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Dustin Johnson Added to Stellar Abu Dhabi Field
The famous clubhouse at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club
2016 PGA Tour Player of the Year, US Open Champion and World number two Dustin Johnson has confirmed his place in the 2017 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship which takes place from 19th-22nd January.
DJ will join defending champion Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy, Open Champion Henrik Stenson, Masters Champion Danny Willett, plus plenty more of the world’s best.
Stoke Park Duo Win London Amateur Foursomes For Third Time
The winners (from left to right): Kevin Freeman, and Luke Rusher
Stoke Park golfers Kevin Freeman and Luke Rusher have won the prestigious London Amateur Foursomes for the third time – the first pair to win the competition on three occasions for more than 50 years.
Freeman, who plays off a handicap of +1, and Rusher, +2, played five rounds of scratch foursomes at the Berkshire Golf Club in mid-October. They returned to the Berkshire in the postponed final to see off the challenge of Moor Park GC’s John Ambridge and Doug Cameron to secure the title with a 3 & 2 victory.
Rotherham Win 2016 Royal British Legion Junior Golf Championship
Not only have Rotherham GC won The Masters this year with Danny Willet, they’ve also won the 2016 Royal British Legion Junior Golf Championship.
They took the title in comfortable fashion, beating Walsall GC in the semis before beating Wellow GC by a margin of 12 holes in the final.
The 2017 RBL Junior Golf Championship will begin in the last week of March, with registration now open. Email: peter.poppygolf@gmail.com
This article This Week in Golf: Nov 07- 13 2016 appeared first on Golf Monthly.