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And it would make me happy. GOLF STUFF I LIKE Graduation. After his first round at this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Paul Waring admitted that he had his sights set high.
At 39, Waring is nobody’s idea of a rising star. The Englishman came into the week as a solid member of pro golf’s upper-middle class, sitting at No. 48 in the DP World Tour’s Order of Merit and with one career win, the 2018 Nordea Masters, to his name.
But after opening with 8-under 64 in his 332nd DP World Tour start, Waring admitted he was chasing another win and everything that comes with it. “There’s other targets [beyond this week], obviously Top-25 for The Open, PGA Tour cards. There’s so much money to play for these last two events.
Two solid weeks will push me right up the list. That’s the goal I’m actually going with. It would be great to play next week, don’t get me wrong, but the target’s a little bit bigger than that in my eyes,” he said.
Then came Friday, when Waring brought Yas Links to its knees with a course-record, 11-under 61 that got him to an outrageous 19 under through two rounds. Again he admitted he was thinking bigger picture. “There are bigger t.
