Cabrera-Bello and Coetzee quotes from Abu Dhabi HSCB Golf Championship final round

Rafa Cabrera-Bello of Spain plays a shot during the final day of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on January 19, 2014 in the United Arab Emirates' capital, Abu Dhabi. AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB *** Show more

Full stories on the major players of Sunday's Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship final round will be on the way, but we wanted to use this space just to highlight a couple of guys – Rafa Cabrera-Bello and George Coetzee, who tied for fourth – who were there throughout the weekend, but wound up coming up just a tick short of Mickleson, McIlroy and champion Pablo Larrazabal.

Cabrera-Bello, of Spain, led after two rounds at 9-under 135. He improved on that in the final two rounds, finishing with a 12-under 276 to finish fourth, but didn't improve enough to keep up with the pace-setters. His 1-over 73 third round proved his undoing. Here is some of what he had to say on Sunday:

On the last three holes on Sunday:

"I know I needed a very, very strong finish. That birdie on 15 after a pretty good iron shot, put me still going for it but from far behind. Sixteen, I was a bit disappointed I didn't get – I got a really, really bad lie from the rough, and couldn't get it to the green but still managed to make a good up-and-down for par and 17, it was a great birdie, long putt. It's just disappointing not being able to get birdie at the 18th after a good tee shot."

On the 18th hole:

"It's a bit tricky because it's playing crosswind off the tree, and for me, driver would have been a little too much, and I had to hit 3-wood but just it beautifully right down the middle and gave myself a good chance. Just didn't hit that perfect second shot. I hit a decent one, just came a little bit over the top with it and didn't cut, which is what I was looking for, just laid down the left-hand side and let the wind take it. Then I got a pretty bad lie at the rough and tried to make a guess of how it was going to come out. I guessed wrong, and too long of a putt, still tried to make it but it was a very, very tough gamble."

On his play and start to the year in general:

"I mean, overall, pretty happy. It's been a great week, great start of the year. My game is in really good shape looking forward to the next few weeks. I take any year I start like this, especially playing the way I felt I played – and I don't know, I just hopefully next week I can be one or two shots (better)."

Coetzee charged ahead on Sunday with a 6-under final round, picking up six birdies by 13 before stalling out and parring the rest of the course.

On finishing 6-under On Sunday:

"At the beginning of the day, I would have taken it definitely. I didn't really play that well, but I think I had 22 putts again today. I remember reading that Mickelson shot 63 with 22 putts after 12, and I think I had nine or 10 through 10 holes."

On the round overall:

"Quite happy, the way I played this week, surprising to see my name up there. I just putted really well and luckily that's one of the parts that mattered most."

On the start to his year:

"Yeah, we are all busy trying to make a living, so it's always nice to get off to a good start."