2010 WGC-HSBC Champions
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–7 November 2010 |
| Location | Shanghai, China |
| Course(s) | Sheshan Golf Club |
| Tour(s) |
Asian Tour European Tour PGA Tour (unofficial) |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,266 yards (6,644 m) |
| Field | 78 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $7,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,200,000 |
| Champion | |
 Francesco Molinari | |
| 269 (–19) | |
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«2009 2011» | |
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.[1][2]
Field
The following is a list of players for the 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions.[3][4] 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 Wen-chong, Wu Kang-chun, 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 listed in "()" already qualified in previous category, players list with name stricken did not play.
Alternates
| Tournament winners | From OWGR | |
|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Winner | Ranked player |
| Ryan Moore | ||
| 2010 Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | Hideto Tanihara | Bo Van Pelt |
| 2009 Casio World Open | Koumei Oda | |
| 2010 Tsuruya Open | (Hiroyuki Fujita) | (Ben Crane) |
| 2010 Trophée Hassan II | (Rhys Davies) | Jeff Overton |
| 2010 Sega Sammy Cup | Mamo Osanai | |
| 2010 Canon Open | Shinichi Yokota | |
| 2010 Estoril Open de Portugal | Thomas Bjørn | (Álvaro Quirós) |
| 2010 ANA Open | (Yuta Ikeda) | (Ryo Ishikawa) |
| 2010 Reno-Tahoe Open | Matt Bettencourt | Kevin Na |
| 2010 Mynavi ABC Championship | (Kim Kyung-tae) | J. B. Holmes |
| 2010 Japan PGA Championship | Toru Taniguchi | (Ryan Palmer) |
| 2010 Sun Chlorella Classic | Tadahiro Takayama | |
| 2010 KLM Open | (Martin Kaymer) | (Rhys Davies) |
| 2010 Mayakoba Golf Classic | Cameron Beckman | (Yuta Ikeda) |
| 2010 Vivendi Cup | John Parry | Sergio García |
Round summaries
First round
Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | 65-70=135 | –9 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood |  England | 66-70=136 | –8 |
| T3 | Ernie Els |  South Africa | 72-65=137 | –7 |
| Richie Ramsay |  Scotland | 69-68=137 | ||
| Jaco van Zyl | South Africa | 71-66=137 | ||
| 6 | Luke Donald | England | 68-70=138 | –6 |
| T7 | Ross Fisher | England | 69-70=139 | –5 |
| Noh Seung-yul |  South Korea | 67-72=139 | ||
| T9 | Robert Allenby |  Australia | 72-68=140 | –4 |
| Fredrik Andersson Hed |  Sweden | 69-71=140 | ||
| Richard Green | Australia | 72-68=140 | ||
| Pádraig Harrington |  Ireland | 70-70=140 | ||
| Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | 70-70=140 | ||
| Phil Mickelson |  United States | 69-71=140 | ||
| Ian Poulter | England | 70-70=140 | ||
| Nick Watney | United States | 72-68=140 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 68-72=140 |
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | 65-70-67=202 | –14 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood | England | 66-70-67=203 | –13 |
| 3 | Luke Donald | England | 68-70-68=206 | –10 |
| T4 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 72-65-71=208 | –8 |
| Ross Fisher | England | 69-70-69=208 | ||
| Richie Ramsay | Scotland | 69-68-71=208 | ||
| 7 | Jaco van Zyl | South Africa | 71-66-72=209 | –7 |
| T8 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 70-70-70=210 | –6 |
| Noh Seung-yul | South Korea | 67-72-71=210 | ||
| T10 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | Sweden | 69-71-71=211 | –5 |
| Paul Casey | England | 73-71-67=211 | ||
| Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | 74-70-67=211 |
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | 65-70-67-67=269 | –19 | 1,200,000 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood | England | 66-70-67-67=270 | –18 | 675,000 |
| T3 | Luke Donald | England | 68-70-68-73=279 | –9 | 372,500 |
| Richie Ramsay | Scotland | 69-68-71-71=279 | |||
| 5 | Rory McIlroy |  Northern Ireland | 71-71-71-67=280 | –8 | 250,000 |
| T6 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | Sweden | 69-71-71-70=281 | –7 | 145,714 |
| Paul Casey | England | 73-71-67-70=281 | |||
| Ernie Els | South Africa | 72-65-71-73=281 | |||
| Retief Goosen | South Africa | 70-74-69-68=281 | |||
| Richard Green | Australia | 72-68-73-68=281 | |||
| Peter Hanson | Sweden | 73-69-70-69=281 | |||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 68-72-73-68=281 |
References
- ↑ "Francesco Molinari pips Lee Westwood to Shanghai title". BBC Sport. 7 November 2010. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ↑ Garside, Kevin (7 November 2010). "Francesco Molinari wins tussle with world No 1 Lee Westwood to win HSBC Champions". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ↑ HSBC Champions - 2010 Qualification Procedures
- ↑ "Entry LIst – WGC-HSBC Champions 2010". Asian Tour. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
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