The 2009 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament that was contested from 5–8 November 2009 at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It was the first WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in 2009.
Phil Mickelson won the tournament, and claimed his second World Golf Championships title of the year and for his career. He won over Ernie Els by one stroke, and Mickelson shot a 17-under-par 271.
Field The following is a list of players for the 2009 WGC-HSBC Champions tournament. Winners of events are those between the 2008 HSBC Champions and the 2009 WGC-HSBC Champions. The 2008 HSBC-Champions was considered to be an Asian Tour event. However, in determining which were the top rated events, the strength of field for the previous year's event was used (i.e. the event between the 2007 and 2008 HSBC-Champions). Only those events with a strength of field of 40 or more were considered.
1. Winners of the four major championships and The Players Championship Stewart Cink, Henrik Stenson, Yang Yong-eun (3) Qualified but did not play: Ángel Cabrera, Lucas Glover
2. Winners of the three World Golf Championships Phil Mickelson (3), Geoff Ogilvy (3,10), Tiger Woods (3)
3. Winners of the 23 top rated PGA Tour events Paul Casey (5), Brian Gay, Retief Goosen, Jerry Kelly, Sean O'Hair, Rory Sabbatini, Nick Watney Qualified but did not play: Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson, Kenny Perry, Heath Slocum, Steve Stricker
4. Top 5 available players from the FedEx Cup points list Jason Dufner, Ernie Els, Pádraig Harrington, Steve Marino, Ian Poulter Qualified but did not play: Luke Donald, Jim Furyk, Marc Leishman, Hunter Mahan, Kevin Na, John Senden, David Toms, Scott Verplank, Mike Weir
5. Winners of the 23 top rated European Tour events Christian Cévaër, Nick Dougherty, Simon Dyson, Ross Fisher, Ricardo González, Peter Hedblom, Jeppe Huldahl, Michael Jonzon, Martin Kaymer, James Kingston, Søren Kjeldsen, Thomas Levet, Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy, Alex Norén, Álvaro Quirós, Scott Strange (10), Daniel Vancsik, Lee Westwood
6. Top 5 available players from the Race to Dubai Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Sergio García (7), Peter Hanson, Francesco Molinari, Oliver Wilson
7. Nine players - winners of the top rated Asian Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit Gaganjeet Bhullar (OoM), Chapchai Nirat (OoM), Anthony Kang, Lin Wen-tang, Lam Chih Bing, Daisuke Maruyama (OoM, 8), Chinnaswamy Muniyappa (OoM), Jyoti Randhawa (OoM), Thongchai Jaidee
8. Five players - winners of the top rated Japan Golf Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit Yuta Ikeda (OoM), Ryo Ishikawa, Shingo Katayama, Prayad Marksaeng, Jeev Milkha Singh
9. Five players - winners of the top rated Sunshine Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit Thomas Aiken (OoM), Jean Hugo (OoM), Garth Mulroy (OoM), Mark Murless (OoM), Richard Sterne
10. Five players - winners of the top rated PGA Tour of Australasia events, remainder from Order of Merit Robert Allenby (OoM), Mark Brown (OoM), Greg Chalmers (OoM), Danny Lee, Rod Pampling Qualified but did not play: Tim Clark
11. Four players from China Liang Wenchong, Wu Ashun, Wu Weihuang, Zhang Lianwei
12. Top two available players, not otherwise exempt, from the Official World Golf Ranking as of October 26, 2009 Anthony Kim, Camilo Villegas Qualified but did not play: Vijay Singh
13. If needed to fill the field of 78 players, winners of additional tournaments, ordered by strength of field Players in bold were added to the field through this category. Players listed in "()" already qualified in a previous category. Players listed with their name stricken did not play. 2009 Bob Hope Classic: Pat Perez 2009 Buick Open: (Tiger Woods) 2009 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: Martin Laird 2008 Children's Miracle Network Classic: Davis Love III 2009 John Deere Classic: (Steve Stricker) 2009 Wyndham Championship: Ryan Moore 2009 RBC Canadian Open: Nathan Green 2009 Frys.com Open: Troy Matteson 2009 Valero Texas Open: (Zach Johnson) 2009 Turning Stone Resort Championship: Matt Kuchar 2008 Casio World Open: Koumei Oda
Round summaries First round PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Nick Watney64−8T2 Martin Kaymer66−6 Shane Lowry Ryan MooreT6 Paul Casey67−5 Anthony Kim Lin Wen-tang Tiger WoodsT9 Nick Dougherty68−4 Matt Kuchar Pat Perez Jyoti Randhawa
Second round PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Nick Watney64-70=134−10 Tiger Woods67-67=134T3 Phil Mickelson69-66=135−9 Ryan Moore66-69=135 Álvaro Quirós69-66=1356 Anthony Kim67-69=136−87 Pat Perez68-69=137−7T8 Brian Gay69-69=138−6 Jyoti Randhawa68-70=138T10 Ryo Ishikawa72-67=139−5 Koumei Oda70-69=139 Camilo Villegas70-69=139 Lin Wen-tang67-72=139
Third round PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Phil Mickelson69-66-67=202−14T2 Nick Watney64-70-70=204−12 Tiger Woods67-67-70=2044 Ryan Moore66-69-70=205−115 Lee Westwood70-71-65=206−10T6 Anthony Kim67-69-72=208−8 Jyoti Randhawa68-70-70=208T8 Ernie Els70-71-68=209 −7 Ryo Ishikawa72-67-70=209 Martin Kaymer66-74-69=209 Lin Wen-tang67-72-70=209
Final round PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Phil Mickelson 69-66-67-69=271 −17 1,200,0002 Ernie Els 70-71-68-63=272 −16 675,0003 Ryan Moore 66-69-70-68=273 −15 430,0004 Rory McIlroy 73-68-70-63=274 −14 315,0005 Nick Watney 64-70-70-71=275 −13 250,000T6 Martin Kaymer 66-74-69-67=276 −12 190,000 Tiger Woods 67-67-70-72=276T8 Álvaro Quirós 69-66-76-66=277 −11 147,500 Lee Westwood 70-71-65-71=277T10 Retief Goosen 71-71-68-68=278 −10 99,571 Anthony Kim 67-69-72-70=278 Søren Kjeldsen 69-72-71-66=278 Daisuke Maruyama 72-69-74-63=278 Francesco Molinari 73-67-70-68=278 Geoff Ogilvy 72-74-65-67=278 Pat Perez 68-69-75-66=278
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