The Welshman held off Justin Rose with a final round 68 on Sunday to
land himself the prestigious Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship – and more than £280,000 in prize money.
It follows on from his maiden European Tour win at the Irish Open last
June.
The Pontypridd-born 37-year-old admits that he surprised himself with
his victory, saying: “I played the course
in the pro-am on Wednesday and thought it was way too difficult. To be holding
the trophy just five days later feels mad.”
He trailed Englishman Rose by two going in
to the final day, but produced an exceptional display to overturn the deficit
and also finish one shot ahead of Dane Thorbjorn Oleson in the gorgeous Middle
Eastern sun.
Rose had the chance to level and force a
sudden-death play-off, but a missed 12-foot putt on the final hole put paid to
his hopes.
Donaldson’s victory follows on from the 2012 event, where his close
friend Robert Rock triumphed in a shootout against golfing heavyweights Tiger
Woods and Rory McIlroy.
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