(CNN) -- Rory McIlory and Phil Mickelson found form in the desert despite losing out on a dramatic final day at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. Spain's Pablo Larrazabal may have walked off into the sunset with the $2.7m prize but the major winners saw the silver lining at their first tournament of the 2014 season. "What a fun week this has been," enthused Mickelson, the world No.5, despite finishing an agonizing one shot off the lead alongside McIlroy. "I am happy with the way I played and felt better with my swing each day." McIlroy was a little more irked by the events of the weekend after he was slapped with a two-stroke penalty Saturday.
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Spain's Pablo Larrazabal wins the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
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Top-10 big guns Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson finish an agonising one shot off the lead
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McIlroy says he feels he has a "moral victory" after two-stroke penalty on Saturday
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Mickelson content to play himself into form for 2014
@placeholder needed an eagle at the last to snatch the silverware but his final shot stayed out and he had to settle for a birdie.