2012 WGC-HSBC Champions explained

2012 WGC-HSBC Champions
Dates:1–4 November 2012
Location:Shenzhen, China
Course:Mission Hills Golf Club
Olazabal Course
Tour:Asian Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour (unofficial)
Par:72
Field:78 players
Cut:None
Purse:$7,000,000
€5,374,693
Winners Share:$1,200,000
€921,376
Score:267 (−21)
Previous:2011
Next:2013

The 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament played 1–4 November 2012 at the Olazabal Course of Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China. It was the fourth WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in 2012. The event was won by Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter who shot consecutive rounds of 65 (−7) on the weekend and broke the tournament scoring record with 267 (−21) for his second WGC win.[1] Two strokes back were runners-up Jason Dufner, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, and Scott Piercy.[2]

Field

The following is a list of players who have qualified for the 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions.[3] Players who have qualified from multiple categories are listed in the first category in which they are eligible. The numbers of other qualifying categories are in parentheses next to the player's name.

1. Winners of the four major championships and The Players ChampionshipErnie Els (12), Bubba Watson (12)
2. Winners of the previous four World Golf ChampionshipsKeegan Bradley (12), Martin Kaymer, Justin Rose (12)
3. Winners of the top 23 rated PGA Tour events (32 events met rating)Luke Donald (5,12), Jason Dufner (12), Bill Haas, Marc Leishman, Phil Mickelson (12), Carl Pettersson, Scott Piercy, Brandt Snedeker (12), Kyle Stanley, Johnson Wagner, Nick Watney (12)
4. Top 5 available players from the FedEx Cup points listRobert Garrigus, Dustin Johnson (12), Louis Oosthuizen (8,10,12), Adam Scott (12), Lee Westwood (5,8,12)
5. Winners of the top 23 rated European Tour events (22 events met rating)Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Nicolas Colsaerts, Jamie Donaldson, Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (10), Branden Grace (8), Peter Hanson (12), Paul Lawrie, Shane Lowry, Francesco Molinari, Julien Quesne, Álvaro Quirós, Richie Ramsay, Robert Rock, Marcel Siem, Jeev Milkha Singh, Thongchai Jaidee, Danny Willett
6. Top 5 available players from the Race to DubaiDavid Lynn, Graeme McDowell (12), Thorbjørn Olesen, Ian Poulter (9), Bernd Wiesberger (10)
8. Five players - winners of the top Sunshine Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (5 events met rating)Thomas Aiken (OoM), George Coetzee (OoM), Garth Mulroy, Hennie Otto, Jaco van Zyl (OoM)
9. Five players - winners of the top PGA Tour of Australasia events, remainder from Order of Merit (4 events met rating)Robert Allenby (OoM), Greg Chalmers, Marcus Fraser (OoM), Brad Kennedy (OoM), John Senden (OoM)
10. Nine players - winners of the top Asian Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (8 events met rating)Gaganjeet Bhullar (OoM), Scott Hend (OoM), Masanori Kobayashi (OoM), Jbe' Kruger, David Lipsky (OoM), Joost Luiten, Prom Meesawat (OoM), Siddikur Rahman (OoM), Thaworn Wiratchant (OoM)
11. Four players from ChinaHu Mu, Liang Wenchong, Wu Ashun, Zhang Xinjun
12. Any players, not included in above categories, in the top 25 of the OWGR on October 15, 2012
13. If needed to fill the field of 78 players, winners of additional tournaments, ordered by field strength (9 from PGA Tour, 9 from Japan Golf Tour), alternating with those players ranked after the top 25 in OWGR on October 15, 2012Players in bold were added to the field through this category. Players listed in "" already qualified in a previous category. Players listed with their name stricken did not play or were not listed as alternates when the field was announced.[4] [5]
Tournament winnersFrom OWGR
TournamentWinnerRanked player
(Dustin Johnson) (Ian Poulter)
(Jason Dufner) Jason Day
(Sergio García) (Rickie Fowler)
Mark Wilson (Paul Lawrie)
Ted Potter Jr. (Francesco Molinari)
(Zach Johnson) Charl Schwartzel
Ben Curtis (Carl Pettersson)
(Ryan Moore) (Martin Kaymer)
Han Lee (Bill Haas)
Kenichi Kuboya (Nicolas Colsaerts)
(Masanori Kobayashi) (Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño)
Jonas Blixt (Branden Grace)
(Hiroyuki Fujita) (John Senden)
(Brad Kennedy) (Ryan Moore)
(Hiroyuki Fujita) (David Toms)
(Hiroyuki Fujita) K. J. Choi
Hideki Matsuyama (David Lynn)
Kim Hyung-sung (Robert Garrigus)
Jang Ik-jae Geoff Ogilvy
Thomas Bjørn

12 players were appearing in their first WGC event: Robert Garrigus, Scott Hend, Hu Mu, Jang Ik-jae, Brad Kennedy, Kim Hyung-sung, Masanori Kobayashi, Han Lee, David Lipsky, David Lynn, Thorbjørn Olesen and Julien Quesne.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 1 November 2012

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
align=center rowspan=2T1 Louis Oosthuizenalign=center rowspan=265align=center rowspan=2−7
Adam Scott
align=center rowspan=4T3 Peter Hansonalign=center rowspan=466align=center rowspan=4−6
Shane Lowry
Phil Mickelson
Bubba Watson
align=center rowspan=2T7 Dustin Johnsonalign=center rowspan=267align=center rowspan=2−5
Prom Meesawat
align=center rowspan=7T9 Thomas Aikenalign=center rowspan=768align=center rowspan=7−4
Luke Donald
Jason Dufner
Jang Ik-jae
Martin Kaymer
Scott Piercy
Wu Ashun

Second round

Friday, 2 November 2012

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 65-63=128 −16
align=center rowspan=2T2 70-63=133 align=center rowspan=2−11
65-68=133
align=center rowspan=2T4 68-66=134 align=center rowspan=2−10
66-68=134
align=center rowspan=2T6 67-68=135 align=center rowspan=2−9
66-69=135
align=center rowspan=4T8 68-68=136 align=center rowspan=4−8
69-67=136
71-65=136
68-68=136

Third round

Saturday, 3 November 2012

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
align=center rowspan=2T1 65-63-70=198 align=center rowspan=2−18
70-67-61=198
3 66-69-66=201 −15
align=center rowspan=3T4 70-63-69=202 align=center rowspan=3−14
69-67-66=202
69-68-65=202
7 72-71-60=203 −13
align=center rowspan=5T8 73-68-63=204 align=center rowspan=5−12
68-69-67=204
70-68-66=204
68-68-68=204
65-68-71=204

Final round

Sunday, 4 November 2012

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Ian Poulter 69-68-65-65=267 −21 1,200,000
align=center rowspan=4T268-66-71-64=269 align=center rowspan=4−19 align=center rowspan=4417,500
70-63-69-67=269
66-69-66-68=269
68-68-68-65=269
align=center rowspan=2T6 65-63-70-72=270 align=center rowspan=2−18 align=center rowspan=2190,000
70-67-61-72=270
865-68-71-67=271 −17 155,000
968-69-67-68=272 −16 140,000
1069-67-66-71=271 −15 125,000

Scorecard

EagleBirdieBogeyDouble bogey
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par435434535454345434
Poulter −14 −15 −16 −16 −16 −16 −17 −18 −18 −19 −20 −20 −20 −21 −22 −22 −21 −21
Dufner −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −12 −13 −13 −14 −15 −16 −15 −16 −17 −17 −18 −19 −19
Els −14 −14 −15 −16 −16 −16 −17 −18 −19 −19 −19 −19 −19 −18 −19 −19 −19 −19
Mickelson −16 −16 −17 −17 −17 −17 −18 −18 −19 −19 −20 −19 −19 −19 −20 −20 −19 −19
Piercy −12 −12 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −15 −15 −15 −16 −17 −17 −16 −17 −18 −19 −19
Oosthuizen −17 −17 −17 −17 −18 −18 −19 −18 −18 −17 −18 −18 −18 −17 −18 −18 −18 −18
Westwood −18 −18 −19 −20 −18 −19 −19 −20 −20 −19 −19 −18 −18 −18 −17 −17 −17 −18
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[6]

Video

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Poulter roars from four shots back to win WGC-HSBC Champions by two . PGA of America . Associated Press . Bergman . Justin . 4 November 2012 . 6 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Englishman Ian Poulter wins WGC HSBC Champions at Mission Hill Golf Club . Sky Sports . 4 November 2012 . 6 August 2014.
  3. http://www.hsbcgolf.com/who-is-qualifying HSBC Champions - Who's Qualifying
  4. http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r489/field.html WGC-HSBC Champions field
  5. Web site: WGC-HSBC Champions - Entry list . European Tour . 14 March 2013.
  6. Web site: WGC-HSBC Champions . European Tour . 21 September 2015.

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