Last year, Paul Waring took home the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship trophy in style, firing a slick 66 in the final round. Reflecting on the same, he said, “It was quite an easy day really, wasn’t it?” And honestly, it looked that way. But this year, Waring won’t be around to defend his crown. Since July, he’s been sidelined with an injury and hasn’t teed off since. Still, even in his absence, the competition will be tough.

The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, part of the DP World Tour playoffs, tees off from November 6 to 9 with the top 70 players battling it out. After that, the best 50 will advance to the final playoff event, the DP World Tour Championship. While there’s a lot on the line at Yas Links — including 9,000 Race to Dubai points and a $9 million prize fund — this event won’t follow

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