Rock solid in Abu Dhabi: What the papers said
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Like a Rolling Stone: The remarkable rise of Robert Rockrobert rock’s superb victory at the abu dhabi hsbc golf championship marked the pinnacle of an astonishing ascent through the golfing ranks that has seen the him go from a complete unknown as a teaching professional to schooling tiger down the stretch in the uae.
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Race To Dubai Ranking
| Pos | Player name | Nat | Prize Money | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Branden GRACE | RSA | €570,000 | ||
| 2 | Robert ROCK | ENG | €411,734 | ||
| 3 | Retief GOOSEN | RSA | €264,510 | ||
| 4 | Rory MCILROY | NIR | €231,349 | ||
| 5 | Louis OOSTHUIZEN | RSA | €223,500 | ||
| 6 | Ernie ELS | RSA | €177,500 | ||
| 7 | Jamie ELSON | ENG | €153,020 | ||
| 8 | Thomas BJÖRN | DEN | €142,227 | ||
| 9 | Nicolas COLSAERTS | BEL | €130,717 | ||
| 10 | Jaco VAN ZYL | RSA | €123,789 |
Facts And FiguresMore
Martin Kaymer is looking for his fourth title in Abu Dhabi since his debut in 2007. A look at the facts and figures show he holds many of the tournament's records.
Tournament Leaderboard
| Pos |  | Player name | | Nat | | Hole | | Par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | ROCK, Robert | | ENG | | 18 | | -13 | ||
| 2 | | MCILROY, Rory | | NIR | | 18 | | -12 | ||
| T3 | | MCDOWELL, Graeme | | NIR | | 18 | | -11 | ||
| T3 | | BJÖRN, Thomas | | DEN | | 18 | | -11 | ||
| T3 | | WOODS, Tiger | | USA | | 18 | | -11 | ||
| T6 | | MANASSERO, Matteo | | ITA | | 18 | | -10 | ||
| T6 | | COETZEE, George | | RSA | | 18 | | -10 | ||
| T8 | | HORNE, Keith | | RSA | | 18 | | -9 | ||
| T8 | | OLESEN, Thorbjørn | | DEN | | 18 | | -9 | ||
| T8 | | MOLINARI, Francesco | | ITA | | 18 | | -9 |