2009 WGC-HSBC Champions

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.

2009 WGC-HSBC Champions

Tournament information
Dates	5–8 November 2009
Location	Shanghai, China
Course(s)	Sheshan Golf Club
Tour(s)	European Tour (official) PGA Tour (unofficial)
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,199
Field	78 players
Cut	None
Prize fund	$7,000,000
Winner's share	$1,200,000
Champion
Phil Mickelson
271 (−17)

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.[1]

Field

The following is a list of players for the 2009 WGC-HSBC Champions tournament.[2][3][4] 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, Alexander 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.

1. 2009 Bob Hope Classic: Pat Perez
2. 2009 Buick Open: (Tiger Woods)
3. 2009 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: Martin Laird
4. 2008 Children's Miracle Network Classic: Davis Love III
5. 2009 John Deere Classic: (Steve Stricker)
6. 2009 Wyndham Championship: Ryan Moore
7. 2009 RBC Canadian Open: Nathan Green
8. 2009 Frys.com Open: Troy Matteson
9. 2009 Valero Texas Open: (Zach Johnson)
10. 2009 Turning Stone Resort Championship: Matt Kuchar
11. 2008 Casio World Open: Koumei Oda

Round summaries

First round

#	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Nick Watney	United States	64	−8
T2	Martin Kaymer	Germany	66	−6
	Shane Lowry	Ireland
	Ryan Moore	United States
T6	Paul Casey	England	67	−5
	Anthony Kim	United States
	Lin Wen-tang	Taiwan
	Tiger Woods	United States
T9	Nick Dougherty	England	68	−4
	Matt Kuchar	United States
	Pat Perez	United States
	Jyoti Randhawa	India

Second round

#	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Nick Watney	United States	64-70=134	−10
	Tiger Woods	United States	67-67=134
T3	Phil Mickelson	United States	69-66=135	−9
	Ryan Moore	United States	66-69=135
	Álvaro Quirós	Spain	69-66=135
6	Anthony Kim	United States	67-69=136	−8
7	Pat Perez	United States	68-69=137	−7
T8	Brian Gay	United States	69-69=138	−6
	Jyoti Randhawa	India	68-70=138
T10	Ryo Ishikawa	Japan	72-67=139	−5
	Koumei Oda	Japan	70-69=139
	Camilo Villegas	Colombia	70-69=139
	Lin Wen-tang	Taiwan	67-72=139

Third round

#	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Phil Mickelson	United States	69-66-67=202	−14
T2	Nick Watney	United States	64-70-70=204	−12
	Tiger Woods	United States	67-67-70=204
4	Ryan Moore	United States	66-69-70=205	−11
5	Lee Westwood	England	70-71-65=206	−10
T6	Anthony Kim	United States	67-69-72=208	−8
	Jyoti Randhawa	India	68-70-70=208
T8	Ernie Els	South Africa	70-71-68=209	−7
	Ryo Ishikawa	Japan	72-67-70=209
	Martin Kaymer	Germany	66-74-69=209
	Lin Wen-tang	Taiwan	67-72-70=209

Final round

#	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Phil Mickelson	United States	69-66-67-69=271	−17	1,200,000
2	Ernie Els	South Africa	70-71-68-63=272	−16	675,000
3	Ryan Moore	United States	66-69-70-68=273	−15	430,000
4	Rory McIlroy	Northern Ireland	73-68-70-63=274	−14	315,000
5	Nick Watney	United States	64-70-70-71=275	−13	250,000
T6	Martin Kaymer	Germany	66-74-69-67=276	−12	190,000
	Tiger Woods	United States	67-67-70-72=276
T8	Álvaro Quirós	Spain	69-66-76-66=277	−11	147,500
	Lee Westwood	England	70-71-65-71=277
T10	Retief Goosen	South Africa	71-71-68-68=278	−10	99,571
	Anthony Kim	United States	67-69-72-70=278
	Søren Kjeldsen	Denmark	69-72-71-66=278
	Daisuke Maruyama	Japan	72-69-74-63=278
	Francesco Molinari	Italy	73-67-70-68=278
	Geoff Ogilvy	Australia	72-74-65-67=278
	Pat Perez	United States	68-69-75-66=278

References

1. "Phil Mickelson clings on to claim Champions title from Ernie Els". The Guardian. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
2. "HSBC Champions – 2009 eligibility requirements". PGA Tour. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
3. "2009 Field: World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions". PGA Tour. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
4. "WGC-HSBC Champions – Entry List". Asian Tour. Archived from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

External links

• Full results