Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
January 16th – 19th, 2020
Abu Dhabi G.C.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Par: 72 / Yardage: 7,583
Purse: $7 million
with $1,139,894 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Shane Lowry

This week’s field includes:
30 players in the field are in the top-100 of the Latest Official World Rankings. The field includes 13 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with two top-10s in the field: #1 Brooks Koepka, #6 Patrick Cantlay and #10 Tommy Fleetwood. The other top-50 in the field are, #18 Louis Oosthuizen #19 Shane Lowry, #23 Bernd Wiesberger, #26 Matthew Fitzpatrick, #29 Danny Willett, #32 Matt Wallace, #41 Sergio Garcia, #42 Rafael Cabrera Bello, #45 Victor Perez and #46 Ian Poulter.
Last year 14 top-50 players were in the field
The field includes 14 of the Top-25 on the final Race to Dubai standings for 2020. Those players are #1 Branden Grace, #2 Pablo Larrazabal, #3 Rasmus Hojgaard, #6 Louis Oosthuizen, #7 Renato Paratore, #10 Charl Schwartzel, #12 Marcus Armitage, #16 George Coetzee, #17 Thomas Detry, #19 Grant Forrest, #20 Wade Ormsby, #22 Zander Lombard, #23 Benjamin Hebert and #24 Calum Hill.
The field includes six of the ten different past champions: Shane Lowry (2019), Tommy Fleetwood (2017 & ’18), Pablo Larrazabal (2014), Jamie Donaldson (2013), Robert Rock (2012) and Martin Kaymer (2011, ’10 & ’08).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship field is our performance chart listed by the average finish. One last way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
Player | South African | Sentry T of C | Australian PGA | Mauritius Open | Dunhill Champ. | DP World, Dubai | Nedbank Challenge | RSM Classic | Turkish Airlines | Mayakoba Classic | WGC HSBC Champions | Portugal Masters |
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Branden Grace (165.67 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (30) |
DNP | T39 (3.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Louis Oosthuizen (165 pts) |
2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (15) |
T6 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 3 (30) |
DNP |
Thomas Detry (122.33 pts) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | T28 (11) |
T3 (30) |
DNP | T32 (6) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
George Coetzee (106.67 pts) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (19.33) |
T24 (8.67) |
DNP | T30 (6.67) |
DNP | 66 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
Benjamin Hebert (101.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | T38 (6) |
T24 (8.67) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | T65 (0) |
DNP |
Andy Sullivan (96.67 pts) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (20) |
61 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
Tommy Fleetwood (94 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (50) |
Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP |
Renato Paratore (91.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
T19 (10.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (9.67) |
Marcus Armitage (86 pts) |
3 (90) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T42 (2.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Erik Van Rooyen (83 pts) |
T22 (28) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (11) |
T30 (6.67) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | T38 (4) |
DNP |
Patrick Cantlay (80 pts) |
DNP | 4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Rasmus Hojgaard (78.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
T49 (0.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Victor Perez (75 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (15) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP |
Matthias Schwab (75 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (15) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP |
Thomas Pieters (72.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
DNP | T6 (30) |
T30 (6.67) |
DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tom Lewis (65 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (30) |
T13 (12.33) |
DNP | T32 (6) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
Robert MacIntyre (64 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (18) |
T8 (16.67) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP |
Wade Ormsby (64 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (4) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Marcus Kinhult (61.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (17) |
2 (33.33) |
DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Pablo Larrazabal (56.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | T48 (0.67) |
DNP | 69 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
Jason Scrivener (56.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | WD (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (20) |
T3 (30) |
DNP | T21 (9.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Paul Waring (54.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (18) |
T24 (8.67) |
DNP | 16 (11.33) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP |
Matthew Fitzpatrick (54.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 9 (22.5) |
T10 (13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 7 (18.33) |
DNP |
Zander Lombard (52 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (16) |
T7 (18.33) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP | 72 (0) |
DNP |
Guido Migliozzi (52 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (17) |
T21 (9.67) |
DNP | T10 (13.33) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
Grant Forrest (50 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
T55 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Mike Lorenzo-Vera (49 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 3 (45) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (4) |
DNP |
Kurt Kitayama (48.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 48 (1) |
T30 (6.67) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | T28 (7.33) |
DNP |
Brandon Stone (48 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
Steven Brown (46.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T42 (2.67) |
DNP | T70 (0) |
DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
Gavin Green (45 pts) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (9.67) |
DNP | T50 (0.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (44.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (19.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T12 (19) |
T24 (8.67) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP |
Romain Langasque (44 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 (16) |
DNP | T40 (5) |
T30 (6.67) |
DNP | 9 (15) |
DNP | T46 (1.33) |
DNP |
Joost Luiten (42 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (15) |
T10 (13.33) |
DNP | T25 (8.33) |
DNP | T34 (5.33) |
DNP |
Bernd Wiesberger (41.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (11) |
T3 (30) |
DNP | 49 (0.33) |
DNP | T49 (0.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
Player | South African | Sentry T of C | Australian PGA | Mauritius Open | Dunhill Champ. | DP World, Dubai | Nedbank Challenge | RSM Classic | Turkish Airlines | Mayakoba Classic | WGC HSBC Champions | Portugal Masters |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Howell (-28.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
WD (-1.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Richard McEvoy (-19.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T49 (0.33) |
David Drysdale (-15.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T36 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 73 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Francesco Laporta (-13.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Callum Shinkwin (-13.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Sebastian Heisele (-10 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
James Morrison (-10 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Chris Wood (-10 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 68 (0) |
Alexander Bjork (-9.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T49 (0.33) |
David Law (-8.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (4.67) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
Best Bets:
Patrick Cantlay
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Yes a rookie is going to win this, think the course is perfect for Cantlay.
Louis Oosthuizen
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | CUT | 5 | T2 | T65 |
Played good last week and knows how to play this course.
Shane Lowry
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | CUT | CUT | CUT | 4 |
Defending champion who should play well again, yes he may have some jet-lag due to playing in Hong Kong last week but think he will get over it.
Best of the rest:
Tommy Fleetwood
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T42 | Win | Win | CUT | CUT | T19 | CUT | CUT |
Yes he is good but you don’t know which direction he will take. He was playing well at the end of the season, we will see how hard he has worked on his game.
Bryson Dechambeau
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T54 |
Says he is paying good, has put on some weight mostly in muscle we will see if that helps him.
Viktor Hovland
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Another rookie who could find the course perfect for his game.
Branden Grace
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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T27 | T15 | T13 | T5 | T20 | T52 | 5 | CUT |
Played great last week in South Africa, could do it again this week
Matthew Fitzpatrick
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T3 | CUT | T26 | CUT |
Another of those that could surprise us.
Solid contenders
Brooks Koepka
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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T9 | CUT |
Can he win, yes. But I think this week is all about getting things back together and making sure the knee is ok.
Sergio Garcia
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T19 | T12 | T13 | T8 |
First start as a 40-year-old, he could surprise a lot of us this week.
Danny Willett
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T54 | T57 | T19 | T23 | CUT | 69 | CUT | T8 |
I like him on desert courses, he would love to begin the decade with a victory.
Erik Van Rooyen
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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T32 |
He could be the star player in 2020.
Ian Poulter
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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T6 | CUT | T39 | T14 | CUT | 2 | T9 |
Has proven he can play well on this course, was T-6th last year.
Long shots that could come through:
Pablo Larrazabal
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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T6 | CUT | T2 | T26 | CUT | Win | T39 | CUT | T11 | T43 | T42 |
Past winner that is looking to find his game.
Matt Wallace
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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T16 | T32 |
Finished T-16th last year, he could surprise us this week.
Richard Sterne
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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2 | T19 | T37 |
Was runner-up last year, 36 under on this course.
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