“Shame the game wasn’t as hot as the weather”: Justin Rose reflects on his AD Golf Champs performance

British golfer Justin Rose finished his Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship campaign at an underwhelming T68. He recently took to social media to poke fun at his own performance at the tournament.

Rose shared a snapshot from the event, writing:

"Always enjoy my time in Abu Dhabi at the AD Golf Champs. Shame the game wasn't as hot as the weather! Can't wait to be back in January for the Team Cup,"

Image via @justinprose99

The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship began on Wednesday, November 6. Rose finished the four-round tournament with a 2-under score. Fellow Englishman Paul Waring clinched the title with an impressive 24-under score, while Tyrrell Hatton finished T2.

This was the final event of the 2024 calendar before the DP World Tour finale in Dubai next week. Rose will captain the Great Britain and Ireland team at the Team Cup in Abu Dhabi next January.

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Has Justin Rose qualified for the DP World Tour finale?

In Picture: Justin Rose (Source: Imagn)

English golfer Justin Rose is 26th in the Race to Dubai standings. The players within the top 50 positions on the leaderboard after the culmination of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship will qualify for the event which will be held in Dubai next week.

Rose has comfortably qualified for the event and will face stiff competition from leaderboard leader Rory McIlroy, along with Shane Lowry, Billy Horschel, Thriston Lawrence, Tommy Fleetwood, Rasmus Hojgaard, Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, and others.

The prize purse for the grand event is a staggering $10 million. Although it still less compared to a PGA Tour event, the championship will be an important opportunity for golfers who are yet to receive a PGA Tour card. The top ten placed players will receive an entry into the US circuit next season.

Here are the top 50 rankings of the Race to Dubai:

1. MCILROY, Rory
2. LAWRENCE, Thriston
3. HØJGAARD, Rasmus
4. HORSCHEL, Billy
5. WARING, Paul
6. HATTON, Tyrrell
7. FLEETWOOD, Tommy
8. NORGAARD, Niklas
9. MACINTYRE, Robert
10. MANASSERO, Matteo
11. SVENSSON, Jesper
12. OLESEN, Thorbjørn
13. HOSHINO, Rikuya
14. WALLACE, Matt
15. SÖDERBERG, Sebastian
16. SCOTT, Adam
17. SMITH, Jordan
18. MCKIBBIN, Tom
19. MIGLIOZZI, Guido
20. LANGASQUE, Romain
21. GUERRIER, Julien
22. ROZNER, Antoine
23. HIDALGO, Angel
24. CANTER, Laurie
25. CAMPILLO, Jorge
26. BRADBURY, Dan
27. LACROIX, Frederic
28. LOWRY, Shane
29. ROSE, Justin
30. COUSSAUD, Ugo
31. FERGUSON, Ewen
32. NIEMANN, Joaquin
33. AN, Byeong Hun
34. DEAN, Joe
35. ELVIRA, Nacho
36. OTAEGUI, Adrian
37. JORDAN, Matthew
38. RAHM, Jon
39. FITZPATRICK, Alex
40. BAIRSTOW, Sam
41. BROWN, Daniel
42. VEERMAN, Johannes
43. MERONK, Adrian
44. LEE, Min Woo
45. VAN DRIEL, Darius
46. PAUL, Yannik
47. NAKAJIMA, Keita
48. SULLIVAN, Andy
49. COCKERILL, Aaron
50. RAVETTO, David