2013 WGC-HSBC Champions

The 2013 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament played from 31 October to 3 November at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It was the fifth WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in the 2013 calendar year.

2013 WGC-HSBC Champions
Tournament information
Dates31 October – 3 November 2013
LocationShanghai, China
Course(s)Sheshan Golf Club
Tour(s)Asian Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,266 yards (6,644 m)
Field78 players
CutNone
Prize fund$8,500,000
6,145,172
Winner's share$1,400,000
€1,012,146
Champion
United States Dustin Johnson
264 (−24)
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Sheshan  Golf Club is located in China
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Dustin Johnson broke the tournament scoring record for his first WGC win; he finished three strokes ahead of runner-up Ian Poulter, the defending champion.

Course edit

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 459 550 362 200 456 200 346 603 486 3,662 401 456 217 411 594 487 288 212 538 3,604 7,266
Par 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 36 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 5 36 72

Source:[1]

Field edit

The following is a list of players who qualified for the 2013 WGC-HSBC Champions.[2][3][4] Players who qualify from multiple categories will be listed in the first category in which they are eligible with the other qualifying categories in parentheses next to the player's name.

This was the first WGC event for 11 players: Baek Seuk-hyun, Graham DeLaet, Tommy Fleetwood, Huang Mingjie, Huang Wenyi, Jin Jeong, Masahiro Kawamura, Li Haotong, Jordan Spieth, Peter Uihlein and Jimmy Walker.

1. Winners of the four major championships and The Players Championship

Jason Dufner (12), Phil Mickelson (3,5,12), Justin Rose (12)

2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships

Ian Poulter (12)

3. Winners of the top 20 rated PGA Tour events

Jonas Blixt (12), Ken Duke, Derek Ernst, Brian Gay, Bill Haas (12), Billy Horschel (12), Graeme McDowell (5,12), John Merrick, D. A. Points, Henrik Stenson (8,12), Kevin Streelman (12), Michael Thompson, Boo Weekley (12)

4. Top 5 available players from the FedEx Cup points list

Graham DeLaet (12), Dustin Johnson (12), Brandt Snedeker (12), Jordan Spieth (12), Nick Watney (12)

5. Winners of the top 20 rated European Tour events

Thomas Bjørn (12), Grégory Bourdy, Paul Casey, Jamie Donaldson (12), Ernie Els (12), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Tommy Fleetwood, Stephen Gallacher, David Howell, Raphaël Jacquelin, David Lynn (12), Matteo Manassero (10,12), Rory McIlroy (12), Louis Oosthuizen (12), Brett Rumford (10), Chris Wood

6. Top 5 available players from the Race to Dubai

Sergio García (10,12), Branden Grace (8,12), Mikko Ilonen, Richard Sterne (8,12), Peter Uihlein

7. Four players - winners of the top Japan Golf Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit

Luke Donald (12), Hiroyuki Fujita, Ryo Ishikawa, Masahiro Kawamura

8. Four players - winners of the top Sunshine Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit

George Coetzee (OoM), Darren Fichardt, Martin Kaymer (12), Jaco van Zyl (OoM)

9. Four players - winners of the top PGA Tour of Australasia events, remainder from Order of Merit

Mark Brown (OoM), Michael Hendry (OoM), Jin Jeong, Daniel Popovic

10. Six players - winners of the top Asian Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit

Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Baek Seuk-hyun (OoM), Gaganjeet Bhullar (OoM), Scott Hend (OoM), Thongchai Jaidee (OoM), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (12)

11. Six players from China

Huang Mingjie, Huang Wenyi, Li Haotong, Liang Wenchong, Hu Mu, Wu Ashun

12. Any players, not included in above categories, in the top 50 of the OWGR on 14 October 2013

Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Peter Hanson, Hideki Matsuyama, Francesco Molinari, Ryan Moore, Scott Piercy, Bo Van Pelt, Jimmy Walker, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood

13. Alternates, if needed to fill the field of 78 players

None needed

  • Winner of 21st ranked PGA Tour event
  • Winner of 21st ranked European Tour event
  • Next available player, not otherwise exempt, from OWGR as of 14 October, Race to Dubai as of 14 October, FedEx Cup list, repeating as necessary

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Thursday, 31 October 2013

Place Player Score To par
1   Rory McIlroy 65 −7
T2   Jamie Donaldson 67 −5
  Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
T4   Tommy Fleetwood 68 −4
  Justin Rose
  Jordan Spieth
  Bubba Watson
T8   Kiradech Aphibarnrat 69 −3
  Gaganjeet Bhullar
  Paul Casey
  Ernie Els
  Scott Hend
  Dustin Johnson
  Graeme McDowell

Second round edit

Friday, 1 November 2013

Place Player Score To par
1   Dustin Johnson 69-63=132 −12
T2   Rory McIlroy 65-72=137 −7
  Bubba Watson 68-69=137
  Boo Weekley 70-67=137
T5   Ernie Els 69-69=138 −6
  Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 67-71=138
  Tommy Fleetwood 68-70=138
  Sergio García 70-68=138
  Graeme McDowell 69-69=138
  Ian Poulter 71-67=138

Third round edit

Saturday, 2 November 2013

Place Player Score To par
1   Dustin Johnson 69-63-66=198 −18
2   Ian Poulter 71-67-63=201 −15
3   Graeme McDowell 69-69-64=202 −14
T4   Graham DeLaet 71-68-65=204 −12
  Rory McIlroy 65-72-67=204
  Justin Rose 68-71-65=204
T7   Martin Kaymer 70-74-62=206 −10
  Bubba Watson 68-69-69=206
  Boo Weekley 70-67-69=206
T10   Keegan Bradley 71-68-68=207 −9
  Jamie Donaldson 67-74-66=207
  Tommy Fleetwood 68-70-69=207
  Sergio García 70-68-69=207

Final round edit

Sunday, 3 November 2013

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Dustin Johnson 69-63-66-66=264 −24 1,400,000
2   Ian Poulter 71-67-63-66=267 −21 850,000
3   Graeme McDowell 69-69-64-66=268 −20 480,000
4   Sergio García 70-68-69-63=270 −18 365,000
5   Justin Rose 68-71-65-68=272 −16 300,000
T6   Graham DeLaet 71-68-65-69=273 −15 231,500
  Rory McIlroy 65-72-67-69=273
T8   Jamie Donaldson 67-74-66-67=274 −14 161,667
  Martin Kaymer 70-74-62-68=274
  Bubba Watson 68-69-69-68=274

Source:[1][5]

Scorecard edit

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 5
  Johnson −17 −17 −17 −17 −17 −17 −17 −18 −19 −19 −19 −19 −20 −21 −21 −23 −24 −24
  Poulter −16 −17 −17 −17 −18 −18 −18 −19 −19 −19 −19 −20 −20 −21 −20 −21 −21 −21
  McDowell −15 −16 −17 −17 −17 −17 −18 −18 −18 −18 −18 −19 −19 −20 −20 −20 −20 −20
  García −9 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −12 −13 −14 −15 −15 −15 −16 −17 −17 −18 −18 −18
  Rose −12 −12 −13 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −15 −15 −15 −16 −16 −16 −16 −16
  DeLaet −11 −12 −12 −12 −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −12 −13 −13 −14 −14 −15
  McIlroy −12 −13 −13 −13 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "WGC-HSBC Champions: Leaderboard". European Tour. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ "WGC-HSBC Champions 2013 Entry List". 1 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. ^ "2013 Qualification Procedures". PGA Tour. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  4. ^ "WGC-HSBC Champions – Entry List". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  5. ^ "WGC-HSBC Champions: Leaderboard". Yahoo! Sports. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  6. ^ "2013 WGC- HSBC Champions". Golf Channel. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

External links edit

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