HSBC Champions
November 6 – 9, 2014
Sheshen International G.C.
Shanghai,, China
Par: 72 / Yardage:7,266
Purse: $8.5 Million
with $1,400,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Dustin Johnson (Won’t defend)
This week’s field includes:
A great field this week, best of the fall events as 40 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings are in China this week. The field consists of six of the top ten; #2 Adam Scott, #3 Sergio Garcia, #5 Henrik Stenson, #6 Justin Rose, #7 Bubba Watson and #10 Rickie Fowler. Of those between 11 and 25 there are eleven players; #12 Billy Horschel, #13 Martin Kaymer, #14 Jordan Spieth, #17 Graeme McDowell, #18 Jimmy Walker, #19 Vicctor Dubuisson, #21 Chris Kirk, $22 Hunter Mahan, #23 Hideki Matsuyama, #24 Jamie Donaldson and #25 Patrick Reed. Of those from 26 to 50 there are 23 of them, probably to make sure that they stay within the top-50 by the end of the year; #26 Charl Schwartzel, #27 Ryan Moore, #28 Kevin Na, #29 Keegan Bradley, #30 Joost Luiten, #31 Thomas Bjorn, #32 Bill Haas, #35 Jason Dufner, #36 Luke Donald, #37 Stephen Gallacher, #38 Mikko Ilonen, #39 Ryan Palmmer, #40 Gary Woodland, #41 Kevin Streelman, #42 Thongchai Jaidee, #43 Miguel A. Jimenez, #44 Ian Poulter, #45 Le Westwood, #46 Graham Delaet, #47 Marc Leishman, #48 Brendon Todd, #49 Brandt Snedeker and #50 John Senden. Last year there were also 40 of the top-50 in the field
The field includes 7 of the Top 25 on this year’s FedEx point standings for 2015. Those players include #4 Ryan Moore, #6 Hideki Matsuyama, #T10 Sergio Garcia, #T10 Kevin Na, #T10 Gary Woodland and #T22 John Senden
This is the second of four stops in the Final Series playoffs. So with many looking to catch Rory McIlroy this is a great week to make up ground as McIlroy isn’t playing and the HSBC having a big purse. The distance between first and second is over 3,000 points so it’s probably doubtful that anyone could catch him. So the field includes 21 players in the top 25 on the Race to Dubai point list. Here are the players not in the field; #1 Rory McIlroy, #4 Marcel Siem, #15 Ross Fisher and #24 Romain Wattel.
The field includes only 3 of their past champions: Ian Poulter (2012), Martin Kaymer (2011) and Sergio Garcia (2009, Nov.2008). (defending champion Dustin Johnson is still away from the game on personal leave).
There are 10 past winners of World Golf Championships events in the field: Martin Kaymer (2011 HSBC Champions); Ernie Els (2004, 2010 Cadillac Championship); Hunter Mahan (2010 Bridgestone Invitational, 2012 Cadillac Match Play); Ian Poulter (2012 HSBC Champions, 2010 Cadillac Match Play); Keegan Bradley (2010 Bridgestone Invitational); Luke Donald (2011 Cadillac Match Play); Patrick Reed (2014 Cadillac Championship); Justin Rose (2012 Cadillac Championship); Adam Scott (2011 Bridgestone Invitational); Henrik Stenson (2007 Cadillac Match Play).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the WGC-HSBC Champions field is our performance chart listed by average finish. One last way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at WGC-HSBC Champions in the last five years or check out our brand new and sortable 8-year glance at the WGC-HSBC Champions.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the HSBC Champions
Player | CIMB Classic | BMW Masters | McGladrey Classic | Handa Perth | Shriners Hospitals | World Match Play | Hong Kong | Frys.com Open | Portugal Masters | Dunhill Links | Handa Wales | Tour Champ. | BMW Champ. |
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Alexander Levy (241.67 pts) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Victor Dubuisson (192.33 pts) |
DNP | T21 (29) |
DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Thorbjorn Olesen (179.33 pts) |
DNP | T28 (22) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (19.33) |
T58 (0) |
T32 (6) |
DNP | DNP |
Joost Luiten (164.33 pts) |
DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Win (44) |
DNP | DNP |
Shane Lowry (163.67 pts) |
DNP | T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (11.33) |
T6 (40) |
T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Sergio Garcia (162.5 pts) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (22.5) |
T4 (40) |
Mikko Ilonen (158.67 pts) |
DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Hideki Matsuyama (158 pts) |
T21 (29) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 22 (14) |
T20 (15) |
George Coetzee (156 pts) |
DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (19.33) |
T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jamie Donaldson (143.67 pts) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Ryan Palmer (141.5 pts) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | 7 (27.5) |
T4 (40) |
Tommy Fleetwood (136.33 pts) |
DNP | T39 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (25.33) |
T2 (66.67) |
T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Gary Woodland (136 pts) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (22.5) |
T23 (13.5) |
Billy Horschel (135 pts) |
T37 (13) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (66) |
Win (66) |
Chris Kirk (129 pts) |
DNP | T48 (2) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (40) |
T36 (7) |
Justin Rose (127.5 pts) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (40) |
35 (7.5) |
Ernie Els (123 pts) |
DNP | T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | T32 (12) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (17) |
Ryan Moore (122.5 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T50 (0.5) |
Kevin Streelman (117.33 pts) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T59 (0) |
Henrik Stenson (113.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (13.5) |
Kevin Na (112.5 pts) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (15.5) |
T46 (2) |
John Senden (112.5 pts) |
7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 26 (12) |
T23 (13.5) |
Thongchai Jaidee (112 pts) |
DNP | T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
T32 (12) |
T17 (11) |
DNP | DNP |
Jimmy Walker (111.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | 63 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (16.5) |
T20 (15) |
Patrick Reed (109.5 pts) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (15.5) |
T53 (0) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the HSBC Champions
Player | CIMB Classic | BMW Masters | McGladrey Classic | Handa Perth | Shriners Hospitals | World Match Play | Hong Kong | Frys.com Open | Portugal Masters | Dunhill Links | Handa Wales | Tour Champ. | BMW Champ. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jin Jeong (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Antonio Lascuna (-10 pts) |
T71 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Zhang Lian-Wei (-10 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Miguel A. Jimenez (-10 pts) |
DNP | 77 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Anirban Lahiri (-10 pts) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jason Knutzon (-7.67 pts) |
T46 (4) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DQ (-1.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Matt Jones (-6.67 pts) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T53 (0) |
Keegan Bradley (-2.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-2.5) |
Ashun Wu (0 pts) |
DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Mu Hu (0 pts) |
DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the HSBC Champions
(remember, these results only give out one of the two times played in 2009 and we are giving European Tour results for this event, what is shown for 2013 was 2014 results for PGA Tour)
Best Bets:
Martin Kaymer
2014 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T8 | 9 | Win | T30 | T6 |
Has been off since the Ryder Cup and is ready to rock and roll. Has had a lot of success at Sheshen, look for that to continue this week.
Justin Rose
2014 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | T24 | T7 |
Came very close to winning at BMW Masters last week. Finished 5th last year at Sheshen, he is one of our favorites.
Sergio Garcia
2014 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
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4 | T23 | T46 |
Winning has become very difficult for Garcia, seems to get in contention but can’t find a way to win anymore. Who knows maybe Sergio can back into a win this week, he is playing great right now.
Best of the rest:
Jamie Donaldson
2014 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
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T8 | T42 |
May want to take a good look at him, played well last year in this event and also last week at the BMW Masters.
Adam Scott
2014 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
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8 | T11 | T25 |
Can’t forget the #2 player in the world, did play last week in Japan and finished T38th and he could surprise some this week.
Graeme McDowell
2014 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | T42 | 3 | T34 | 39 |
Think that he can do something this week, course is good for him and he has a pair of 3rd place finishes including last year.
Ian Poulter
2014 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
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2 | Win | T13 | T13 | T45 | T38 | T31 | T19 |
Yes he won in 2012 but that was on another course. But he did finish 2nd last year at Sheshen.
Solid contenders
Ryan Moore
2014 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
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T50 | 3 |
Talk about a guy playing well, Moore won in Malaysia and did finish 3rd at Sheshen in 2009.
Victor Dubuisson
2014 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Finished T-5th in the Match Play, 2nd in Perth and T21st last week at BMW Masters. Never played in this event but could be a factor.
Bubba Watson
2014 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T8 | 33 |
Playing for the first time since the Ryder Cup, looking to have a great start to his year, did finish T9=8th last year.
Gary Woodland
2014 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
Was T2nd last week at CIMB, playing this event for first time but his length could help him this week.
Long shots that could come through:
Thorbjorn Olesen
2014 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
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T11 |
Did win at Perth International just two weeks ago.
Alexander Levy
2014 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
Was 2nd last week in BMW Masters, playing this event for the first time.
Bill Haas
2014 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
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T21 | 10 | T42 | T21 |
He always seems to surprise you when you least expect it.
Be careful in thinking about him:
Graham Delaet
2014 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
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T6 |
He may of finished T6th last year but this year he comes to China injured and it may be a struggle for him to play 72 holes, let alone playing well.
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