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Rock wins title, Woods misses out

Updated on: 30 January,2012 12:09 PM IST  | 
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Unheralded Englishman Robert Rock won the Abu Dhabi Championship yesterday to deny Tiger Woods the win he was seeking to end a two-year winless drought in full tournaments.

Rock wins title, Woods misses out

Unheralded Englishman Robert Rock won the Abu Dhabi Championship yesterday to deny Tiger Woods the win he was seeking to end a two-year winless drought in full tournaments. The World No 117 fired a closing two-under par 70 for a total of 13-under par total of 275.


England's Robert Rock after winning the Abu Dhabi Championship
yesterday. Pic/AFP


That gave the 34-year-old a one stroke win over Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy who fired a final 69. Woods, with a par 72, finished tied for third a further stroke back, level with Thomas Bjorn of Denmark (68), and Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland (68).




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