2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship

The 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship was a golf tournament played March 6–9 on the TPC Blue Monster course at Trump National Doral in Doral, Florida, a suburb west of Miami. It was the 15th WGC-Cadillac Championship tournament, and the second of the World Golf Championships events to be staged in 2014. Patrick Reed won his first WGC event and became the youngest WGC champion at age 23.[1][2]

2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 6–9, 2014
LocationDoral, Florida, U.S.
Course(s)Trump National Doral
Blue Monster Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,481 yards (6,841 m)
Field68 players
CutNone
Prize fund$9,000,000
€6,596,935
Winner's share$1,530,000
€1,121,479
Champion
Patrick Reed
284 (−4)
Trump National Doral
Location in the United States

Course layout

The tournament is played on the TPC Blue Monster course.[3]

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5724484362034214324715492003,7326144226012384841533414254713,7497,481
Par544344453365453434443672

Field

The field consists of players from the top of the Official World Golf Ranking and the money lists/Order of Merit from the six main professional golf tours.[4] Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.

1. The top 30 players from the final 2013 FedExCup Points List

Keegan Bradley (7,9), Roberto Castro, Brendon de Jonge, Graham DeLaet (7,9), Luke Donald (7,9), Jason Dufner (7,9), Jim Furyk (7,9), Sergio García (2,7,8,9), Bill Haas (7,9), Billy Horschel (7,9), Dustin Johnson (7,9,10), Zach Johnson (7,9,10), Matt Kuchar (7,9), Hunter Mahan (7,9), Phil Mickelson (7,9), D. A. Points, Justin Rose (2,7,9), Charl Schwartzel (7,8,9), Adam Scott (4,7,9), Webb Simpson (7,9,10), Brandt Snedeker (7,9), Jordan Spieth (7,9), Henrik Stenson (2,7,9), Kevin Streelman (7,9), Steve Stricker (7,9), Nick Watney (7,9), Boo Weekley, Gary Woodland, Tiger Woods (7,9)

Jason Day (7,9) withdrew prior to the first round with a thumb injury.[5]

2. The top 20 players from the final 2013 European Tour Race to Dubai

Thomas Bjørn (7,8,9), Jamie Donaldson (7,8,9), Victor Dubuisson (7,8,9), Ernie Els (7,8,9), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (7,9), Stephen Gallacher (7,8,9), Branden Grace (8), Joost Luiten (7,9), Matteo Manassero (7,9), Graeme McDowell (7,9), Francesco Molinari (7,9), Ian Poulter (7,9), Brett Rumford, Richard Sterne, Thongchai Jaidee, Peter Uihlein, Lee Westwood (7,9)

3. The top 2 players from the final 2013 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit

Kim Hyung-sung, Hideki Matsuyama (7,9)

4. The top 2 players from the final 2013 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit

Jin Jeong

5. The top 2 players from the final 2013 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit

Darren Fichardt, Dawie van der Walt

6. The top 2 players from the final 2013 Asian Tour Order of Merit

Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Scott Hend

7. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 24, 2014

Jonas Blixt (9), Harris English (9,10), Rickie Fowler (9), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (9), Martin Kaymer, Chris Kirk (9,10), Rory McIlroy (9), Ryan Moore (9,10), Louis Oosthuizen (8,9), Patrick Reed (9,10), Jimmy Walker (9,10), Bubba Watson (9,10)

8. The top 10 players from the 2014 European Tour Race to Dubai, as of February 24, 2014

George Coetzee

9. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of March 3, 2014

Russell Henley

10. The top 10 players from the 2014 FedExCup Points List, as of March 3, 2014

Kevin Stadler

Nationalities in the field
North America (32)South America (0)Europe (19)Oceania (4)Asia (5)Africa (9)
 Canada (1) England (4) Australia (4) Japan (1) South Africa (8)
 United States (31) Northern Ireland (2) South Korea (2) Zimbabwe (1)
 Scotland (1) Thailand (2)
 Wales (1)
 Denmark (1)
 France (1)
 Germany (1)
 Italy (2)
 Netherlands (1)
 Spain (3)
 Sweden (2)

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parPlace
Phil Mickelson United States200974756974292+4T16
Tiger Woods United States1999, 2002,
2003, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2013		76736678293+5T25
Justin Rose England201274777073294+6T34
Ernie Els South Africa2004, 201075787374300+12T52
Nick Watney United States2011727571WD

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 6, 2014
Friday, March 7, 2014

Delays caused by thunderstorms meant that only six players completed their first round on Thursday. Five players led overnight at 3-under-par, including Harris English (the only one of the five to have completed his round), Jason Dufner, Hunter Mahan, Francesco Molinari and Patrick Reed.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Patrick Reed United States68−4
T2Jason Dufner United States69−3
Harris English United States
Dustin Johnson United States
Matt Kuchar United States
Hunter Mahan United States
Francesco Molinari Italy
T8Luke Donald England70−2
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain
Zach Johnson United States
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland
Ryan Moore United States
Charl Schwartzel South Africa

Second round

Friday, March 7, 2014

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Dustin Johnson United States69-74=143−1
Matt Kuchar United States69-74=143
Hunter Mahan United States69-74=143
Patrick Reed United States68-75=143
T5Jamie Donaldson Wales74-70=144E
Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland73-71=144
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland70-74=144
Francesco Molinari Italy69-75=144
T9Zach Johnson United States70-75=145+1
Bubba Watson United States73-72=145

Third round

Saturday, March 8, 2014

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Patrick Reed United States68-75-69=212−4
T2Jason Dufner United States69-77-68=214−2
Hunter Mahan United States69-74-71=214
T4Jamie Donaldson Wales74-70-71=215−1
Tiger Woods United States76-73-66=215
T6Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain70-77-69=216E
Dustin Johnson United States69-74-73=216
Zach Johnson United States70-75-71=216
T9Matt Kuchar United States69-74-74=217+1
Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland73-71-73=217
Richard Sterne South Africa74-73-70=217
Jimmy Walker United States73-77-67=217
Bubba Watson United States73-72-72=217

Final round

Sunday, March 9, 2014

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Patrick Reed United States68-75-69-72=284−41,530,000
T2Jamie Donaldson Wales74-70-71-70=285−3753,000
Bubba Watson United States73-72-72-68=285
T4Dustin Johnson United States69-74-73-72=288E395,000
Richard Sterne South Africa74-73-70-71=288
T6Stephen Gallacher Scotland75-75-70-69=289+1248,333
Bill Haas United States73-76-69-71=289
Thongchai Jaidee Thailand73-74-74-68=289
T9Jason Dufner United States69-77-68-76=290+2151,250
Hunter Mahan United States69-74-71-76=290
Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland73-71-73-73=290
Charl Schwartzel South Africa70-76-76-68=290

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par544344453545343444
Reed−5−4−5−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−5−5−5−5−4
Donaldson−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−4−3
Watson+1+1+1EEEE−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−3−3−3
D. Johnson−2−2−2−2−1−2−3−3−2−2−2−2−1−1−1−2−2E
Sterne+1+1+2+2+2+1+1EE+1+1E+1+1+1EEE
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References
  1. "Patrick Reed: Youngest WGC winner". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  2. "Patrick Reed wins by one shot". BBC Sport. March 9, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  3. "WGC-Cadillac Championship – Venue Info". PGA European Tour. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  4. "Cadillac Championship: General Info". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  5. Wacker, Brian (March 6, 2014). "Day withdraws from WGC-Cadillac with injured thumb". PGA Tour.

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