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.
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

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4595503622004562003466034863,6624014562174115944872882125383,6047,266
Par454343454364434544353672

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Field

The following is a list of players who qualified for the 2013 WGC-HSBC Champions. 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, Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose
;2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships
Ian Poulter
;3. Winners of the top 20 rated PGA Tour events
Jonas Blixt, Ken Duke, Derek Ernst, Brian Gay, Bill Haas, Billy Horschel, Graeme McDowell, John Merrick, D. A. Points, Henrik Stenson, Kevin Streelman, Michael Thompson, Boo Weekley
;4. Top 5 available players from the FedEx Cup points list
Graham DeLaet, Dustin Johnson, Brandt Snedeker, Jordan Spieth, Nick Watney
;5. Winners of the top 20 rated European Tour events
Thomas Bjørn, Grégory Bourdy, Paul Casey, Jamie Donaldson, Ernie Els, Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Tommy Fleetwood, Stephen Gallacher, David Howell, Raphaël Jacquelin, David Lynn, Matteo Manassero, Rory McIlroy, Louis Oosthuizen, Brett Rumford, Chris Wood
;6. Top 5 available players from the Race to Dubai
Sergio García, Branden Grace, Mikko Ilonen, Richard Sterne, Peter Uihlein
;7. Four players - winners of the top Japan Golf Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit
Luke Donald, Hiroyuki Fujita, Ryo Ishikawa, Masahiro Kawamura
;8. Four players - winners of the top Sunshine Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit
George Coetzee, Darren Fichardt, Martin Kaymer, Jaco Van Zyl
;9. Four players - winners of the top PGA Tour of Australasia events, remainder from Order of Merit
Mark Brown, Michael Hendry, Jin Jeong, Daniel Popovic
;10. Six players - winners of the top Asian Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit
Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Baek Seuk-hyun, Gaganjeet Bhullar, Scott Hend, Thongchai Jaidee, Miguel Ángel Jiménez
;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

Past champions in the field

First round

Thursday, 31 October 2013

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Rory McIlroy65−7
T2Jamie Donaldson67−5
T2Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño67−5
T4Tommy Fleetwood68−4
T4Justin Rose68−4
T4Jordan Spieth68−4
T4Bubba Watson68−4
T8Kiradech Aphibarnrat69−3
T8Gaganjeet Bhullar69−3
T8Paul Casey69−3
T8Ernie Els69−3
T8Scott Hend69−3
T8Dustin Johnson69−3
T8Graeme McDowell69−3

Second round

Friday, 1 November 2013

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Dustin Johnson69-63=132−12
T2Rory McIlroy65-72=137−7
T2Bubba Watson68-69=137−7
T2Boo Weekley70-67=137−7
T5Ernie Els69-69=138−6
T5Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño67-71=138−6
T5Tommy Fleetwood68-70=138−6
T5Sergio García70-68=138−6
T5Graeme McDowell69-69=138−6
T5Ian Poulter71-67=138−6

Third round

Saturday, 2 November 2013

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Dustin Johnson69-63-66=198−18
2Ian Poulter71-67-63=201−15
3Graeme McDowell69-69-64=202−14
T4Graham DeLaet71-68-65=204−12
T4Rory McIlroy65-72-67=204−12
T4Justin Rose68-71-65=204−12
T7Martin Kaymer70-74-62=206−10
T7Bubba Watson68-69-69=206−10
T7Boo Weekley70-67-69=206−10
T10Keegan Bradley71-68-68=207−9
T10Jamie Donaldson67-74-66=207−9
T10Tommy Fleetwood68-70-69=207−9
T10Sergio García70-68-69=207−9

Final round

Sunday, 3 November 2013

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Dustin Johnson69-63-66-66=264−241,400,000
2Ian Poulter71-67-63-66=267−21850,000
3Graeme McDowell69-69-64-66=268−20480,000
4Sergio García70-68-69-63=270−18365,000
5Justin Rose68-71-65-68=272−16300,000
T6Graham DeLaet71-68-65-69=273−15231,500
T6Rory McIlroy65-72-67-69=273−15231,500
T8Jamie Donaldson67-74-66-67=274−14161,667
T8Martin Kaymer70-74-62-68=274−14161,667
T8Bubba Watson68-69-69-68=274−14161,667

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Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454343454443454435
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
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