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Tommy Fleetwood Wins At Abu Dhabi

Tommy Fleetwood came into Sunday's round at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship trailing the leaders by two strokes. After nine holes of 1-under golf in Round 4, he still trailed by two. Then the back nine happened. And on the back nine, Fleetwood made six remarkable birdies, no bogeys and won this event for the second consecutive year.
 
He took the tournament by two over Ross Fisher and four over Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick, and he did it with a flurry of cutting shots into the wind and long, winding birdie putts. He was as flawless as a golfer can be on a course in the Middle East that was bathed with whipping winds throughout the day. His 7-under 65 was tied for the best round of the day, and he did it with the tournament in the balance.
 
The back nine started and ended with birdies, and there were four others in between those two.
 
Tommy Fleetwood came into Sunday's round at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship trailing the leaders by two strokes. After nine holes of 1-under golf in Round 4, he still trailed by two. Then the back nine happened. And on the back nine, Fleetwood made six remarkable birdies, no bogeys and won this event for the second consecutive year.
 
He took the tournament by two over Ross Fisher and four over Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick, and he did it with a flurry of cutting shots into the wind and long, winding birdie putts. He was as flawless as a golfer can be on a course in the Middle East that was bathed with whipping winds throughout the day. His 7-under 65 was tied for the best round of the day, and he did it with the tournament in the balance.
 
The back nine started and ended with birdies, and there were four others in between those two.
 
There wasn't really anything McIlroy could do on Sunday, barring a complete disaster, to sully the week he'd had. His 70 in Round 4 was a mild disappointment, especially since he only made three bogeys during the entire week. But the week as a whole was a fantastic return for someone who hadn't played in over 100 days. He picked up largely where he's left off at this tournament in the past.
 
Johnson shot a 70 on Sunday this year, and last year he shot a 68. The second problem was a bigger one. Last year, 17 under won the tournament, and Johnson finished second. This year, 22 under won it, and he had no chance.
 
Ultimately, he was undone by a Thursday when he shot 72 in easy scoring conditions.

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