Next week in Abu Dhabi is the start of the Arabian stretch, following which is the Qatar Masters and the Dubai dessert classic completes this. Personally, I feel this is the start of the golfing season: it is the first full field of 2013 and the first substantial prize fund of the year. Mcilroy, Woods and all the other immortals will be playing come next week and it is sure to be a great tournament.
I love the week in Abu Dhabi due to a combination of factors but overall I think it is the surreality of this area. The clubhouse alone is a breathtaking peice of architecture (below)
Interestingly, this fantastic building was actually built and almost fully constructed until it was realised that a basic logistic hadn’t been met in the plans, the entrance didn’t point towards Mecca! subsequently, the whole building had to be rebuilt and no, thankfully, does face SWW (South West West), the direction of Mecca…coincidentally.
The golf course itself is also fantastic measuring up at a reasonable 7300 yards. With several left to right doglegs it suits those who play with a bit of lemonade (no surprise that Kaymer is a fan).
This year my four major winners that i predict are T .Woods for the Masters
I.Poulter for the open
A.Scott for the U.S open
R.Mcilroy for the US PGA
As an outsider i think that one of the young Scandanavians could also be worth watching and would not surprise me at all if Thorbojorn Olesen were maybe to get his 1st major.
Lets hope someone also hits that magic number of 59 surely this will happen this year with the players standards and all the equipment the guys have on offer now.
Jd
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