Tournament information | |
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Dates | 5–8 November 2015 |
Location | Shanghai, China |
Course(s) | Sheshan Golf Club |
Tour(s) |
Asian Tour European Tour PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,261 yards (6,639 m) |
Field | 78 players |
Cut | None |
Prize fund | $8,500,000 |
Winner's share | $1,400,000 |
Champion | |
Russell Knox | |
268 (−20) | |
The 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament played from 5–8 November 2015 at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It was the seventh WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in 2015.
Russell Knox won by 2 strokes from Kevin Kisner. Danny Willett had a last round 62 to finish joint third with Ross Fisher, a further stroke behind. Knox was playing in his first WGC event and became the first Scot to win a World Golf Championship. Knox had only earned entry as third alternate. [1]
The following is a list of players who qualified for the 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions. The criteria for invitation differed from 2014, with a move towards the leaders in points lists rather than tournament winners. Players who qualify from multiple categories are listed in the first category in which they are eligible with the other qualifying categories in parentheses next to the player's name. [2] [3]
Rickie Fowler (3,4), Jordan Spieth (3,4)
Dustin Johnson (3,4), Shane Lowry (3,5), Rory McIlroy (3,4,5), Bubba Watson (3,4)
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (5), Daniel Berger (4), Paul Casey (4), Sergio García (5), Branden Grace (5), Emiliano Grillo, Thongchai Jaidee (5), Martin Kaymer (5), Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner (4), Søren Kjeldsen (5), Anirban Lahiri (5), Danny Lee (4), Marc Leishman, David Lingmerth, Hunter Mahan, Hideki Matsuyama (4), Kevin Na (4), Louis Oosthuizen (4,5), Scott Piercy (4), Patrick Reed (4), Charl Schwartzel (5), Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson (4,5), Robert Streb (4), Andy Sullivan (5), Lee Westwood, Bernd Wiesberger (5), Danny Willett (5), Gary Woodland
Steven Bowditch, Harris English, Matt Jones, Daniel Summerhays, Justin Thomas
An Byeong-hun, Luke Donald, Ross Fisher, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, David Howell, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, James Morrison, Alex Norén, Thorbjørn Olesen, Thomas Pieters, Marc Warren, Chris Wood
Shiv Chawrasia, Andrew Dodt, Scott Hend, Richard T. Lee
Kim Kyung-tae, Satoshi Kodaira
Greg Chalmers, Steven Jeffress
Thomas Aiken, Daniel van Tonder
Cao Yi, Dou Zecheng, Li Haotong, Liang Wenchong, Wu Ashun, Zhang Xinjun
Thursday, 5 November 2015
Branden Grace shot a 9-under-par 63 to take a one-stroke lead over Steven Bowditch, Kevin Kisner, and Thorbjørn Olesen. [4]
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Branden Grace | 63 | −9 |
T2 | Steven Bowditch | 64 | −8 |
Kevin Kisner | |||
Thorbjørn Olesen | |||
T5 | Dustin Johnson | 65 | −7 |
Patrick Reed | |||
Danny Willett | |||
8 | Li Haotong | 66 | −6 |
T9 | Paul Casey | 67 | −5 |
Harris English | |||
Trevor Fisher Jnr | |||
Tommy Fleetwood | |||
Russell Knox | |||
Thomas Pieters | |||
Zhang Xinjun |
Friday, 6 November 2015
Kevin Kisner shot a second-round 66 to take a two stroke lead over Russell Knox, who shot the low round of the day, 65. First-round leader Branden Grace shot a 71 to fall to third place, four strokes behind Kisner. Li Haotong, of China, moved up the leaderboard to a tie for 4th with a second-round 69. [5]
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Kevin Kisner | 64-66=130 | −14 |
2 | Russell Knox | 67-65=132 | −12 |
3 | Branden Grace | 63-71=134 | −10 |
T4 | Li Haotong | 66-69=135 | −9 |
Patrick Reed | 66-70=135 | ||
T6 | Dustin Johnson | 65-71=136 | −8 |
Hunter Mahan | 68-68=136 | ||
Bernd Wiesberger | 70-66=136 | ||
T9 | An Byeong-hun | 69-68=137 | −7 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | 68-69=137 | ||
Scott Hend | 68-69=137 | ||
Louis Oosthuizen | 68-69=137 |
Saturday, 7 November 2015
Sunday, 8 November 2015
Third round play did not finish Saturday due to Russell Knox choosing not to play the last hole due to darkness. [6] When he finished his hole on Sunday, he was tied for the lead with Kevin Kisner at 16-under-par. They were one stroke ahead of Dustin Johnson and Li Haotong.
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | Kevin Kisner | 64-66-70=200 | −16 |
Russell Knox | 67-65-68=200 | ||
T3 | Dustin Johnson | 65-71-65=201 | −15 |
Li Haotong | 66-69-66=201 | ||
T5 | Ross Fisher | 69-69-65=203 | −13 |
Patrick Reed | 65-70-68=203 | ||
Jordan Spieth | 68-72-63=203 | ||
T8 | Branden Grace | 63-71-70=204 | −12 |
Scott Hend | 68-69-67=204 | ||
Thorbjørn Olesen | 64-74-66=204 |
Sunday, 8 November 2015
Russell Knox shot a final round 68 to beat Kevin Kisner by two strokes. Li Haotong's T7 finish was the highest PGA Tour finish for a Chinese player. [1]
Place | Player | Score | To par | Prize money ( US$) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Russell Knox | 67-65-68-68=268 | −20 | 1,400,000 |
2 | Kevin Kisner | 64-66-70-70=270 | −18 | 850,000 |
T3 | Ross Fisher | 69-69-65-68=271 | −17 | 422,500 |
Danny Willett | 65-74-70-62=271 | |||
T5 | Branden Grace | 63-71-70-68=272 | −16 | 276,500 |
Dustin Johnson | 65-71-65-71=272 | |||
T7 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 68-69-69-67=273 | −15 | 173,750 |
Li Haotong | 66-69-66-72=273 | |||
Patrick Reed | 65-70-68-70=273 | |||
Jordan Spieth | 68-72-63-70=273 |
Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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