Fleetwood and Lowry confirmed for Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship return

ABU DHABI: European Ryder Cup heroes Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry are the latest stars confirmed for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship from Nov. 6 to 9 at Yas Links.

The duo will join reigning Masters champion and career grand slam winner Rory McIlroy — along with fellow 2025 Ryder Cup stars Ludvig Aberg, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tyrrell Hatton, Rasmus Hojgaard, Robert MacIntyre, and vice captain Alex Noren — for the opening event of the DP World Tour Play-Offs.

World No. 5 Fleetwood, an Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship winner in 2017 and 2018, heads to the UAE in spectacular form. Last week at the DP World India Championship, he fired a sublime final round 65 to secure a two-stroke triumph over Keita Nakajima for an eighth DP World Tour title.

The 34-year-old has enjoyed a career-defining season, highlighted by his emotional maiden PGA TOUR victory at the TOUR Championship in August, where he also claimed the FedExCup.

In doing so, Fleetwood became only the second Englishman to capture the season-long trophy, following in the footsteps of Justin Rose.

At the Ryder Cup, Fleetwood was the standout performer in Europe’s historic 15-13 victory over the US, marking the first time an away team has won the event since 2012.

Fleetwood delivered when it mattered most, winning four matches with just one defeat across all five sessions, finishing the week as the leading points scorer in the biennial contest.

“It’s always special to play at home in the UAE, and the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship is a tournament I look forward to every year,” said Fleetwood, who has lived in Dubai since 2022.

“Yas Links is a great golf course and the atmosphere is always incredible. I’ve had some great memories here over the years, and starting the DP