2011 WGC-HSBC Champions

The 2011 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament played from 3–6 November 2011 at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It was the third WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in 2011. Former PGA Champion Martin Kaymer surged through the final day field to claim his first WGC win.[1][2]

2011 WGC-HSBC Champions
Tournament information
Dates3–6 November 2011
LocationShanghai, China
Course(s)Sheshan Golf Club
Tour(s)Asian Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour (unofficial)
Statistics
Par72
Length7,266 yards (6,644 m)
Field78 players
CutNone
Prize fund$7,000,000
Winner's share$1,200,000
Champion
Germany Martin Kaymer
268 (−20)

Kaymer's 268 (−20) winning total was the lowest since the tournament became a World Golf Championship, and matched the lowest in the history of the HSBC Champions, set by David Howell in 2005, before WGC status was awarded.[3]

Field

The following is a list of players who have qualified for the 2011 WGC-HSBC Champions.[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

Keegan Bradley (3,13), K. J. Choi (12), Darren Clarke (13), Rory McIlroy (12), Charl Schwartzel (8,12)

2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships

Francesco Molinari (13), Adam Scott (10,12), Nick Watney (3,12)

3. Winners of the top 23 rated PGA Tour events (35 events met rating)

Aaron Baddeley (13), Jonathan Byrd (13), Harrison Frazar, Lucas Glover, Bill Haas (12), Freddie Jacobson (13), D. A. Points, Justin Rose (12), Rory Sabbatini, David Toms (12), Mark Wilson (13)

4. Top 5 available players from the FedEx Cup points list

Hunter Mahan (12), Geoff Ogilvy (9,13), Chez Reavie, John Senden, Bo Van Pelt

5. Winners of the top 23 rated European Tour events (26 events met rating)

Thomas Aiken (8), Thomas Bjørn (13), Paul Casey (12), Nicolas Colsaerts, Simon Dyson (13), Michael Hoey, Robert Karlsson (12), Martin Kaymer (12), Pablo Larrazábal, Paul Lawrie, Tom Lewis, Alex Norén, Álvaro Quirós (13), Robert Rock, Lee Slattery

6. Top 5 available players from the Race to Dubai

Anders Hansen (13), Peter Hanson (13), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (13), Ian Poulter (10,12), Lee Westwood (8,10,12)

7. Five players - winners of the top Japan Golf Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (23 events met rating)

Hiroyuki Fujita, Yuta Ikeda (13), Hwang Jung-gon, Michio Matsumura, Tetsuji Hiratsuka

8. Five players - winners of the top Sunshine Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (4 events met rating)

Ernie Els (13), Keith Horne (OoM), Jbe' Kruger (OoM), Pablo Martín, Louis Oosthuizen (OoM)

9. Five players - winners of the top PGA Tour of Australasia events, remainder from Order of Merit (3 events met rating)

Stuart Appleby, Adam Bland (OoM), Bobby Gates (OoM), Jim Herman (OoM), Alistair Presnell (OoM)

10. Nine players - winners of the top Asian Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (5 events met rating)

Kiradech Aphibarnrat (OoM), Chan Yih-shin (OoM), Chinnarat Phadungsil (OoM), Shiv Chawrasia, David Gleeson (OoM), Matteo Manassero (13), Siddikur Rahman (OoM), Jeev Milkha Singh (OoM), Thongchai Jaidee (OoM)

11. Four players from China

Liang Wenchong, Wu Ashun, Yuan Hao, Zhang Xinjun

12. Any players, not included in above categories, in the top 25 of the OWGR on October 17, 2011

Kim Kyung-tae, Graeme McDowell

13. If needed to fill the field of 78 players, winners of additional tournaments, ordered by field strength (12 from PGA Tour, 3 from European Tour, 18 from Japan Golf Tour), alternating with those players ranked after the top 25 in OWGR on October 17, 2011

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 or were not listed as alternates when the field was announced.[5][6] .

Tournament winnersFrom OWGR
TournamentWinnerRanked player
2011 John Deere Classic(Steve Stricker)(Keegan Bradley)
2011 Greenbrier ClassicScott Stallings(Thomas Bjørn)
2011 Bob Hope ClassicJhonattan Vegas(Brandt Snedeker)
2011 McGladrey ClassicBen CraneJim Furyk

Round summaries

First round
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Keegan Bradley65−7
T2Sweden Freddie Jacobson67−5
Sweden Alex Norén
United States Bo Van Pelt
T5South Korea K. J. Choi68−4
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee
England Justin Rose
United States David Toms
T9Australia Aaron Baddeley69−3
England Simon Dyson
Sweden Peter Hanson
Germany Martin Kaymer
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell
South Africa Rory Sabbatini
Australia Adam Scott
Venezuela Jhonattan Vegas
England Lee Westwood

Second round
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Sweden Freddie Jacobson67-66=133−11
T3South Africa Louis Oosthuizen71-63=134−10
Australia Adam Scott69-65=134
4United States Keegan Bradley65-70=135−9
T5England Paul Casey70-66=136−8
United States Bo Van Pelt67-69=136
T7Australia Aaron Baddeley69-68=137−7
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee68-69=137
Germany Martin Kaymer69-68=137
England Lee Westwood69-68=137

Third round
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Sweden Freddie Jacobson67-66-67=200−16
2South Africa Louis Oosthuizen71-63-68=202−14
3Australia Adam Scott69-65-69=203−13
T4Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy70-69-65=204−12
England Lee Westwood69-68-67=204
T6Germany Martin Kaymer69-68-68=205−11
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell69-69-67=205
T8England Paul Casey70-66-70=206−10
United States Bo Van Pelt67-69-70=206
China Zhang Xinjun74-68-64=206

Final round
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Germany Martin Kaymer69-68-68-63=268−201,200,000
2Sweden Freddie Jacobson67-66-67-71=271−17675,000
3Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell69-69-67-67=272−16430,000
T4England Paul Casey70-66-70-67=273−15258,333
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy70-69-65-69=273
South Africa Charl Schwartzel70-69-69-65=273
T7United States Hunter Mahan71-67-69-67=274−14155,000
South Africa Louis Oosthuizen71-63-68-72=274
England Justin Rose68-70-70-66=274
10Venezuela Jhonattan Vegas69-73-65-68=275−13125,000

Scorecard
Birdie Bogey
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454343454443454435
Germany Kaymer−11−11−11−11−11−11−12−13−13−14−15−16−17−17−18−18−19−20
Sweden Jacobson−15−16−16−16−16−17−17−16−16−16−16−17−17−18−18−18−17−17
Northern Ireland McDowell−11−12−12−12−12−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−14−14−15−16−16−16
England Casey−10−10−11−12−12−13−14−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15
Northern Ireland McIlroy−13−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−13−13−13−12−13−14−14−15
South Africa Schwartzel−8−9−9−9−8−8−9−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−12−13−14−15
United States Mahan−9−10−11−11−11−11−12−13−13−13−12−12−12−13−13−14−14−14
South Africa Oosthuizen−13−13−13−12−12−13−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14
England Rose−8−9−9−10−10−10−10−11−12−12−12−12−12−13−13−14−14−14

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[7]

References
  1. "Martin Kaymer birdies 9 of last 12 to win". ESPN. Associated Press. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  2. Donegan, Lawrence (6 November 2011). "Martin Kaymer wins in Shanghai and Rory McIlroy climbs to world No2". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  3. "Kaymer shoots 63 to win HSBC Champions". USA Today. Associated Press. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  4. HSBC Champions - 2011 Qualification Procedures Archived June 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. WGC-HSBC Champions field Archived 19 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "WGC-HSBC Champions - Entry list". European Tour. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  7. "World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions". ESPN. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

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