Paul Waring produced a birdie-birdie finish to seal a long-awaited second DP World Tour title and first on the Rolex Series at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
• REPORT: Paul Waring wins in Abu Dhabi after thrilling finish
• HIGHLIGHTS: Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship HSBC Championship - Day four highlights
Key facts: Paul Waring's victory at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
• His second DP World Tour victory on his 332nd appearance
• His maiden win came at the 2016 Nordea Masters, six years and 83 days ago
• Becomes the sixth English winner of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and the eighth win by an Englishman at this event (Paul Casey 2006 and 2007, Robert Rock 2012, Tommy Fleetwood 2017 and 2018, Lee Westwood 2020 and Tyrrell Hatton 2021)
• It is his first Rolex Series victory
• He wins €1,419,711.05 beating the total of his yearly earnings for every season apart from 2019
• Rises to fifth on the Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex, climbing 43 places, to all but guarantee a PGA TOUR card as a dual member
• Rises to fifth on the European Team Rankings for the 2025 Ryder Cup, climbing 32 places
• Moves to 105th on the Official World Golf Ranking, from 229th.
• It is the seventh win by a player from England on the 2024 Race to Dubai, joining Tommy Fleetwood (Dubai Invitational), Laurie Canter (European Open), Harry Hall (ISCO Championship), Matt Wallace (Omega European Masters), Tyrrell Hatton (Alfred Dunhill Links Championship) and Dan Bradbury (FedEx Open de France)
• The 337th win by a player from England on the DP World Tour
