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.

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

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 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.[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), Matthew 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)

Nationalities in the field

North America (23)South America (2)Europe (21)Oceania (9)Asia (18)Africa (5)
 Canada (1) Paraguay (1) England (9) Australia (7) China (7) South Africa (5)
 United States (22) Venezuela (1) Scotland (1) New Zealand (2) India (1)
 Ireland (1) Japan (4)
 Austria (1) South Korea (2)
 Belgium (1) Malaysia (1)
 Denmark (1) Thailand (3)
 France (2)
 Italy (1)
 Spain (2)
 Sweden (2)

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Dustin Johnson United States201368636877276−12T2
Phil Mickelson United States200971727467284−4T15
Francesco Molinari Italy201077717271291+3T46
Hideki Matsuyama Japan201674747272292+4T50
  • Note: the HSBC Champions became a WGC event in 2009; winners before this are not listed.

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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Brooks Koepka United States64−8
T2Kiradech Aphibarnrat Thailand65−7
Gavin Green Malaysia
T4Haydn Porteous South Africa66−6
Patrick Reed United States
T6Paul Dunne Ireland67−5
Tony Finau United States
Matt Kuchar United States
Justin Rose England
Wu Ashun China

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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Dustin Johnson United States68-63=131−13
2Brooks Koepka United States64-68=132−12
T3Kiradech Aphibarnrat Thailand65-70=135−9
Justin Rose England67-68=135
5Patrick Reed United States66-70=136−8
T6Matthew Fitzpatrick England68-69=137−7
Brian Harman United States68-69=137
Matt Kuchar United States67-70=137
Henrik Stenson Sweden68-69=137
T10Rafa Cabrera-Bello Spain68-70=138−6
Tyrrell Hatton England68-70=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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Dustin Johnson United States68-63-68=199−17
2Brooks Koepka United States64-68-73=205−11
3Henrik Stenson Sweden68-69-69=206−10
T4Brian Harman United States68-69-70=207−9
Justin Rose England67-68-72=207
T6Rafa Cabrera-Bello Spain68-70-70=208−8
Kyle Stanley United States71-68-69=208
Peter Uihlein United States72-67-69=208
T9Matthew Fitzpatrick England68-69-72=209−7
Tyrrell Hatton England68-70-71=209
Matt Kuchar United States67-70-72=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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parPrize money (US$)
1Justin Rose England67-68-72-67=274−141,660,000
T2Dustin Johnson United States68-63-68-77=276−12679,667
Brooks Koepka United States64-68-73-71=276
Henrik Stenson Sweden68-69-69-70=276
T5Rafa Cabrera-Bello Spain68-70-70-72=280−8288,000
Kyle Stanley United States71-68-69-72=280
Peter Uihlein United States72-67-69-72=280
8Brian Harman United States68-69-70-74=281−7210,000
T9Matthew Fitzpatrick England68-69-72-73=282−6176,000
Bernd Wiesberger Austria71-70-70-71=282

Scorecard

Birdie Bogey Double bogey
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
Source:[7]

References

  1. "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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