Golf: Hatton outshines McIlroy for victory in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI: Tyrrell Hatton is set to become the highest-ranked British golf player after outshining Rory McIlroy to win the US$8 million Abu Dhabi Championship on Sunday .

McIlroy's quest for a first Rolex Series title and a win in Abu Dhabi continues. After a promising start in which he birdied two of his first three holes, the Northern Irishman struggled coming in and an even-par 72 was good enough only for a solo third place at 13-under."It's been an amazing day," said Hatton, who won European Tour's flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship, last year.

Hatton added:"I'm really happy with how I played, how I managed the conditions and to be able to shoot 6-under, bogey-free."The Englishman labelled his putt on the 10th and tee shot on the 11th as crucial moments."Then my tee shot ... pitched on the side of the bunker and came out. We've seen many plugged lies in the lip this week, so that was another bit of good fortune.

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