The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA is a European Tour golf tournament that unites the biggest champions in the world for 4 days of high intensity competition. The championship will be played at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club on 18 -21 January, 2018 ABU DHABI // The Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, starting on Thursday, is expected to be a major draw for tourists as the emirate grows further as a golfing destination. At last year’s event, attended by about 65,000 spectators and televised worldwide, 8 per cent were visitors from the GCC and 14 per cent came from further afield, most notably the UK and US, says the Abu Dhabi Tourism and.