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Robert Rock fends off Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to win Sunday at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.

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-Robert, you told us on Saturday night after you were tied for...

-Robert, you told us on Saturday night after you were tied for the lead with Tiger that you weren't sure how you were going to sleep or react-- -Uh-huh. -to the situation on Sunday. So, how did you sleep and how did you feel today? -I slept I think it's about 4 or 5 o'clock. And then, I-- I was really nervous on the way here. But then, it seemed things seem to get a little better. I start warming up and I saw a few people going around and I just calm down a little bit and hit the ball well on the range and I was all right when I got that first tee. It was quite surprising. -How does this victory feel compared to your first victory last year on the European Tour? -How the-- it's very different, very different. The first one take-- took such a long time and it was such a-- a relief and George actually win. -Rocky, Rocky, Rocky, Rocky. -And this week has been really special. And playing with Tiger today was-- was good enough but to actually win was just fantastic. -What does it mean to beat Tiger Woods not only in the same field but head to head in the final group on a Sunday? -Well, I don't know. It's just-- I just feel like I don't believe I've done it. I feel very lucky and-- -Robert, you're the man. -it kept putting the pressure on and-- and-- but, I guess the birdie on-- birdie on 16th gave me a little bit of-- a little space for the last couple of holes and I think I needed that. -When you see the name Tiger Woods-- -Uh-huh. -on top of the leaderboard after 54 holes, is it still as intimidating as it used to be? -Yeah. Yeah, it sure is. But, it's an opportunity you can't-- you can't miss. You've got to-- you've got to want it to play with him and-- and he was a gentle player. He plays really, really good. -I appreciate the time. Congratulations. -Thank you.
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