Stats Incredible! Inside the numbers at the Abu Dhabi Championship
12
Number of greens Tiger missed in the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. He missed eight greens during the first 54 holes of the tournament.
12
Number of fairways Tiger Woods missed in the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. He missed 16 fairways in the first 54 holes of the tournament.
24
Number of putts Tiger took in the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. He had 35 putts in the first round.
9
Number of players who have started the final round of a tournament on either the PGA Tour or European Tour paired with Tiger and have gone on to win the tournament. Robert Rock is the newest member of the club.
62
Spots in the Official World Golf Ranking that Robert Rock moved up after winning the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. He is now ranked 55th and if he doesn’t fall back in the next two weeks, he will get a spot in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Rock is also within reach of the top 50 and a Masters invite with another great finish.
$300
Amount Robert Rock paid for his Newark-to-Washington D.C. cab ride to the 2011 U.S. Open because he had last-minute visa problems. (Rock is English.) He finished T23 in the tournament.
227
Number of European Tour events Robert Rock has played. The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship was his second win. He also won the BMW Italian Open in 2011.
--Compiled by Sal Johnson
(Photo: AP)
