2016 WGC-HSBC Champions
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 27–30 October 2016 |
| Location | Shanghai, China |
| Course(s) | Sheshan Golf Club |
| Tour(s) |
Asian Tour European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,266 yards (6,644 m) |
| Field | 78 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $9,500,000 |
| Champion | |
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Sheshan
Golf Club
Golf Club
Location in China
The 2016 WGC-HSBC Champions will be a golf tournament played from 27–30 October 2016 at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It will be the eighth WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in the 2016 calendar year.
Field
The following is a list of players who qualified for the 2016 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.[1][2]
- 1. Winners of the four major championships and The Players Championship
- 2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships
- 3. Top 50 from the OWGR on 10 October
- 4. Top 30 from the final 2016 FedEx Cup points list (if there are less than five available players, players beyond 30th will be selected to increase the number to five)
- 5. Top 30 from the Race to Dubai as of 17 October
- 6. The leading four available players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit as of 17 October
- 7. The leading two available players from the Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit as of 17 October
- 8. The leading two available players from the final 2015 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
- 9. The leading two available players from the final 2015 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit
George Coetzee, Charl Schwartzel
- 10. Six players from China
- 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 10 October
- Next available player, not otherwise exempt, from Race to Dubai as of 17 October, OWGR as of 10 October, FedEx Cup list:
Past champions expected in the field
| Player | Country | Year won |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Knox |  Scotland | 2015 |
References
- ↑ "The Field". HSBC Champions. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "WGC-HSBC Champions: Entry List". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
External links
- Coverage on Asian Tour's official site
- Coverage on European Tour's official site
- Coverage on PGA Tour's official site
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Coordinates: 31°06′32″N 121°12′58″E / 31.109°N 121.216°E
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