The 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament contested from 4–7 November 2010 at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It was the second WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in 2010. It was won by Francesco Molinari of Italy who completed a wire-to-wire one stroke victory over Lee Westwood to win his first WGC event.
Field The following is a list of players for the 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions.HSBC Champions - 2010 Qualification Procedures Players who have qualified from multiple categories are listed in the first category in which they are eligible. The numbers of other qualifying categories are in parentheses next to the player's name.
1. Winners of the four major championships and The Players Championship Tim Clark, Martin Kaymer (5,12), Graeme McDowell (5,12), Phil Mickelson (2,12), Louis Oosthuizen (5,12)
2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships Ernie Els (3,12), Hunter Mahan (3,12), Ian Poulter (12)
3. Winners of the 23 top rated PGA Tour events (35 events met rating) Ben Crane, Anthony Kim (12), Rory McIlroy (12), Ryan Palmer, Camilo Villegas, Lee Westwood (5,12) Qualified but did not play: Jonathan Byrd, Jason Day, Jim Furyk (12), Charley Hoffman, Dustin Johnson (12), Zach Johnson (12), Matt Kuchar (12), Geoff Ogilvy, Justin Rose (12), Steve Stricker (12), Bubba Watson (12)
4. Top 5 available players from the FedEx Cup points list Paul Casey (12), Luke Donald (5,12), Retief Goosen (12), Nick Watney, K. J. Choi Qualified but did not play: Martin Laird
5. Winners of the 23 top rated European Tour events (25 events met rating) Fredrik Andersson Hed, Ross Fisher, Richard Green, Peter Hanson, David Horsey, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Richard S. Johnson, Robert Karlsson, Simon Khan, Matteo Manassero, Edoardo Molinari (8,12), Álvaro Quirós, Yang Yong-eun
6. Top 5 available players from the Race to Dubai Rhys Davies, Pádraig Harrington (12), Francesco Molinari, Charl Schwartzel (9), Danny Willett
7. Nine players - winners of the top rated Asian Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (4 events met rating) Kiradech Aphibarnrat (OoM), Grégory Bourdy, Andrew Dodt, Marcus Fraser, Tetsuji Hiratsuka (OoM), Pariya Junhasavasdikul (OoM), Mardan Mamat (OoM), Noh Seung-yul, Thaworn Wiratchant (OoM)
8. Five players - winners of the top rated Japan Golf Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (21 events met rating) Hiroyuki Fujita (OoM), Kim Kyung-tae, Shigeki Maruyama, Michio Matsumura (OoM), Katsumasa Miyamoto Qualified but did not play: Yasuharu Imano
9. Five players - winners of the top rated Sunshine Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (4 events met rating) Darren Fichardt (OoM), Anders Hansen (OoM), Pablo Martín, Richie Ramsay, Jaco van Zyl (OoM)
10. Five players - winners of the top rated PGA Tour of Australasia events, remainder from Order of Merit (3 events met rating) Robert Allenby (12), Alistair Presnell (OoM), Adam Scott, Michael Sim (OoM), Tiger Woods (12)
11. Four players from China Li Chao, Liang Wenchong, Wu Kangchun, Yuan Hao
12. Any players, not included in above categories, in the top 25 of the OWGR on September 27, 2010 Qualified but did not play: Sean O'Hair
13. If needed to fill the field of 78 players, winners of additional tournaments, ordered by field strength (14 from PGA Tour, 4 from European Tour, 16 from Japan Golf Tour), alternating with those players ranked after the top 25 in OWGR on September 27, 2010 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.
Tournament winnersFrom OWGRTournamentWinnerRanked player2010 Zurich Classic Jason Bohn (Miguel Ángel Jiménez)2010 RBC Canadian Open Carl Pettersson (Ross Fisher)2010 John Deere Classic (Steve Stricker) (Camilo Villegas)2010 Wyndham Championship Arjun Atwal (Tim Clark)2010 Greenbrier Classic Stuart Appleby (Nick Watney)2009 Children's Miracle Network Cl. Stephen Ames (Geoff Ogilvy)2010 Bob Hope Classic Bill Haas (Francesco Molinari)2010 McGladrey Classic Heath Slocum Rickie Fowler2010 Turning Stone Resort Ch. Bill Lunde (Charl Schwartzel)2010 Frys.com Open Rocco Mediate Stewart Cink2010 Valero Texas Open (Adam Scott) (Adam Scott)2010 The Crowns Ryo Ishikawa Lucas Glover2010 Bridgestone Open Yuta Ikeda Henrik Stenson2010 Viking Classic (Bill Haas) (Jason Day)2010 Diamond Cup Golf (Kim Kyung-tae) (Robert Karlsson)2010 Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open Brendan Jones (Yang Yong-eun)2010 Coca-Cola Tokai Classic (Michio Matsumura) (Peter Hanson)2010 Fujisankei Classic (Ryo Ishikawa) (K. J. Choi)2010 Mizuno Open Shunsuke Sonoda
Round summaries First round PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Francesco Molinari65−72 Lee Westwood66−6T3 Yuta Ikeda67−5 Noh Seung-yul Henrik StensonT6 Luke Donald68−4 Pablo Martín Tiger WoodsT9 Fredrik Andersson Hed69−3 Ross Fisher Phil Mickelson Katsumasa Miyamoto Louis Oosthuizen Ryan Palmer Richie Ramsay Adam Scott Yang Yong-eun
Second round PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Francesco Molinari65-70=135−92 Lee Westwood66-70=136−8T3 Ernie Els72-65=137−7 Richie Ramsay69-68=137 Jaco van Zyl71-66=1376 Luke Donald68-70=138−6T7 Ross Fisher69-70=139−5 Noh Seung-yul67-72=139T9 Robert Allenby72-68=140−4 Fredrik Andersson Hed69-71=140 Richard Green72-68=140 Pádraig Harrington70-70=140 Richard S. Johnson70-70=140 Phil Mickelson69-71=140 Ian Poulter70-70=140 Nick Watney72-68=140 Tiger Woods68-72=140
Third round PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Francesco Molinari65-70-67=202−142 Lee Westwood66-70-67=203−133 Luke Donald68-70-68=206−10T4 Ernie Els72-65-71=208−8 Ross Fisher69-70-69=208 Richie Ramsay69-68-71=2087 Jaco van Zyl71-66-72=209−7T8 Pádraig Harrington70-70-70=210−6 Noh Seung-yul67-72-71=210T10 Fredrik Andersson Hed69-71-71=211−5 Paul Casey73-71-67=211 Charl Schwartzel74-70-67=211
Final round PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Francesco Molinari65-70-67-67=269−19 1,200,0002 Lee Westwood66-70-67-67=270−18 675,000T3 Luke Donald68-70-68-73=279−9 372,500 Richie Ramsay69-68-71-71=2795 Rory McIlroy71-71-71-67=280−8 250,000T6 Fredrik Andersson Hed69-71-71-70=281−7 145,714 Paul Casey73-71-67-70=281 Ernie Els72-65-71-73=281 Retief Goosen70-74-69-68=281 Richard Green72-68-73-68=281 Peter Hanson73-69-70-69=281 Tiger Woods68-72-73-68=281
Scorecard Hole123456789101112131415161718Par454343454 443454435 Molinari −14 −15 −16 −16 −17 −17 −17 −18 −18 −18 −18 −18 −18 −18 −18 −19 −19 −19 Westwood −13 −13 −14 −14−15 −15 −15 −16 −16 −17 −17 −17 −17 −17 −17 −17 −17 −18 Donald −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −8 −8 −9 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 Ramsay −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 McIlroy −4 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −8 −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par BirdieBogey Source:
References
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