Venue							Promoter
Abu Dhabi Golf Club PO Box 51234 Sas Al Nakhl Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 2 5588990 Fax: +971 2 5585005 Location: 30 mins from the city centre of Abu Dhabi Nearest Airport: Abu Dhabi International (15 mins) Golf Course Website: www.adgolfclub.com Tournament Website: www.abudhabigolfchampionship.com							Faisal A. Al Sheikh Championship Committee Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority PO Box 94000 Abu Dhabi   United Arab Emirates Tel: +97124440444 Fax: +97124440400 Email: fsheikh@adta.ae Web: www.abudhabitourism.ae Peter German Tournament Executive Director International Management Group IMG Golf Operations McCormack House Hogarth Business Park Burlington Lane Chiswick, W4 2TH England Tel: +44 (0) 208 233 5300 Fax: +44 (0) 208 233 5001or 5268 Email: peter.german@imgworld.com

Greens
Type of grass - Bermuda Tifdwarf
Height of cut - 2.6mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 12' Monday, aiming to keep it between 12-12.4' for the week
Any specific comments - the greens are in superb condition

Fairways
Type of grass - Paspalum
Height of cut - 10mm
General width and contouring - quite flat, average width but narrower than ever before
Any specific comments - new fairway bunkers have been added (see below / course changes for details)

Tees / collars
Type of grass - Paspalum overseeded with Rye grass
Height of cut - 6mm
Any specififc comments - new back tee on the 18th, adding ten yards and changing the angle of the tee shot

Rough
Type of grass - Rye grass
Height of cut - semi 32mm (cut daily), intermediate 64mm (cut daily), rough 72mm (last topped inside the ropes Sunday before the event, and won't be cut again during tournament)
Any specific comments - the rough is very consistent

Weather
Weather in advance - unusually cold
Forecast for tournament - dry and sunny, warming up to 25C over the weekend

Course
Opened - 1998
Course designer - Peter Harradine
Special features - every year the rough is overseeded with Rye grass
General playability - the course is in superb condition
Undulating / flat - flat
Tree lined / exposed - quite exposed
Many / few water hazards - on holes 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 17 and 18

Changes to the course
- New back tee on hole 18, adding ten yards and changing the angle of the tee shot
- New fairway bunkers on 2 (lay-up area) and 18 (left and right of landing zone)
- Greens 4 (front), 6 (back right), 8 (front left) and 15 (back left) have been slightly enlarged to provide more challenging pin positions

 

 

ROUND 4 PIN POSITIONS
Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championships 2012
HOLE	Front	Side	HOLE	Front	Side
1	8	9R	10	6	4R
2	18	4R	11	26	5R
3	23	5L	12	5	5R
4	7	6L	13	22	4L
5	8	5R	14	17	7L
6	15	3L	15	7	12L
7	17	8L	16	22	7R
8	20	6R	17	21	12R
9	34	6R	18	43	6R