2013 WGC-HSBC Champions explained

2013 WGC-HSBC Champions
Dates:	31 October – 3 November 2013
Location:	Shanghai, China
Course:	Sheshan Golf Club
Tour:	Asian Tour European Tour PGA Tour
Par:	72
Field:	78 players
Cut:	None
Purse:	$8,500,000 €6,145,172
Winners Share:	$1,400,000 €1,012,146
Score:	264 (−24)
Previous:	2012
Next:	2014

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.

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

See main article: Sheshan Golf Club.

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

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)

Qualified but did not play: Adam Scott (3,9,12), Tiger Woods (2,3,12)

2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships Ian Poulter (12)

Qualified but did not play: Matt Kuchar (3,12)

3. Winners of the top 20 rated PGA Tour eventsJonas 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)

Qualified but did not play: Zach Johnson (12)

4. Top 5 available players from the FedEx Cup points listGraham DeLaet (12), Dustin Johnson (12), Brandt Snedeker (12), Jordan Spieth (12), Nick Watney (12)

Qualified but did not play: Webb Simpson (12), Steve Stricker (12)

5. Winners of the top 20 rated European Tour eventsThomas 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

Qualified but did not play: Joost Luiten

6. Top 5 available players from the Race to DubaiSergio García (10,12), Branden Grace (8,12), Mikko Ilonen, Richard Sterne (8,12), Peter Uihlein

Qualified but did not play: Charl Schwartzel (10,12)

7. Four players - winners of the top Japan Golf Tour events, remainder from Order of MeritLuke Donald (12), Hiroyuki Fujita, Ryo Ishikawa, Masahiro Kawamura

8. Four players - winners of the top Sunshine Tour events, remainder from Order of MeritGeorge 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 MeritMark Brown (OoM), Michael Hendry (OoM), Jin Jeong, Daniel Popovic

Qualified but did not play: Peter Senior

10. Six players - winners of the top Asian Tour events, remainder from Order of MeritKiradech Aphibarnrat, Baek Seuk-hyun (OoM), Gaganjeet Bhullar (OoM), Scott Hend (OoM), Thongchai Jaidee (OoM), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (12)

11. Six players from ChinaHuang 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 2013Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Peter Hanson, Hideki Matsuyama, Francesco Molinari, Ryan Moore, Scott Piercy, Bo Van Pelt, Jimmy Walker, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood

Qualified but did not play: Jason Day, Jim Furyk, Hunter Mahan

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

First round

Thursday, 31 October 2013

Place	Player	Score	To par
1		65	−7
align=center rowspan=2	T2		align=center rowspan=2	67	align=center rowspan=2	−5
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
align=center rowspan=4	T4		align=center rowspan=4	68	align=center rowspan=4	−4
Justin Rose
Jordan Spieth
Bubba Watson
align=center rowspan=7	T8		align=center rowspan=7	69	align=center rowspan=7	−3
Gaganjeet Bhullar
Paul Casey
Ernie Els
Scott Hend
Dustin Johnson
Graeme McDowell

Second round

Friday, 1 November 2013

Place	Player	Score	To par
1		69-63=132	−12
align=center rowspan=3	T2		65-72=137	align=center rowspan=3	−7
	68-69=137
	70-67=137
align=center rowspan=6	T5		69-69=138	align=center rowspan=6	−6
	67-71=138
	68-70=138
	70-68=138
	69-69=138
	71-67=138

Third round

Saturday, 2 November 2013

Place	Player	Score	To par
1		69-63-66=198	−18
2		71-67-63=201	−15
3		69-69-64=202	−14
align=center rowspan=3	T4		71-68-65=204	align=center rowspan=3	−12
	65-72-67=204
	68-71-65=204
align=center rowspan=3	T7		70-74-62=206	align=center rowspan=3	−10
	68-69-69=206
	70-67-69=206
align=center rowspan=4	T10		71-68-68=207	align=center rowspan=4	−9
	67-74-66=207
	68-70-69=207
	70-68-69=207

Final round

Sunday, 3 November 2013

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Dustin Johnson	69-63-66-66=264	−24	1,400,000
2		71-67-63-66=267	−21	850,000
3		69-69-64-66=268	−20	480,000
4		70-68-69-63=270	−18	365,000
5		68-71-65-68=272	−16	300,000
align=center rowspan=2	T6		71-68-65-69=273	align=center rowspan=2	−15	align=center rowspan=2	231,500
	65-72-67-69=273
align=center rowspan=3	T8		67-74-66-67=274	align=center rowspan=3	−14	align=center rowspan=3	161,667
	70-74-62-68=274
	68-69-69-68=274

Source:^[1] ^[5]

Scorecard

	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]

External links

Notes and References

Web site: WGC-HSBC Champions: Leaderboard . European Tour . 4 November 2013 . 6 August 2014.
Web site: WGC-HSBC Champions 2013 Entry List . 1 October 2013 . 22 October 2013.
Web site: 2013 Qualification Procedures . PGA Tour . 7 October 2013 . 8 October 2013.
Web site: WGC-HSBC Champions – Entry List . PGA European Tour . 22 October 2013.
News: WGC-HSBC Champions: Leaderboard . Yahoo! Sports . 4 November 2013 . 6 August 2014.
Web site: 2013 WGC- HSBC Champions. Golf Channel. August 28, 2015.