Because the DP World Tour’s stars teed it up at Yas Hyperlinks for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the enduring venue has unveiled its latest attraction – the Tommy Fleetwood Academy (TFA) – bringing the Ryder Cup hero’s teaching philosophy to the UAE capital for the primary time.
Following a serious improve to its coaching advanced, Yas Hyperlinks will now function totally beneath the Tommy Fleetwood Academy banner. The transfer expands Fleetwood’s partnership with Viya Golf, including to the present TFA base at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai and making a related community of elite teaching locations throughout the area.
Fleetwood, who has lengthy made the UAE his winter coaching house, mentioned the brand new enterprise is a private milestone.
“The UAE has at all times felt like a second house for me and my household,” he mentioned. “We’ve constructed one thing really particular with the academy in Dubai, and it simply retains rising. To now be constructing in Abu Dhabi and giving one thing again to the area that has given us a lot means rather a lot to us.”
The brand new Yas Hyperlinks facility options two superior swing studios, a devoted indoor placing studio, and cutting-edge techniques together with Trackman, Swing Catalyst, Sam PuttLab, and PLATFORM Golf.
Karl Whitehead, Cluster Supervisor at Viya Golf, mentioned the partnership cements Abu Dhabi’s standing as a frontrunner in golf improvement:
“TFA brings world-class experience, expertise, and inspiration to golfers throughout the capital. It’s one other large step in making the UAE a real hub for efficiency golf.”
Viya CEO Christopher Might added:
“The Tommy Fleetwood Academy stands for excellence, professionalism, and a ardour for participant improvement – values that match every part we goal to ship throughout our venues.”
The launch comes as participation continues to rise throughout the emirate, fuelled by thriving junior and women’ programmes and the membership’s largest-ever staff of PGA professionals.
With the world’s finest golfers competing on its fairways this week, Yas Hyperlinks Abu Dhabi will not be solely within the international highlight – it’s now house to one of many sport’s most recognisable names in teaching.
