2014 WGC-HSBC Champions

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2014 WGC-HSBC Champions
Tournament information
Dates 6–9 November 2014
Location Shanghai, China
Course(s) Sheshan Golf Club
Tour(s) Asian Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 7,266 yards (6,644 m)
Field 80 players
Cut None
Prize fund $8,500,000
€6,825,000
Winner's share $1,400,000
€1,124,000
Champion
United States Bubba Watson
277 (−11), playoff
Sheshan Golf Club is located in China
Sheshan Golf Club
Sheshan 
Golf Club
Location in China

The 2014 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament played 6–9 November 2014 at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It was the sixth WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in the 2014 calendar year.

Bubba Watson won the tournament at the first playoff hole, holing a 20-foot (6 m) putt for a birdie at the 18th hole while Tim Clark took a par 5. Watson and Clark had tied for the lead at 277 after 72 holes. Watson seemed to have ruined his chance of winning by bogeying the 16th hole of the final round and taking a double bogey at the 17th. However he then holed out from a greenside bunker for an eagle at the last hole to take the lead. Clark then holed a 4-foot (1.2 m) putt for a birdie at the last to force a playoff. In the final group, Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell, and Hiroshi Iwata all needed a birdie at the last to join the playoff but none of the three made it.

Field

The following is a list of players who qualified for the 2014 WGC-HSBC Champions.[1][2][3] "Top rated" means tournaments with the highest "strength of field" rating (SOF)[4] in the Official World Golf Ranking (these tournaments were pre-determined based on OWGR from 2012 to 2013 HSBC Champions). Players who qualify from multiple categories are 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

Martin Kaymer (12), Bubba Watson (3,12)

2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships

Patrick Reed (12)

3. Winners of the top 20 rated PGA Tour events

Tim Clark, Matt Every, Russell Henley, J. B. Holmes, Billy Horschel (12), Matt Jones, Chris Kirk (12), Hunter Mahan (12), Hideki Matsuyama (12), Ryan Moore (12), Justin Rose (5,12), Adam Scott (9,12), John Senden, Kevin Stadler, Scott Stallings, Kevin Streelman (12)

4. Top 5 available players from the 2013–14 FedEx Cup points list

Rickie Fowler (12), Sergio García (5,10,12), Ryan Palmer (12), Jordan Spieth (12), Jimmy Walker (12)

5. Winners of the top 10 rated European Tour events

Victor Dubuisson (12), Pablo Larrazábal, Graeme McDowell (12), Louis Oosthuizen, Marcel Siem, Henrik Stenson (12), Oliver Wilson

6. Top 15 available players from the Race to Dubai

Thomas Bjørn (8,12), Jonas Blixt, George Coetzee (8), Jamie Donaldson (12), Ernie Els (12), Tommy Fleetwood, Stephen Gallacher (12), Mikko Ilonen (12), Thongchai Jaidee (12), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (12), Alexander Lévy, Shane Lowry, Joost Luiten (12), Charl Schwartzel (8,12), Marc Warren

7. Four players - winners of the top 3 Japan Golf Tour events, remainder from 2014 Order of Merit

Luke Donald (12), Hiroshi Iwata (OoM), Kim Hyung-sung (OoM), Yoshitaka Takeya

8. Four players - winners of the top 3 Sunshine Tour events, remainder from 2013 Order of Merit

Darren Fichardt (OoM), Hennie Otto (OoM), Dawie van der Walt (OoM), Jaco van Zyl (OoM)

9. Four players - winners of the top 3 PGA Tour of Australasia events, remainder from 2013 Order of Merit

Michael Hendry (OoM), Jin Jeong (OoM), Brody Ninyette (OoM), Thorbjørn Olesen

10. Six players - winners of the top 3 Asian Tour events, remainder from 2014 Order of Merit

Felipe Aguilar, Jason Knutzon (OoM), Anirban Lahiri (OoM), Antonio Lascuña (OoM), David Lipsky (OoM), Lee Westwood (12)

11. Six players from China

Dou Ze-cheng, Mu Hu, Li Hao-tong, Liang Wen-Chong, Wu Ashun, Zhang Lianwei

12. Any players, not included in above categories, in the top 50 of the OWGR on 20 October 2014

Keegan Bradley, Graham DeLaet, Jason Dufner, Bill Haas, Marc Leishman, Kevin Na, Ian Poulter, Brandt Snedeker, Brendon Todd, Gary Woodland

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

None needed: 80 players competed

  • Winner of 21st ranked PGA Tour event
  • Next ranked player, not otherwise exempt, from Race to Dubai as of 20 October, OWGR as of 20 October, 2013–14 FedEx Cup list, repeating as necessary

Nationalities in the field

North America (26) South America (1) Europe (24) Oceania (6) Asia (14) Africa (9)
 Canada (1)  Chile (1)  England (6)  Australia (5)  China (6)  South Africa (9)
 United States (25)  Northern Ireland (1)  New Zealand (1)  India (1)
 Scotland (2)  Japan (3)
 Wales (1)  South Korea (2)
 Ireland (1)  Philippines (1)
 Denmark (2)  Thailand (1)
 Spain (3)
 Finland (1)
 France (2)
 Germany (2)
 Netherlands (1)
 Sweden (2)

Past champions in the field

Player Country Year won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Martin Kaymer  Germany 2011 69 72 66 73 280 −8 T6
Ian Poulter  England 2012 70 67 72 71 280 −8 T6

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 6 November 2014

Graeme McDowell shot a 5-under-par 67 to take a two-stroke lead over six players, including 2011 champion Martin Kaymer. A strong wind, thick rough and narrow fairways made scoring difficult with only 27 players breaking par.[5]

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Graeme McDowell  Northern Ireland 67 −5
T2 Tim Clark  South Africa 69 −3
Tommy Fleetwood  England
Rickie Fowler  United States
Martin Kaymer  Germany
Chris Kirk  United States
Brandt Snedeker  United States
T8 Bill Haas  United States 70 −2
J. B. Holmes  United States
Kim Hyung-sung  South Korea
Louis Oosthuizen  South Africa
Ian Poulter  England
Adam Scott  Australia
Jordan Spieth  United States
Henrik Stenson  Sweden
Dawie van der Walt  South Africa
Jaco van Zyl  South Africa
Lee Westwood  England

Second round

Friday, 7 November 2014

Graeme McDowell shot a second straight round of 67 to take a three-stroke lead over Ian Poulter.[6]

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Graeme McDowell  Northern Ireland 67-67=134 −10
2 Ian Poulter  England 70-67=137 −7
T3 Hiroshi Iwata  Japan 73-65=138 −6
Bubba Watson  United States 71-67=138
T5 Jonas Blixt  Sweden 71-68=139 −5
Tim Clark  South Africa 69-70=139
Rickie Fowler  United States 69-70=139
Kevin Na  United States 71-68=139
T9 Thorbjørn Olesen  Denmark 72-68=140 −4
Louis Oosthuizen  South Africa 70-70=140

Third round

Saturday, 8 November 2014

Graeme McDowell maintained a one-stroke lead over Hiroshi Iwata. Martin Kaymer shot the low round of the day, 66, to climb to a third place tie with Bubba Watson.[7]

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Graeme McDowell  Northern Ireland 67-67-71=205 −11
2 Hiroshi Iwata  Japan 73-65-68=206 −10
T3 Martin Kaymer  Germany 69-72-66=207 −9
Bubba Watson  United States 71-67-69=207
T5 Tim Clark  South Africa 69-70-69=208 −8
Rickie Fowler  United States 69-70-69=208
T7 Thorbjørn Olesen  Denmark 72-68-69=209 −7
Ian Poulter  England 70-67-72=209
9 Jonas Blixt  Sweden 71-68-71=210 −6
T10 Chris Kirk  United States 69-74-69=212 −4
Marc Leishman  Australia 72-71-69=212
Louis Oosthuizen  South Africa 70-70-72=212
Brandt Snedeker  United States 69-74-69=212
Lee Westwood  England 70-73-69=212

Final round

Sunday, 9 November 2014

Bubba Watson and Tim Clark finished the round tied at 277 to force a playoff, with Watson scoring an eagle on the final hole. Watson made birdie on the first playoff hole to Clark's par to win the tournament, his first World Golf Championship. The leader from the first three rounds, Graeme McDowell, shot a 73 to fall into a tie for third.[8]

Place Player Country Score To par Money (US$)
T1 Tim Clark  South Africa 69-70-69-69=277 −11 Playoff
Bubba Watson  United States 71-67-69-70=277
T3 Rickie Fowler  United States 69-70-69-70=278 −10 381,666
Hiroshi Iwata  Japan 73-65-68-72=278
Graeme McDowell  Northern Ireland 67-67-71-73=278
T6 Martin Kaymer  Germany 69-72-66-73=280 −8 213,666
Thorbjørn Olesen  Denmark 72-68-69-71=280
Ian Poulter  England 70-67-72-71=280
9 Marc Leishman  Australia 72-71-69-69=281 −7 158,000
T10 Jason Dufner  United States 72-70-72-68=282 −6 135,500
Brandt Snedeker  United States 69-74-69-70=282

Scorecard

Final round

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
United States Watson −8 −9 −9 −10 −9 −10 −11 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −11 −12 −12 −11 −9 −11
South Africa Clark −8 −9 −9 −8 −7 −6 −6 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −10 −10 −10 −11
United States Fowler −7 −7 −8 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10
Japan Iwata −10 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −8 −8 −9 −9 −10 −11 −10 −10 −10 −10
Northern Ireland McDowell −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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Playoff

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Bubba Watson  United States 4 −1 1,400,000
2 Tim Clark  South Africa 5 E 850,000

The sudden-death playoff started at the 18th hole.

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