Jan 14, 2020: World Number One Brooks Koepka is keen to add a Rolex Series title to his already impressive CV, as he makes his comeback from a knee injury at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA.
The four-time Major winner returns to Abu Dhabi Golf Club for the third time – having secured a top-ten finish at the venue two years ago – for the first of eight Rolex Series events on the 2020 Race to Dubai.
The American is competing for the first time in three months, after withdrawing from the Presidents Cup squad to have knee surgery, and he is joined in the field by compatriots Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Cantlay.
DeChambeau is also targeting a maiden Rolex Series victory this week, and he has form in the desert after capturing his first European Tour win in Dubai last season.
Meanwhile World Number Six Patrick Cantlay is competing in his first European Tour event outside of the Majors and World Golf Championships, and he is also keen to build his reputation as a global player with victory in Abu Dhabi.
This week’s event sees the European Tour’s new tougher regulations aimed at tackling slow play come into effect including a key revision to the four-point plan previously announced in August. Players will be now be given an immediate one shot penalty for two ‘bad times’ in a tournament rather than for two ‘bad times’ within a round.
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