2017 Abu Dhabi Golf Tournament 10:30 EST TGC

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ABU DHABI HSBC CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Course: Abu Dhabi GC (Yardage: 7,583. Par: 72).

Purse: $2.7 million.

Television: Golf Channel (Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m.; Thursday 6-8 a.m.; Friday-Sunday, 3:30-8 a.m.).

Defending champion: Rickie Fowler.

Last tournament: Graeme Storm won the BMW South African Open in a playoff over Rory McIlroy.

Notes: McIlroy withdrew because of a stress fracture in his back. ... Abu Dhabi was the strongest field of the year among regular European Tour events last year. ... Rickie Fowler won last year by one shot over Thomas Pieters, with Henrik Stenson and McIlroy tied for third. Fowler played the following week in the Phoenix Open and lost a two-shot lead with two to play. He never won the rest of the year. ... U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson makes his Abu Dhabi debut. Americans in recent years who have played include Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. ... Branden Grace played both Hawaii events before heading to Abu Dhabi. ... Chris DiMarco won the first Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in 2006. ... Thomas Bjorn is playing for the first time since he was appointed European Ryder Cup captain. ... Among those making their 2017 debut in Abu Dhabi are Fowler, Stenson, Pieters and Masters champion Danny Willett. ... U.S. Amateur champion Curtis Luck is playing on an amateur invitation.

Next week: Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.