2017 WGC-HSBC Champions


The 2017 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament played from 26–29 October 2017 at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It was the ninth WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in the 2017 calendar year.
Justin Rose won his first HSBC Champions and second World Golf Championship.

Field

The following is a list of players who qualified for the 2017 WGC-HSBC Champions. The criteria is towards the leaders in points lists rather than tournament winners. 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.
;1. Winners of the four major championships and The Players Championship
Kim Si-woo, Brooks Koepka
;2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships
Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama
;3. Top 50 from the OWGR on 9 October
Daniel Berger, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Paul Casey, Jason Day, Tony Finau, Ross Fisher, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Branden Grace, Bill Haas, Adam Hadwin, Brian Harman, Tyrrell Hatton, Russell Henley, Matt Kuchar, Marc Leishman, Phil Mickelson, Francesco Molinari, Alex Norén, Pat Perez, Thomas Pieters, Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed, Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson, Jhonattan Vegas, Bernd Wiesberger
;4. Top 30 from the final 2017 FedEx Cup points list
Patrick Cantlay, Charles Howell III, Chez Reavie, Kyle Stanley, Hudson Swafford
;5. Top 30 from the Race to Dubai as of 16 October
Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Paul Dunne, Ryan Fox, Alexander Lévy, Li Haotong, Michael Lorenzo-Vera, Thorbjørn Olesen, Richie Ramsay, Jordan Smith, Matthew Southgate, Hideto Tanihara, Peter Uihlein, Fabrizio Zanotti
;6. The leading four available players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit as of 16 October
Shiv Chawrasia, Gavin Green, Scott Hend, David Lipsky
;7. The leading two available players from the Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit as of 16 October
Chan Kim, Shugo Imahira
;8. The leading two available players from the final 2016 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
Matthew Griffin, Michael Hendry
;9. The leading two available players from the final 2016 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit
Richard Sterne, Brandon Stone
;10. Six players from China
Cao Yi, Dou Zecheng, Liang Wenchong, Liu Yanwei, Wu Ashun, Zhang Xinjun
;11. Alternates, if needed to fill the field of 78 players
  1. Ryu Hyun-woo
  2. Haydn Porteous
  3. Phachara Khongwatmai
  4. Ashley Hall
  5. Graeme Storm
  6. Wesley Bryan
  7. Lucas Glover
  8. Daisuke Kataoka
  9. Andrew Dodt
  10. Poom Saksansin

    Nationalities in the field

Past champions in the field

First round

Thursday, 26 October 2017
Brooks Koepka shot an 8-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Gavin Green.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Brooks Koepka64−8
T2Kiradech Aphibarnrat65−7
T2Gavin Green65−7
T4Haydn Porteous66−6
T4Patrick Reed66−6
T6Paul Dunne67−5
T6Tony Finau67−5
T6Matt Kuchar67−5
T6Justin Rose67−5
T6Wu Ashun67−5

Second round

Friday, 27 October 2017
Dustin Johnson shot a 9-under-par 63 to take a one-stroke lead over first-round leader Brooks Koepka.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Dustin Johnson68-63=131−13
2Brooks Koepka64-68=132−12
T3Kiradech Aphibarnrat65-70=135−9
T3Justin Rose67-68=135−9
5Patrick Reed66-70=136−8
T6Matthew Fitzpatrick68-69=137−7
T6Brian Harman68-69=137−7
T6Matt Kuchar67-70=137−7
T6Henrik Stenson68-69=137−7
T10Rafael Cabrera-Bello68-70=138−6
T10Tyrrell Hatton68-70=138−6

Third round

Saturday, 28 October 2017
Dustin Johnson shot a 4-under-par 68 to open a 6-shot lead over Brooks Koepka who was hurt by a triple-bogey on the par-5 8th hole.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Dustin Johnson68-63-68=199−17
2Brooks Koepka64-68-73=205−11
3Henrik Stenson68-69-69=206−10
T4Brian Harman68-69-70=207−9
T4Justin Rose67-68-72=207−9
T6Rafael Cabrera-Bello68-70-70=208−8
T6Kyle Stanley71-68-69=208−8
T6Peter Uihlein72-67-69=208−8
T9Matthew Fitzpatrick68-69-72=209−7
T9Tyrrell Hatton68-70-71=209−7
T9Matt Kuchar67-70-72=209−7

Final round

Sunday, 29 October 2017
Justin Rose overcame an eight-stroke deficit to win by two strokes over third-round leader Dustin Johnson, as well as Brooks Koepka and Henrik Stenson. Rose shot a 5-under-par 67, tied for the low round with Phil Mickelson, while Johnson shot a 5-over-par 77 in windy conditions.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parPrize money
1Justin Rose67-68-72-67=274−141,660,000
T2Dustin Johnson68-63-68-77=276−12679,667
T2Brooks Koepka64-68-73-71=276−12679,667
T2Henrik Stenson68-69-69-70=276−12679,667
T5Rafael Cabrera-Bello68-70-70-72=280−8288,000
T5Kyle Stanley71-68-69-72=280−8288,000
T5Peter Uihlein72-67-69-72=280−8288,000
8Brian Harman68-69-70-74=281−7210,000
T9Matthew Fitzpatrick68-69-72-73=282−6176,000
T9Bernd Wiesberger71-70-70-71=282−6176,000

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454343454443454435
Rose−9−10−11−11−11−10−11−10−9−9−10−10−11−12−12−13−14−14
Johnson−16−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−14−14−14−13−12−12−12
Koepka−11−11−10−9−9−9−10−10−10−11−12−12−12−13−11−11−11−12
Stenson−10−10−10−10−10−11−12−12−12−12−11−12−12−12−12−13−12−12

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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