A thrilling ending sees Aaron Rai win the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Full Results..

 Aaron Rai claimed his second Rolex Series crown at the 2025 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after beating Tommy Fleetwood in a dramatic play-off on Sunday.  

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The Englishman started the day with a one-shot lead but soon found himself two shots back following a fast start from playing partner Fleetwood.

But a run of four successive birdies on the front nine returned him to the top before Fleetwood regained control on a roller-coaster final day.

Rai produced late fireworks, though, birdieing the 16th and 17th to sit level with Fleetwood at the top of the leaderboard heading down the last.

And although he missed a good chance to win inside 72 holes on the 18th green, he made no mistake with his birdie putt at the first extra hole to become a three-time DP World Tour winner.

Rai, who won his first Rolex Series title at the 2020 Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open, when he beat Fleetwood in a playoff, made a total of seven birdies - including four in a row from the fourth - and two bogeys in his closing 67 to reach -25, while Fleetwood produced a bogey-free 66 that featured an eagle and four birdies.

Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy fired a -10 62 to sit one shot behind Fleetwood and Rai in a T3 alongside Nicolai Højgaard.

Rai started the week 55th on the season-long standings, needing a big week to book his spot at next week's DP World Tour Championship, and now he heads there as the Tour's most recent winner.

After his win, Rai said: "It's hard to sum up. I think you're just so focused on playing the round and obviously just trying to stay in your zone. It's hard to put into words at the moment how this feels or how I'm going to reflect on it.

"But it's just amazing to be stood here. Tommy is a phenomenal player. He's an even better person than he is a player and that says a lot.

"To play with him the last two days and be out there with him was really special. So yeah, amazing to be here."

Speaking about how he bounced back from missing his close-range par putt on the 14th, Rai added: "My caddie Jason (Timmis) was great. Because it was a little bit of a shock to the system really on the 14th, missing a short putt there.

"He was great, just telling me to stay present and just focusing on playing the next shots and trying to finish strong. Made a really good up-and-down on the 15th which really helped.

"Made a nice putt there which certainly gave a little bit of confidence moving forward. That was an important moment. And yeah, it was nice to finish off strongly over the last few holes as well."

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Aaron Rai edges McIIroy then beats Tommy Fleetwood in a playoff to win in Abu Dhabi.. Final Results

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He may have run out of holes to win this week, but with a stunning 62, bidie eagle start, 8 birdies including 5 straight from 10-14, no bogeys, Rory McIlroy has stormed into the clubhouse  T1 -24, which pretty much assures him of winning his 7th Race to Dubai title next week.

However with 3 holes to play, Fleetwood -24, Rai -24, Hojgaard -23, Hillier -23...I sense a playoff, although for the outright win my money would be on Tommy..

edit >>>> Aaron Rai birdied his last 3 (67) holes to catch and tie Tommy Fleetwood 66 at -25 to force a playoff. 

Moments later both players were on the par 5 18th in 3 shots. Fleetwood missed his from 12 feet, then Rai made his from 9 feet for the win.   The 1,318,103 euros prize is worth $2,140,467 cdn dollars.

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The top 50 have now been decided as they move up the road to the Earth course in Dubai for next week's Tour Championship.

England's Marco Penge, a three time winner on Tour this year shot a stunning 63 to finish T9 at -20, with that he is the only player with enough points that could catch Rory next week, as unlikely as that may be. He would need to win, with Rory nearly last.

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Aaron Rai atop packed leaderboard after 54 holes in Abu Dhabi.. Full results TEE TIMES

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Aaron Rai will take a narrow one-shot lead into the final round of the 2025 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship as he goes in search of his first DP World Tour title in five years.

The Englishman shared the halfway lead with countryman Tommy Fleetwood on 14 under par but put his foot to the floor in perfect scoring conditions on Saturday to hit the front on his own.

Rai turned in 31 after picking up five shots on the front nine before adding further birdies at the 11th and 14th, with his only bogey of the day coming on the 17th.

He had led by three during the closing stages of his round but a late bogey and strong finishes from the chasing pack ate into his advantage.

His third-round 66 sees him go into Sunday's fourth round on -20, one clear of nearest challengers Fleetwood and Nicolai Højgaard.

Two-time former champion Fleetwood made an eagle and three birdies in his flawless 67, while Højgaard's 65 featured eight birdies and one bogey. Nacho Elvira was another shot further back on -18 after his birdie-birdie finish.

Rai, who already has one Rolex Series win to his name, knows how big an achievement it would be to get another on Sunday.

He said: "This is a huge event. This is one of the biggest events we have on the DP World Tour. To win this week, to have a chance going into the weekend, is great.

"Still a long way to go and a lot of really good players. Yeah, we'll give it our best and see how it comes."

Speaking about his day's work, Rai added: "A really good round overall. Drove it extremely well. Some really good iron play. Created a lot of chances.

"I felt like I rolled it really well on the greens. A lot of putts had a good chance of going in.

"The wind definitely picked up for us on the back nine. Yeah, it played tricky out there, especially the back nine."

Tommy Fleetwood said "these are the times of our lives" after continuing his fine recent form with a third-round 67 to sit one shot off the lead ahead of the final round of the 2025 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

The Englishman is enjoying a spectacular year, having ended his long wait for a first PGA TOUR title at the Tour Championship to capture the FedExCup in August, played a key role in Europe's historic away Ryder Cup victory at Bethpage Black in September and won the DP World India Championship last month.

And he has a chance to add another big victory to that collection on Sunday as he bids to become a three-time winner of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

He said: "I've been saying the whole time, I'm playing very good golf at the moment, and I've found myself in this position a lot throughout the summer, but never take it for granted.

"This is what we practise for. These are the times of our lives, and I'm enjoying it very much.

"Great to get in the last group which is where we all want to be and I'm one of the lucky ones to do it tomorrow. Hopefully I just continue to do great things and the right things and see where we finish at the end of the day."

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Hadwin, Svensson, Silverman will play the weekend World Wide Technology Championship ..Full results..

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The PGA Tour's Fall season continues at the Tiger Woods designed El Cardonal at Diamante in Mexico.

With 3 events left, 2026 Tour cards are on the line, so are placings in the lucrative top 60 and 50. 

On the other hand, Q School lurks in December, with possible demotion to the Korn Ferry Tour.

That's the case for the 3 Canadians who have made the cut for the weekend. 

Adam Svensson T34  68 68 -8.. projected 163

Adam Hadwin T55  68 70 -6..  projected 148

Ben Silverman T55  71 67 -6   projected 144

So far this week they have not made significant progress.

Both Mac Hughes 73 68 and Nick Taylor 74 67 M//C

The leader at -17 is German Matt Schmid 66 63 with Nick Dunlap 61 67 -16 and Finland's Sami Valimaki 61 67 -16 both T2. 

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Round 2, Q School Final Stage underway...Live scoreboard

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Note : The leading 20 and ties will earn category 18 plating privileges on the DP World Tour

It is early in round 2 at this critical final stage of Q School for the DP World Tour, in Tarragona, Spain on the Infinitum Golf courses Lakes and Hills.

The weather today is overcast, cool 19*c with a light wind 13km NW...

The leader is Aussie Conner McKinney at -10 thru 9 holes, he opened with that -9 62 on Thursday.

I'm keeping a watch on Aaron Cockerill who had 69 yesterday, today playing the back 9 on the Lakes course he is off to a good start -2 thru 3 holes...

more to follow...

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Saturday in Abu Dhabi...birdie barrage continues... Live scoreboard

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With round 3 well underway at this version of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship the birdie barrage on the Yas Links continues to both win this event, and be in the top 50 for next weeks Tour Championship in neighbouring Dubai. 

The old adage "go low or go home"...

So far the lowest of the day belongs veteran Scot, Conor Syme who has moved up 29 places T11 with 70 6 63 -14.

Aaron Rai...

However a look at the leaders, Aaron Rai has 6 birdies, bogey free through 11 holes -20, while Nicolai Hojgaard has 7 birdies, bogey free through 13 holes, so you can see how these Yas Links which Tommy Fleetwood called a good test are simply being left defenseless in this ideal weather.

Rory McIlroy had his best round of the week 68 68 66 now T11 -14.

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Cockerill T25 Q School Final Stage....Round 1Full results

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Connor McKinney leads by two shots after the opening round of DP World Tour Final Stage Qualifying School after making a blistering start to the week at INFINITUM.

The Australian carded nine birdies without a blemish to sign for a -9 62 on the Hills Course, to jump into a two-shot lead from American Alex Goff -7 65, South African Zander Lombard -7 64 and Swiss Cedric Gugler -7 64

McKinney, who came through First Stage and Second Stage to tee it up at Final Stage, made a fast start to the first round in Tarragona by carding three birdies in his opening four holes.

The 23-year-old added three more gains in a four-hole stretch around the turn, and then added birdies at 15, 16 and 18 coming home to set the early pace.

“I’m pretty stoked,” he said. “I think I was in a good bit of form heading into the week, and I’d say I was pretty confident in my ability, but to pull it off at Q-School is always a good thing.

“During the year I really found my feet again, so everything is going to plan so far. I’m trending in the right direction.”

McKinney will look to continue his good form when he plays the Hills Course tomorrow in round two of the six-round marathon, and with the leading 20 players and ties earning DP World Tour playing privileges at the end of the week, says recovery will be the key to success each day.

“You’ve got to keep the mental side pretty sharp which goes hand in hand with not overdoing it in practice,” he added. “It’s about conserving energy out here.

“A lot of guys can play out here, so it’s almost like survival of the fittest in a way. I’m going to recover after this and I think every day post-round it’ll be the same, just try to keep the body good for the next day.”

Sweden’s Oliver Gillberg, who won Second Stage Qualifying School at Desert Springs Resort last week, is 5th at -6, with seven players one shot further back in 6th, including Andreas Halvorsen 66 from Norway, England’s Frank Kennedy 66, German Jannik de Bruyn 67 and South African Robin Williams 67.

edit >>> Canada's Aaron Cockerill playing the Lakes course is in a large group at -3 69. Playing off the 10th he had a 3 birdie 33. After the turn he had to settle for all pars except a birdie 3 at the par 4, 4th, and a bogey 5 at the par 4, 9th for 36 and the -3 69

FORMAT

The players play 2 rounds on each course, there is a 72 hole cut for the top 70 & ties.

They will then play rounds 5,6, 36 holes to determine the top 20 and ties who get their cards for 2026.

Those making the cut get full status on the Challenge Tour, now known as the Hotel Planner Tour if they miss out on the top 20 and ties.

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