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A National Treasure Is Back
Professional golf makes a welcome return to Abu Dhabi Golf Club after a year out in the shape of the team matchplay Hero Cup competition
After bidding farewell to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship last year, the famous Falcon clubhouse will watch over professional, competitive golf once again.
The DP World Tour Rolex Series event took up residence at Abu Dhabi Golf Club from 2006 to 2021 before the HSBC moved to its new home at Yas Links. But now its place has been taken on the calendar at the famous course in the UAE capital by the new-look matchplay Hero Cup. The top male golfers from Great Britain and Ireland will take on the best of Continental Europe in a matchplay team competition over three days from January 13-15 to help Luke Donald ready his men for the Ryder Cup later in the year.
It will be a welcome return to one of the UAE’s most famous clubs, and with the added element of superstar names competing in a team event, the fans will be sure to be back packing the fairways as if they had never been away. –matt smith
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