England's Tyrrell Hatton tees off on the 11th hole during the first round of the Abu Dhabi Championship golf tournament at the Yas Links Golf Course in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) APA new course brought an element of the unknown to the Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday. Those events were held on seaside courses with paspalum grass on the greens — just like at Yas Links, which is staging the Abu Dhabi Championship in place of the nearby Abu Dhabi Golf Club. No wonder Hovland took to the conditions, like when he rolled in a putt for birdie from 37 feet at No. "I don’t know, this grass, I just feel really comfortable putting on the paspalum grass, and I read the greens perfectly.

Source: Forbes January 20, 2022 20:26 UTC