January 16-19
Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
$7,000,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4

World Number one Brooks Koepka posted a sensational bogey-free 66 in the first round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA to get his week off to a flying start.
Playing his first tournament since October 2019 due to injury, Koepka took the initiative on his first tournament hole with a birdie on the lengthy par five 10th before producing some thrilling golf to card five birdies in six holes between the 17th and 3rd to leave him two shots back from the clubhouse leaders.
This Brooks low ball flight is a thing of beauty 😍#ADGolfChamps #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/gU4q0lC5xr
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) January 16, 2020
The rounds of the day came from the joint leaders, Italian Renato Paratore and South African Shaun Norris, who both shot eight-under par. Paratore, who in 2015 became the first player in European Tour history to score a four on every hole at the Open de France, is looking for his second European Tour victory having won the Nordea Masters in 2017. Shaun Norris, who carded an impressive nine birdies on day one, is seeking his first European Tour win after an impressive season on the Japan Tour, where he won and had four runner up finishes.
Following the round, Koepka said: “It’s good to be back. I’ve really missed the competition and I’m pleased to have put a solid round together. I missed a few putts early if I really want to pick it apart but I’m happy with how I drove the ball. I controlled the ball flight and my distances really well and that’s what you have to do out here.”
On his brilliant start to the tournament, Paratore commented: “I started really well, holed some putts early which gave me great confidence and finished strongly down the stretch. My short game and iron play was also really strong so I’m pleased.”

Amongst the other strong performers from day one of the 2020 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA was European Tour veteran Sergio Garcia who navigated his way to first round 67 with typical panache. Defending champion, Shane Lowry, put together a steady round of two-under and will be looking to kick-forward on day two to close the gap on his playing partner, Brooks Koepka. Josh Hill, the 15-year old English sensation, lived up to his burgeoning reputation and recorded a respectable two-over par on debut in desert.
With six birdies to his name, Garcia stated: “I’m very pleased with my round, especially with my putting. I felt like I hit the ball quite well and drove the ball nicely for the most part. I’ve always enjoyed the desert where it feels like you can hit different kinds of shots. I’m happy to get my year off to a nice start.”
Sergio’s shot from the trees.
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) January 16, 2020
Filmed from above.
With tracer.
Incredible shot, incredible angle 👏#ADGolfChamps #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/QbzffQJf5i
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Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
T1 |
Renato Paratore | ITA |
-8 |
64 |
T1 |
Shaun Norris | RSA |
-8 |
64 |
T3 |
Brooks Koepka | USA |
-6 |
66 |
T3 |
Jason Scrivener | AUS |
-6 |
66 |
T5 |
Sergio Garcia | ESP |
-5 |
67 |
T5 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
-5 |
67 |
T5 |
Zach Murray | AUS |
-5 |
67 |
T5 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
-5 |
67 |
T5 |
Kurt Kitayama | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T5 |
Haotong Li | CHN |
-5 |
67 |
T11 |
Raphael Jacquelin | FRA |
-4 |
68 |
T11 |
Martin Kaymer | GER |
-4 |
68 |
T11 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | FRA |
-4 |
68 |
T11 |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
-4 |
68 |
T11 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
-4 |
68 |
T11 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG |
-4 |
68 |
T11 |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
-4 |
68 |
T18 |
Bernd Wiesberger | AUT |
-3 |
69 |
T18 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
-3 |
69 |
T18 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
-3 |
69 |
T18 |
Scott Hend | AUS |
-3 |
69 |
T18 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | BEL |
-3 |
69 |
T18 |
Lucas Herbert | AUS |
-3 |
69 |
T18 |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
-3 |
69 |
T18 |
Masahiro Kawamura | JPN |
-3 |
69 |
T18 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
-3 |
69 |
T18 |
Yuxin Lin | CHN |
-3 |
69 |
T18 |
Lee Westwood | ENG |
-3 |
69 |
T18 |
Robert Rock | ENG |
-3 |
69 |
T18 |
Justin Harding | RSA |
-3 |
69 |
T18 |
Andrew Johnston | ENG |
-3 |
69 |
T18 |
Richard Bland | ENG |
-3 |
69 |
T33 |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
Shane Lowry | IRL |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
Romain Langasque | FRA |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
Sebastian Heisele | GER |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
Victor Dubuisson | FRA |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
Adria Arnaus | ESP |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
David Drysdale | SCO |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
Victor Perez | FRA |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
David Law | SCO |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
David Howell | ENG |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | THA |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
Thongchai Jaidee | THA |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
Joost Luiten | NED |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
Mikko Korhonen | FIN |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
Jack Singh-Brar | ENG |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
Soren Kjeldsen | DEN |
-2 |
70 |
T33 |
Matthew Southgate | ENG |
-2 |
70 |
T50 |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Patrick Cantlay | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Tommy Fleetwood | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Francesco Laporta | ITA |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
James Morrison | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Thomas Bjorn | DEN |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Guido Migliozzi | ITA |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Jeung-Hun Wang | KOR |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Shubhankar Sharma | IND |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Danny Willett | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Calum Hill | SCO |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Jack Senior | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Wade Ormsby | AUS |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Richie Ramsay | SCO |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Alexander Levy | FRA |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
-1 |
71 |
T50 |
Paul Waring | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
T72 |
Kalle Samooja | FIN |
Par |
72 |
T72 |
Ashley Chesters | ENG |
Par |
72 |
T72 |
Nacho Elvira | ESP |
Par |
72 |
T72 |
Sean Crocker | USA |
Par |
72 |
T72 |
Bryson DeChambeau | USA |
Par |
72 |
T72 |
Tapio Pulkkanen | FIN |
Par |
72 |
T72 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T72 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T72 |
Roope Kakko | FIN |
Par |
72 |
T81 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
1 |
73 |
T81 |
Justin Walters | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T81 |
Viktor Hovland | NOR |
1 |
73 |
T81 |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T81 |
Gavin Green | MAS |
1 |
73 |
T81 |
Chris Paisley | ENG |
1 |
73 |
T81 |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
1 |
73 |
T81 |
Adrian Otaegui | ESP |
1 |
73 |
T81 |
David Lipsky | USA |
1 |
73 |
T81 |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
1 |
73 |
T81 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
1 |
73 |
T81 |
Eddie Pepperell | ENG |
1 |
73 |
T81 |
Ian Poulter | ENG |
1 |
73 |
T81 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T81 |
Steven Brown | ENG |
1 |
73 |
T81 |
Sam Horsfield | ENG |
1 |
73 |
T97 |
Adrian Meronk | POL |
2 |
74 |
T97 |
Nino Bertasio | ITA |
2 |
74 |
T97 |
Julien Guerrier | FRA |
2 |
74 |
T97 |
Callum Shinkwin | ENG |
2 |
74 |
T97 |
Jordan Smith | ENG |
2 |
74 |
T97 |
Andrea Pavan | ITA |
2 |
74 |
T97 |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
2 |
74 |
T97 |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
2 |
74 |
T97 |
Joshua Hill | ENG |
2 |
74 |
T97 |
Matthias Schwab | AUT |
2 |
74 |
T97 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T97 |
Stephen Gallacher | SCO |
2 |
74 |
T97 |
Ryan Fox | NZL |
2 |
74 |
T110 |
David Horsey | ENG |
3 |
75 |
T110 |
Fabrizio Zanotti | PAR |
3 |
75 |
T110 |
Tom Lewis | ENG |
3 |
75 |
T110 |
Joakim Lagergren | SWE |
3 |
75 |
T110 |
Jamie Donaldson | WAL |
3 |
75 |
T110 |
Sebastian Soederberg | SWE |
3 |
75 |
T116 |
Padraig Harrington | IRL |
4 |
76 |
T116 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
4 |
76 |
T116 |
Maximilian Kieffer | GER |
4 |
76 |
T116 |
Thomas Aiken | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T116 |
Graeme Storm | ENG |
4 |
76 |
T121 |
Robert Karlsson | SWE |
5 |
77 |
T121 |
Rasmus Hoejgaard | DEN |
5 |
77 |
T121 |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
5 |
77 |
T121 |
Ashun Wu | CHI |
5 |
77 |
T121 |
Marcus Armitage | ENG |
5 |
77 |
T121 |
Alvaro Quiros | ESP |
5 |
77 |
T127 |
Paul Lawrie | SCO |
6 |
78 |
T127 |
Aaron Rai | ENG |
6 |
78 |
129 |
Gaganjeet Bhullar | IND |
7 |
79 |
130 |
Joachim B. Hansen | DEN |
8 |
80 |
T131 |
Chris Wood | ENG |
12 |
84 |
T131 |
Ahmed Skaik | UAE |
12 |
84 |