Every Shot of Aaron Rai’s Back 9 | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Relive every shot from Aaron Rai’s final nine holes in the Back 9 on Sunday, presented by Nexo, as he claimed victory at the 2025 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in dramatic fashion.

The Englishman secured his second Rolex Series title and third DP World Tour victory on his 135th start, triumphing after a thrilling playoff battle with Tommy Fleetwood under the Abu Dhabi sun.

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The DP World Tour Play-Offs get under way this week with a stellar field assembled at Yas Links for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. After 40 events across five continents and 27 countries covering five Global Swings and the Back 9 we have reached the DP World Tour Play-Offs. We have so far seen 35 different winners, with 19 lifting a DP World Tour trophy for the first time. Race to Dubai Rankings leader McIlroy arrives at Yas Links looking for a seventh Harry Vardon Trophy and fourth in a row but he may well not have it all his own way in the UAE. Three-time winner this season Marco Penge is his nearest challenger and it’s very much game on. McIlroy may take the headlines but with all of the top 18 in the Race to Dubai Rankings and 66 of the top 70 on display, he will have to overcome an elite field to finally get his hands on the trophy at an event where he has nine top threes from 13 appearances. Seven of his Ryder Cup team-mates tee it up including Tommy Fleetwood and Robert MacIntyre, both of whom are also currently in the top ten on the Official World Golf Ranking. It’s All To Play For.

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It’s nice, isn’t it? In some ways, just to stay in your own lane. It’s his own journey, not get distracted by others around him. Not too bad, is it? Just a few rolls away. for Aaron Ry. Not to be too here. Detail left untouched for our ride. Pink Castle T all teed up exactly the same height on airfree drive. [Music] That is pretty giddy up. Just covers that corner perfectly. Stunning shot from Maron Right. Such great balance and poise to that move. Now, can Aaron vault over Hillier to get the lead on his own? Nope. He’ll have to settle with being in a tie again. Yeah, good body. Yeah, it’s a a power that Tiger Woods possessed incredibly well and particularly common for a lot of players when they hit the front to to not be able to keep that momentum going forwards. Whereas with Maroy, I’m sure they look at him and think four holes. Okay, well the best he can do is four more birdies. They are all too good and the golf course is there to be had. Wedge. Very good. Right about where he would have been eating me. [Applause] Three tide once more. Yeah, I think he’s very happy with that. But it’s all right. That’s a chance. [Music] Yeah. Does he have the power to reach? Yeah, he does cuz the wind’s strong now and the fairways have fired up a little, but you need to thread the needle. Well, if anybody can, he’s the man that can. He’d like that front left bunker. Would appear. Yeah, he knows exactly. Pick a bit of grass. Yeah, that’s what’s going to happen. You’re reaching down there. You’re just always going to get too much sand. Unlucky. Unlucky going into the bunker, that part of the bunker. Anyway, this for 25 under for Aaron Riot. He had it. If he’d hit it, it was a wonderful read this time round in Abby Dabby. This for part. Oh. And the drama continues from Aaron Wright. Power required. Now back to the tea with Ry. Aaron with these 80% drivers that he’s been hitting out here. He’s having a great week. It’s been working, but he doesn’t want to pull this. I believe he is right in the go zone for that bunker down the left. If he pulls it a little, it’s going to be right of it. Should be short of the one down the right. It’s going to leave a really long second shot for Right. It’s been fun to watch, Andrew. He’s been hitting these little steers. Yeah, absolutely. No, it’s great to watch. It’s a lovely swing. Oh, it Oh, goodness me. The margins are fine. Golf is cruel. Oh, it’s cruel, is it? We love it. We love it. But it does never never kisses you back. Enough to outdo Ry. He’s going up back down and upsy. Have a go. This a really clever pitch. which he does. Got a nice little kick in from that right side. But that’s uh I’m concerned with how far back that is with a an approach shot. Fine. of the lower flight with more club. The ball will propel forward. Doesn’t matter how short you hit it off the tea, Dave, if you do that. Do you know what I just That’s incredible. I was just going to say if you got world class shot, it looks like a good play. It was just to get to 24. Won’t be a lot of movement at all. Yes. Brilliant stuff from Ry. Brilliant from all three finding threes there at the final par four on the golf course. Should be one more club than the other two. Again, the flatter flight should be helpful on landing. He’s done it again. He’s done it again. He’s played another worldly. I mean, that a great example of sort of a defensive aggressive shot. [Music] Head down as always. It’s a good line. He’s done it. [Applause] The low bullet fade. Yeah. Nice. That’s what happens when you aim at the bunker. That’s what you’ve got to do, David. Yeah. Nice chasing bounce as well, Wayne. But the right plane [Music] was a lovely shape. Um the right half and draws it back towards it. It’s better than Fleetwoods, but not stone dead by any means. [Applause] Oh, what a good try, Alan. What a try. Tommy’s probably thinking he wishes his one was a little bit closer. The castle tally end up being the king of Abu Dhabi. 45 minutes up our sleeve. these important moments. [Music] You know, I can’t quite tell on the eyes of Aaron Ry, but it’s a cracker exactly where he would have wanted it. [Music] Pretty much like that. Can’t ask for much more. Pressure applied. It’s a rise smile and another Rolex Series Gold Star, Aaron Ry, the Victor of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship over Tommy Fleetwood. Aaron, your second Rolex win, 5 years after your last one, this one coming at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Try and describe your emotions right now. It’s it’s hard to sum up. Um, I think you’re so focused on on playing around and obviously just trying to stay in your zone. It’s hard to put into words at the moment how how this feels or how I’m going to reflect on it, but um just amazing to be stood here. Um, obviously Tommy’s a phenomenal player. He’s an even better person than he is a player and that says a lot. Um, and to to play with him the last two days and um to be out there with him was was really special as well. Well, yeah, amazing to be here. You mentioned staying in the zone there. You were four under through seven and then you were one over through your next eight, including that short putt at 14 that you missed. How did you come back from that to win this one? My caddy Jason was great uh walking down the 15th. Um cuz it was a little bit of a a shock to the system really on on 14 missing a short putt there. Um but he was great just telling me to stay present. Um and just focusing on on playing the next shots and trying to finish strong. Um made a really good up and down on 15 which which really helped. Made a nice putt there which certainly gave a little bit of confidence moving forward. So um yeah that was that was an important moment and uh yeah it was nice to finish off pretty strong over the last three holes as well. Aaron, many many congratulations and good luck next week. Thank you. Cheers. And on to do it. His excellency Dr. Ahmed al Kukvesi the assistant general secretary of Abu Dhabi Sports Council as well as Abdul Fet Sharaf the chairman of the board for Abu Dhabi HSBC in the Middle East and that is one for the pool room. [Music] To watch another DP World Tour video, click here. And to subscribe, click here.