England's Tyrrell Hatton wins with four at Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Hatton's victory is a record fourth in a Rolex Series event -18 T Hatton (Eng); -14 J Scrivener (Aus); -13 R McIlroy (NI); -12 R Cabrera Bello (Spa); -11 M Warren (Sco), D Lipsky (US); -10 T Fleetwood (Eng), F Zanotti (Par), C Paisley (Eng), M Wallace (Eng) Selected: -6 D Willett (Eng), S. Jamieson (Sco), R. MacIntyre, S. Gallacher (Sco); -5 A Sullivan (Eng), A Rai (Eng); -4 C Shinkwin (Eng), R Bland (Eng), D Drysdale; -3 M Southgate; -2 C Hill (Sco), J Morrison (Eng), -1 J Smith (Eng); Par O Wilson (Eng), M Armitage (Eng), G Forrest (Sco) +1 J Rose (Eng), R Rock (Eng); +3 L Westwood (Eng)

Tyrrell Hatton destroyed Rory McIlroy & # 39; s lead in the night to win the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with four shots.

The Englishman started the final lap behind McIlroy of Northern Ireland, but the bogey-free six-under 66 of the world's number nine saw him win at 18 under.

Australian Jason Scrivener also shot a 66 – and was seven under for his back nine – to finish second at 14 under.

World number six McIlroy birdied the last to close with a level par 72 and claim third place 13 under.

Englishmen Tommy Fleetwood, Chris Paisley and Matt Wallace finished the championship in joint sixth place at 10 under alongside Fabrizio Zanotti from Paraguay, one shot behind Marc of Scotland Warren and David Lipsky from the United States.

"It's sur real to be honest. Even bringing in the putt at 18 doesn't seem like I won the tournament, but it's great," said Hatton , 29.

"I've always enjoyed starting my season here in Abu Dhabi and now putting my name on that trophy with so many great champions for me is a huge honor. "

McIlroy falls short again in Abu Dhabi

McIlroy hoped to score a long-awaited first victory at the Abu Dhabi Championship after having played the last 10 appearances. had finished second four times.

Four-time big winner, contests his first European Tour event in 14 months, said he wanted to "make it my turn" after 67 gave him a one-time lead after three laps after three rounds.

Birdies on the second and third holes managed to clear two shots, but he gave up top spot with bogeys on the fourth and eighth holes before Hatton started to drive away with a excellent birdie putt on the 10th.

McIlroy & # 39; s challenge faltered and fell three behind with the third of his four bogeys on the 11th, and Hatton went out of range with two more birdies on the back nine.

"I don't feel like I played great this week, I felt like I managed my game a bit," said McIlroy. "It's nice to have a competitive week under my belt, knowing where my game is and seeing what I have to do to keep improving."

Scrivener jumped up the scoreboard with a stunning back nine that was launched by an eagle on the par five 10th and five birdies followed.

The World No. 219 series came on its front nine after a bad run of three bogeys in five holes.

Fleetwood, who briefly led on round three, remained in contention after a third birdie from the front nine got him halfway within one shot of the lead.

However, that would be the last birdie of his round and a bogey on the 16th was followed by a double bogey on the 17th as his challenge faded.

The Abu Dhabi Championship was the first event to offer Race to Dubai and qualifying points since the The Covid-19 pandemic ended proceedings last March.

The four European players who earn the most Race to Dubai points and the five who have accumulated the most points in the world rankings are eligible for Europe & # 39; s 2021 Ryder Cup Team .