2017 WGC-HSBC Champions

2017 WGC-HSBC Champions
Tournament information
Dates26–29 October 2017
LocationShanghai, China
Course(s)Sheshan Golf Club
Tour(s)Asian Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,261 yards (6,639 m)
Field78 players
CutNone
Prize fund$9,750,000
Winner's share$1,660,000
Champion
Justin Rose
274 (−14)
Sheshan
Golf Club
Location in China

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.[1]

Field

The following is a list of players who qualified for the 2017 WGC-HSBC Champions. The criteria are 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.[2][3]

1. Winners of the four major championships and The Players Championship

Kim Si-woo (3), Brooks Koepka (3,4)

2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships

Dustin Johnson (3,4), Hideki Matsuyama (3,4)

3. Top 50 from the OWGR on 9 October

Daniel Berger (4), Rafa Cabrera-Bello (5), Paul Casey (4), Jason Day (4), Tony Finau (4), Ross Fisher (5), Matt Fitzpatrick (5), Tommy Fleetwood (5), Branden Grace, Bill Haas, Adam Hadwin (4), Brian Harman (4), Tyrrell Hatton (5), Russell Henley (4), Matt Kuchar (4), Marc Leishman (4), Phil Mickelson, Francesco Molinari (5), Alex Norén (5), Pat Perez (4), Thomas Pieters (5), Jon Rahm (4,5), Patrick Reed (4,5), Justin Rose (4,5), Xander Schauffele (4), Charl Schwartzel (5), Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson (5), Jhonattan Vegas (4), Bernd Wiesberger (5)

4. Top 30 from the final 2017 FedEx Cup points list (if there are less than five available players, players beyond 30th will be selected to increase the number to five)

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, Mike 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
  • The next available player on the Orders of Merit of the Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, Sunshine Tour, and PGA Tour of Australasia, ranked in order of their position in the OWGR as of 9 October
  • Next available player, not otherwise exempt, from Race to Dubai as of 16 October, OWGR as of 9 October, FedEx Cup list:
  1. Ryu Hyun-woo (Japan Golf Tour; Shingo Katayama did not play)
  2. Haydn Porteous (Sunshine Tour; Darren Fichardt did not play)
  3. Phachara Khongwatmai (Asian Tour)
  4. Ashley Hall (PGA Tour of Australasia)
  5. Graeme Storm (Race to Dubai)
  6. Wesley Bryan (OWGR; Jimmy Walker did not play)
  7. Lucas Glover (FedEx Cup; Billy Horschel did not play)
  8. Daisuke Kataoka (Japan Golf Tour)
  9. Andrew Dodt (PGA Tour of Australasia)
  10. Poom Saksansin (Asian Tour)

Round summaries

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.[4]

Place Player Score To par
1 Brooks Koepka 64 −8
T2 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 65 −7
Gavin Green
T4 Haydn Porteous 66 −6
Patrick Reed
T6 Paul Dunne 67 −5
Tony Finau
Matt Kuchar
Justin Rose
Wu Ashun

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.[5]

Place Player Score To par
1 Dustin Johnson 68-63=131 −13
2 Brooks Koepka 64-68=132 −12
T3 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 65-70=135 −9
Justin Rose 67-68=135
5 Patrick Reed 66-70=136 −8
T6 Matt Fitzpatrick 68-69=137 −7
Brian Harman 68-69=137
Matt Kuchar 67-70=137
Henrik Stenson 68-69=137
T10 Rafa Cabrera-Bello 68-70=138 −6
Tyrrell Hatton 68-70=138

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.[6]

Place Player Score To par
1 Dustin Johnson 68-63-68=199 −17
2 Brooks Koepka 64-68-73=205 −11
3 Henrik Stenson 68-69-69=206 −10
T4 Brian Harman 68-69-70=207 −9
Justin Rose 67-68-72=207
T6 Rafa Cabrera-Bello 68-70-70=208 −8
Kyle Stanley 71-68-69=208
Peter Uihlein 72-67-69=208
T9 Matt Fitzpatrick 68-69-72=209 −7
Tyrrell Hatton 68-70-71=209
Matt Kuchar 67-70-72=209

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.[1]

Place Player Score To par Prize money (US$)
1 Justin Rose 67-68-72-67=274 −14 1,660,000
T2 Dustin Johnson 68-63-68-77=276 −12 679,667
Brooks Koepka 64-68-73-71=276
Henrik Stenson 68-69-69-70=276
T5 Rafa Cabrera-Bello 68-70-70-72=280 −8 288,000
Kyle Stanley 71-68-69-72=280
Peter Uihlein 72-67-69-72=280
8 Brian Harman 68-69-70-74=281 −7 210,000
T9 Matt Fitzpatrick 68-69-72-73=282 −6 176,000
Bernd Wiesberger 71-70-70-71=282

Scorecard

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
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
Source:[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Justin Rose wins WGC-HSBC with comeback over Dustin Johnson". ESPN. Associated Press. 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ "WGC-HSBC Champions – The Field". HSBC Golf. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. ^ "WGC-HSBC Champions Entry List". European Tour. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Brooks Koepka opens with a 64 to lead HSBC Champions". ESPN. Associated Press. 26 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Dustin Johnson shoots 63 to take 1-shot lead over Brooks Koepka". ESPN. Associated Press. 27 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Dustin Johnson races out to 6-shot lead in HSBC Champions". ESPN. Associated Press. 28 October 2017.
  7. ^ "World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions". ESPN. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

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