Yas Links Abu Dhabi, host venue of the 2022 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, is celebrating after collecting both a gold and silver award at the 2022 edition of the Asian Golf Awards.
The two categories that awards were won were Best Golf Course in the Middle East and Africa (Gold) and Best Championship Course in the Middle East and Africa (Silver).
Yas Links was particularly singled out due to its work in hosting the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship for the first time.
Yas Links Abu Dhabi Golf Course Manager Corey Finn, who led his agronomy team in implementing instrumental changes and making sure that the course was up to Tour standard back in January of this year said: “It was such an exciting challenge to work with both the DP World Tour agronomists and our own in-house dedicated team to ensure that the course was in its very best condition for the 2022 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
“Of course this will always be a cherished memory for us all, simply because the tournament was making history in being held at a brand-new venue for the first time. Seeing how challenging it was for the world’s best players was particularly satisfying and confirmed all the hard work we had put in, as they tried to tame our notoriously tricky coastal course.”
Lee Waggott, Golf Operations Manager at Yas Links, added: “To be recognised so comprehensively underscores all the hard work that the team has put in over the past twelve months. Not only do we continue to offer the very best in golfing experiences but we’ve amplified that by hosting the 2022 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship for the first time in our venue’s history. We were absolutely delighted with the feedback from the players, caddies and coaches and this award is to all of those at the club whose hard work and sacrifice have ensured that both the course and facility were championship ready.”