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 complicated, Yas Hyperlinks will now function totally beneath the Tommy Fleetwood Academy banner. The transfer expands Fleetwood’s partnership with Viya Golf, including to the prevailing 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 residence, mentioned the brand new enterprise is a private milestone.
“The UAE has all the time felt like a second residence for me and my household,” he mentioned. “We’ve constructed one thing actually 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 lots to us.”
The brand new Yas Hyperlinks facility options two superior swing studios, a devoted indoor placing studio, and cutting-edge programs 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 pacesetter in golf improvement:
“TFA brings world-class experience, know-how, 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 the whole lot we purpose to ship throughout our venues.”
The launch comes as participation continues to rise throughout the emirate, fuelled by thriving junior and girls’ programmes and the membership’s largest-ever workforce of PGA professionals.
With the world’s finest golfers competing on its fairways this week, Yas Hyperlinks Abu Dhabi shouldn’t be solely within the international highlight – it’s now residence to one of many sport’s most recognisable names in teaching.
