The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship is a European Tour golf tournament held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. When founded in 2006, it was one of three European Tour events to be staged in the Arabian Peninsula, but at one point was one of six.
History The prize fund for each of the first five editions was , and grew to reach in 2018. In 2019 it was elevated to be one of eight tournaments which are part of the Rolex Series, which identifies it as one of the European Tour's premier events. As a Rolex series event, the prize fund increased to .
With the support of sponsor HSBC and the local organiser, Abu Dhabi Sports Council, it has historically had one of the strongest fields on the European Tour due to "promotional" money paid to top golfers.
A change of venue was announced for the 2022 event, with the tournament being played at Yas Links, Abu Dhabi, located on Yas Island. From 2006 to 2021 the tournament had been hosted at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
Winners European Tour (Playoff event and Rolex Series) 2024– European Tour (Rolex Series) 2019–2023 European Tour (Regular) 2006–2018 #YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upPurse(US$)Winner'sshare ($)Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship20th 2025 Aaron Rai 263 −25 Playoff Tommy Fleetwood 9,000,000 1,530,00019th 2024 Paul Waring 264 −24 2 strokes Tyrrell Hatton 9,000,000 1,530,00018th 2023 Victor Perez 270 −18 1 stroke Min Woo Lee Sebastian Söderberg 9,000,000 1,530,00017th 2022 Thomas Pieters 278 −10 1 stroke Rafa Cabrera-Bello Shubhankar Sharma 8,000,000 1,333,33016th 2021 Tyrrell Hatton 270−18 4 strokes Jason Scrivener8,000,0001,333,33015th 2020 Lee Westwood 269−19 2 strokes Matt Fitzpatrick Tommy Fleetwood Victor Perez7,000,0001,166,660 14th 2019 Shane Lowry 270 −18 1 stroke Richard Sterne7,000,0001,166,66013th 2018 Tommy Fleetwood (2) 266 −22 2 strokes Ross Fisher3,000,000500,00012th 2017 Tommy Fleetwood 271 −17 1 stroke Dustin Johnson Pablo Larrazábal2,700,000450,000Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship11th 2016 Rickie Fowler 272 −16 1 stroke Thomas Pieters2,700,000450,00010th 2015 Gary Stal 269 −19 1 stroke Rory McIlroy2,700,000450,0009th 2014 Pablo Larrazábal 274 −14 1 stroke Rory McIlroy Phil Mickelson2,700,000450,0008th 2013 Jamie Donaldson 274 −14 1 stroke Thorbjørn Olesen Justin Rose2,700,000450,0007th 2012 Robert Rock 275 −13 1 stroke Rory McIlroy2,700,000450,0006th 2011 Martin Kaymer (3) 264 −24 8 strokes Rory McIlroy2,700,000450,000Abu Dhabi Golf Championship5th 2010 Martin Kaymer (2) 267 −21 1 stroke Ian Poulter2,000,000333,3304th 2009 Paul Casey (2) 267 −21 1 stroke Martin Kaymer Louis Oosthuizen2,000,000333,3303rd 2008 Martin Kaymer 273 −15 4 strokes Henrik Stenson Lee Westwood2,000,000333,3302nd 2007 Paul Casey 271 −17 1 stroke Peter Hanson Miguel Ángel Jiménez2,000,000333,3301st 2006 Chris DiMarco 268 −20 1 stroke Henrik Stenson2,000,000333,330
References
External links Coverage on the European Tour's official site