Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
January 20th – 23rd, 2022
Yas Links G.C.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Par: 72 / Yardage:
Purse: $8 million
with $1,335,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Tyrrell Hatton

This week’s field includes:
23 players in the field are in the top-100 of the Latest Official World Rankings. The field includes 8 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with two top-10s in the field: #2 Collin Morikawa and #6 Viktor Hovland. The other top-50 in the field are, #21 Tyrrell Hatton, #37 Lee Westwood, #42 Tommy Fleetwood, #45 Shane Lowry, #47 Adam Scott, #49 Min Woo Lee, #51 Takumi Kanaya, #54 Ian Poulter, #58 Bernd Wiesberger, #59 Garrick Higgo, #69 Thomas Pieters, #70 Dean Burmester, #77 Richard Bland, #80 Victor Perez, #82 Marcus Helligkilde, #83 Matt Wallace, #84 Laurie Canter, #85 Guido Migliozzi, #89 Nicolai Hojgaard, #94 Thomas Detry, #98 Rasmus Hojgaard.
Last year 12 top-50 players were in the field
The field includes 18 of the Top-25 on the final Race to Dubai standings for 2021. Those players are #1 Collin Morikawa, #5 Tyrrell Hatton, #6 Min Woo Lee, #8 Nicolai Hojgaard, #9 Robert Macintyre, #11 Richard Bland, #12 Alexander Bjork, #13 Bernd Wiesberger, #15 Tommy Fleetwood, #16 Guido Migliozzi, #17 Viktor Hovland, #18 Dean Burmester, #19 Rory McIlroy, #20 Shane Lowry, #21 Jason Scrivener, #23 Ian Poulter, #24 Laurie Canter and #25 Thomas Detry.
The field includes seven of the eight different past champions: Tyrrell Hatton (2021), Lee Westwood (2020), Shane Lowry (2019),Tommy Fleetwood (2017 & ’18), Pablo Larrazabal (2014), Jamie Donaldson (2013), and Robert Rock (2012) .
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 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.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
Player | Sentry TofC | Sony Open | Hero World Challenge | Joburg Open | DP World, Dubai | RSM Classic | AVIV Dubai | Houston Open | Portugal Masters | Mayakoba | Mallorca Golf Open | Andalucia Masters | Spanish Open |
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Collin Morikawa (159.33 pts) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | Win (66) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Joachim B. Hansen (110.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (22.5) |
DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
T15 (11.67) |
T24 (8.67) |
Viktor Hovland (108 pts) |
T30 (20) |
DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Min Woo Lee (97.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (17) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
T39 (3.67) |
Alexander Bjork (90.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (50) |
DNP | T19 (10.33) |
DNP | T30 (6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T4 (26.67) |
DNP |
Thomas Pieters (69.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 15 (17.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Adri Arnaus (69.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (22.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
2 (33.33) |
Nicolai Hojgaard (66.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Sebastian Soderberg (66.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T31 (6.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
T2 (33.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Bernd Wiesberger (59.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 49 (0.5) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (13) |
T12 (12.67) |
Laurie Canter (58.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (11.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
T4 (26.67) |
DNP |
John Catlin (57.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (22.5) |
DNP | T31 (6.33) |
DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
T11 (13) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Grant Forrest (56.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (17) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP | 66 (0) |
T3 (30) |
Jeff Winther (55.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (14.5) |
DNP | 69 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
T56 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Erik Van Rooyen (55 pts) |
T25 (25) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Rafael Cabrera-Bello (54.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T39 (5.5) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T25 (8.33) |
Win (44) |
Francesco Laporta (54 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T46 (2) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | 7 (18.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T39 (3.67) |
Matthieu Pavon (53.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (10.33) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
T41 (3) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Robert MacIntyre (48.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (40) |
DNP | T24 (8.67) |
DNP | 64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP |
Fabrizio Zanotti (46 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T31 (6.33) |
DNP | T49 (0.33) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
T12 (12.67) |
Adrian Meronk (44 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (9) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T25 (8.33) |
T20 (10) |
Thriston Lawrence (44 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jazz Janewattananond (42 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T24 (8.67) |
Nino Bertasio (41.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
T15 (11.67) |
T68 (0) |
Julien Guerrier (41.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T31 (6.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (8.33) |
T3 (30) |
Rory McIlroy (40.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 18 (10.67) |
DNP | T6 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Garrick Higgo (39.5 pts) |
T25 (25) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (14.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sam Horsfield (37.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (22.5) |
DNP | T44 (2) |
DNP | T12 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Matthew Jordan (36.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
DNP | DNP | T31 (6.33) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | T68 (0) |
DNP | T24 (8.67) |
Haotong Li (34.67 pts) |
DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T68 (0) |
Jorge Campillo (34.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 63 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
T41 (3) |
T45 (1.67) |
Dean Burmester (34.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T43 (2.33) |
T6 (30) |
DNP | T44 (2) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Edoardo Molinari (34 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (10) |
T39 (3.67) |
Antoine Rozner (33.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T39 (5.5) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | T36 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T56 (0) |
Tyrrell Hatton (32 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (15) |
DNP | T16 (17) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T40 (3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
Player | Sentry TofC | Sony Open | Hero World Challenge | Joburg Open | DP World, Dubai | RSM Classic | AVIV Dubai | Houston Open | Portugal Masters | Mayakoba | Mallorca Golf Open | Andalucia Masters | Spanish Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Paisley (-13.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Takumi Kanaya (-10 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Thomas Bjorn (-10 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Richie Ramsay (-7.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T43 (2.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T45 (1.67) |
Maverick Antcliff (-6.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Matt Wallace (-6.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 67 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Andrea Pavan (-6.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Steven Brown (-6 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T43 (2.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T56 (0) |
Matthew Southgate (-5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
DNP | T65 (0) |
T53 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Scott Hend (-3.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
Best Bets:
Collin Morikawa
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
He is playing well, showing his mite by winning in Dubai and the Race to Dubai. He was doing great and should have won the Hero World Challenge, only to wilt with a final round 76 to finish T-5th. On a challenging Kapalua course, Morikawa finished T-5th, so he is by favorite
Rory McIlroy
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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3 | T3 | T3 | 2 | T2 | CUT | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Is always one of the favorites. He has won on links courses. 2022 is very important for McIlroy, he wants to regain some of the luster that hasn’t been around in years, so he spent a lot of time in the break realizing what he needs to do.
Viktor Hovland
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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CUT |
He won at Mayakoba and the Hero, and right when we thought he was ready to break out, he floundered at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, finishing T-30th. Still, he is a good pick this week.
Best of the rest:
Shane Lowry
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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CUT | CUT | Win | CUT | CUT | CUT | 4 |
He won the Open Championship on a links course, but the big question can he do the same on a links course in the United Arab Emirates?
Rafael Cabrera-Bello
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | T12 | T11 | T40 | T19 | T14 | CUT | T4 | T23 | T48 | 7 | T43 |
Is someone worth watching, he won in the fall, and his game is coming around. He played well on the other course, I think he is a person to watch.
Tommy Fleetwood
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T7 | T2 | T42 | Win | Win | CUT | CUT | T19 | CUT | CUT |
In this event he won twice and was in the top-ten four times so the question will be, can he play as well on the new course as he played on the old course. I say take a pass on Fleetwood, he just hasn’t been very sharp. If a player is upset about the move away from Abu Dhabi Golf Club, it has to be Tommy
Tyrrell Hatton
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | CUT | T15 | T13 | T46 | T6 | T10 |
Always hard to defend, but Hatton has played well and can do it.
Solid contenders
Charl Schwartzel
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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CUT | T9 | T17 | T8 |
Has not played in this event much, but I like the nice 2021 he had.
Nicolai Hojgaard
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
He ended his year T-2nd at the Portugal Masters and T-4th at the DP World Championship, Dubai.
Robert Macintyre
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T16 | T63 |
He hasn’t played since finishing T-4th in the season-ending DP World and worked hard on his game.
Bernd Wiesberger
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T25 | T8 | T42 | T15 | T4 | T26 | T6 | CUT | T21 | CUT |
He has done ok in past Abu Dhabi’s, I think he will do well this week.
Victor Perez
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T46 | T2 | T54 |
His last half of the year wasn’t good, and he will be looking to regain his form.
Thomas Pieters
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T41 | T30 | T16 | T5 | CUT | 2 | T4 | CUT |
Had limited success in this event five years ago finishing T-5th in 2018 and 2nd in 2016. He too hasn’t played since November in the DP World, I think he will be okay this week.
Long shots that could come through:
Matthias Schwab
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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T25 | T42 | T22 |
Hs a player to watch, was T-25th at Abu Dhabi last year, was T-9th the next week in Dubai. His fall was strong, was T-12th at the BMW Championship and T-15th at Andalucia Masters.
Jason Scrivener
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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2 | T59 | T16 | T48 | T39 |
He was runner-up in this event last year and had a great 2021.
Hao-Tong Li
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
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Cut 41 Cut Cut |
More info:
Yes played terribly on the European Tour in 2021, but he finished T-12th at the Sony last week and was in the running the final day.
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