge-of-your-seat spectacle.

Last year, Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal held off a fierce challenge from Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson by making a birdie on the 72nd hole, to win by 1 shot, and he will be looking to follow Paul Casey and Kaymer as multiple winners of the famous Falcon Trophy.

Who will be the winner this year on the 10th anniversary?

We certainly can’t predict who will lift the coveted Falcon Trophy in January – all eyes will be on the 18th green on Sunday 18th January when the only thing you can expect….is the unexpected!

Visit Abu Dhabi Golf Championship’s website for more information.