# 2019 WGC-HSBC Champions

The 2019 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament played from 31 October – 3 November 2019 at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It was the eleventh WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in the 2019 calendar year.
Rory McIlroy beat defending champion Xander Schauffele at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff after making a birdie 4 to Schauffele's par 5. It is his first WGC-HSBC Champions victory, and third World Golf Championship win overall, having already won the WGC Match Play and WGC Invitational.

## Field

The following is a list of players who qualified for the 2019 WGC-HSBC Champions. The criteria are towards the leaders in points lists rather than tournament winners. Players who qualified 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.

### 1. Winners of the four major championships and The Players Championship

Shane Lowry (3,5), Rory McIlroy (3,4)
* Brooks Koepka (2,3,4) did not play due to injury.
* Gary Woodland (3,4) and Tiger Woods (3) did not play.

### 2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships

Kevin Kisner (3,4), Xander Schauffele (3,4)
* Dustin Johnson (3,4) did not play due to injury.

### 3. Top 50 from the OWGR on 14 October

An Byeong-hun, Abraham Ancer (4), Keegan Bradley, Rafa Cabrera-Bello (5), Paul Casey (4,5), Tony Finau (4,5), Matt Fitzpatrick (5), Tommy Fleetwood (4,5), Sergio García (5), Adam Hadwin, Tyrrell Hatton, Billy Horschel, Im Sung-jae (4), Hideki Matsuyama (4), Phil Mickelson, Francesco Molinari (5), Louis Oosthuizen (4,5), Ian Poulter (5), Andrew Putnam, Chez Reavie (4), Patrick Reed (4), Justin Rose (4,5), Adam Scott (4), Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson, Matt Wallace (5), Bubba Watson, Bernd Wiesberger (5), Danny Willett (5)
* Patrick Cantlay (4), Jason Day, Bryson DeChambeau (4), Rickie Fowler (4), Jim Furyk, Matt Kuchar (4), Marc Leishman (4), Kevin Na, Eddie Pepperell, Jon Rahm (4,5), Webb Simpson (4), Brandt Snedeker (4), and Justin Thomas (4) did not play.

### 4. Top 30 from the final 2019 FedEx Cup Playoffs points list (if there are less than five available players, players beyond 30th will be selected to increase the number to five)

Corey Conners, Lucas Glover, Charles Howell III, Jason Kokrak, Kevin Tway

### 5. Top 30 from the Race to Dubai as of 21 October

Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Jorge Campillo, Justin Harding (9), Benjamin Hébert, Kurt Kitayama, Romain Langasque, Li Haotong, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Joost Luiten, Robert MacIntyre, Andrea Pavan, Victor Perez, Richard Sterne, Erik van Rooyen, Paul Waring

### 6. The leading four available players from the Asian Tour HSBC Qualification Standings as of 21 October

Scott Hend, Jazz Janewattananond, Masahiro Kawamura, Jbe' Kruger

### 7. The leading two available players from the Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit as of 21 October

Ryo Ishikawa, Chan Kim
* Shugo Imahira did not play.

### 8. The leading two available players from the final 2018 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit

Jake McLeod, Matthew Millar

### 9. The leading two available players from the final 2018–19 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit

Bryce Easton, Zander Lombard

### 10. Six players from China

Bai Zhengkai, Dou Zecheng, Liang Wenchong, Wu Ashun, Yuan Yechun, Zhang Xinjun

### 11. Alternates, if needed to fill the field of 78 players

* The next available player on the Orders of Merit of the Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, Sunshine Tour, and PGA Tour of Australasia, ranked in order of their position in the OWGR as of 14 October
* Next available player, not otherwise exempt, from Race to Dubai as of 21 October, OWGR as of 14 October, final 2019 FedEx Cup list
   * Mikumu Horikawa (Japan Golf Tour; Shaun Norris did not play)
   * Neil Schietekat (Sunshine Tour)
   * Lee Tae-hee (Asian Tour)
   * Daniel Nisbet (PGA Tour of Australasia)
   * Matthias Schwab (Race to Dubai)
   * Cameron Smith (OWGR)
   * J. T. Poston (FedEx Cup)
   * Yosuke Asaji (Japan Golf Tour)
   * Chang Yi-keun (Asian Tour)

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, 31 October 2019
Li Haotong took a one-shot lead over Victor Perez by shooting an 8-under-par 64. Defending champion Xander Schauffele was two strokes back in a tied for third.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Li Haotong | 64 | −8 |
| 2 | Victor Perez | 65 | −7 |
| T3 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 66 | −6 |
| T3 | Im Sung-jae | 66 | −6 |
| T3 | Xander Schauffele | 66 | −6 |
| T3 | Adam Scott | 66 | −6 |
| T7 | Corey Conners | 67 | −5 |
| T7 | Rory McIlroy | 67 | −5 |
| T7 | Matthias Schwab | 67 | −5 |
| T10 | Abraham Ancer | 68 | −4 |
| T10 | Louis Oosthuizen | 68 | −4 |
| T10 | Danny Willett | 68 | −4 |
| T10 | Zhang Xinjun | 68 | −4 |

### Second round

Friday, 1 November 2019
Matt Fitzpatrick shot a 5-under-par 67 to take a one shot lead over Rory McIlroy. First round leader Li Haotong shot 72 to drop into a tied for sixth place. Defending champion Xander Schauffele remained in a tied for third place with a second round 69.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 66-67=133 | −11 |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 67-67=134 | −10 |
| T3 | Im Sung-jae | 66-69=135 | −9 |
| T3 | Xander Schauffele | 66-69=135 | −9 |
| T3 | Adam Scott | 66-69=135 | −9 |
| T6 | Li Haotong | 64-72=136 | −8 |
| T6 | Victor Perez | 65-71=136 | −8 |
| 8 | Louis Oosthuizen | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| T9 | Matthias Schwab | 67-71=138 | −6 |
| T9 | Paul Waring | 73-65=138 | −6 |

### Third round

Saturday, 2 November 2019
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 67-67-67=201 | −15 |
| 2 | Louis Oosthuizen | 68-69-65=202 | −14 |
| T3 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 66-67-70=203 | −13 |
| T3 | Xander Schauffele | 66-69-68=203 | −13 |
| 5 | Paul Waring | 73-65-66=204 | −12 |
| T6 | Im Sung-jae | 66-69-70=205 | −11 |
| T6 | Jason Kokrak | 69-70-66=205 | −11 |
| T8 | Abraham Ancer | 68-71-67=206 | −10 |
| T8 | Kevin Kisner | 72-67-67=206 | −10 |
| T10 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 69-72-66=207 | −9 |
| T10 | Victor Perez | 65-71-71=207 | −9 |
| T10 | Matthias Schwab | 67-71-69=207 | −9 |

### Final round

Sunday, 3 November 2019

#### Final leaderboard

* Champion
* (c) = past champion
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 67-67-67-68=269 | −19 | 1,745,000 |
| 2 | Xander Schauffele (c) | 66-69-68-66=269 | −19 | 1,095,000 |
| 3 | Louis Oosthuizen | 68-69-65-69=271 | −17 | 602,000 |
| T4 | Abraham Ancer | 68-71-67-67=273 | −15 | 370,000 |
| T4 | Victor Perez | 65-71-71-66=273 | −15 | 370,000 |
| T4 | Matthias Schwab | 67-71-69-66=273 | −15 | 370,000 |
| 7 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 66-67-70-71=274 | −14 | 256,000 |
| T8 | Jason Kokrak | 69-70-66-71=276 | −12 | 200,333 |
| T8 | Patrick Reed | 72-69-69-66=276 | −12 | 200,333 |
| T8 | Paul Waring | 73-65-66-72=276 | −12 | 200,333 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 :
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| T11 | Im Sung-jae | 66-69-70-72=277 | −11 | 155,000 |
| T11 | Hideki Matsuyama (c) | 75-67-68-67=277 | −11 | 155,000 |
| T11 | Adam Scott | 66-69-75-67=277 | −11 | 155,000 |
| T14 | An Byeong-hun | 69-71-69-69=278 | −10 | 127,000 |
| T14 | Tyrrell Hatton | 72-73-68-65=278 | −10 | 127,000 |
| T14 | Jazz Janewattananond | 70-69-69-70=278 | −10 | 127,000 |
| T17 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 69-72-66-72=279 | −9 | 111,000 |
| T17 | Robert MacIntyre | 70-69-73-67=279 | −9 | 111,000 |
| T17 | Yuan Yechun | 69-70-74-66=279 | −9 | 111,000 |
| T20 | Corey Conners | 67-73-74-66=280 | −8 | 99,000 |
| T20 | Henrik Stenson | 70-70-70-70=280 | −8 | 99,000 |
| T22 | Masahiro Kawamura | 72-74-66-69=281 | −7 | 92,500 |
| T22 | Francesco Molinari (c) | 74-67-71-69=281 | −7 | 92,500 |
| T24 | Keegan Bradley | 73-72-71-66=282 | −6 | 85,000 |
| T24 | Billy Horschel | 69-71-73-69=282 | −6 | 85,000 |
| T24 | Li Haotong | 64-72-74-72=282 | −6 | 85,000 |
| T24 | J. T. Poston | 69-73-72-68=282 | −6 | 85,000 |
| T28 | Scott Hend | 75-69-70-69=283 | −5 | 76,667 |
| T28 | Kevin Kisner | 72-67-67-77=283 | −5 | 76,667 |
| T28 | Kurt Kitayama | 70-72-73-68=283 | −5 | 76,667 |
| T28 | Phil Mickelson (c) | 71-69-75-68=283 | −5 | 76,667 |
| T28 | Justin Rose (c) | 69-70-71-73=283 | −5 | 76,667 |
| T28 | Bubba Watson (c) | 70-69-72-72=283 | −5 | 76,667 |
| T34 | Jorge Campillo | 73-69-70-72=284 | −4 | 72,500 |
| T34 | Joost Luiten | 70-74-72-68=284 | −4 | 72,500 |
| T36 | Charles Howell III | 74-73-67-71=285 | −3 | 70,500 |
| T36 | Andrew Putnam | 71-71-73-70=285 | −3 | 70,500 |
| T38 | Yosuke Asaji | 70-75-76-65=286 | −2 | 67,000 |
| T38 | Paul Casey | 75-71-71-69=286 | −2 | 67,000 |
| T38 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | 70-74-72-70=286 | −2 | 67,000 |
| T38 | Erik van Rooyen | 73-71-71-71=286 | −2 | 67,000 |
| T38 | Zhang Xinjun | 68-73-73-72=286 | −2 | 67,000 |
| T43 | Bryce Easton | 70-73-74-70=287 | −1 | 63,000 |
| T43 | Shane Lowry | 72-72-72-71=287 | −1 | 63,000 |
| T43 | Jordan Spieth | 70-73-74-70=287 | −1 | 63,000 |
| T46 | Adam Hadwin | 74-77-69-68=288 | E | 60,000 |
| T46 | Chan Kim | 71-70-75-72=288 | E | 60,000 |
| T46 | Romain Langasque | 75-68-69-76=288 | E | 60,000 |
| T49 | Lucas Glover | 73-70-74-72=289 | +1 | 56,500 |
| T49 | Mikumu Horikawa | 74-68-77-70=289 | +1 | 56,500 |
| T49 | Andrea Pavan | 71-70-75-73=289 | +1 | 56,500 |
| T49 | Bernd Wiesberger | 70-73-71-75=289 | +1 | 56,500 |
| T53 | Tony Finau | 69-70-75-76=290 | +2 | 52,875 |
| T53 | Tommy Fleetwood | 74-76-73-67=290 | +2 | 52,875 |
| T53 | Sergio García | 72-68-75-75=290 | +2 | 52,875 |
| T53 | Justin Harding | 75-74-71-70=290 | +2 | 52,875 |
| T57 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 73-72-69-77=291 | +3 | 51,000 |
| T57 | Jake McLeod | 70-73-79-69=291 | +3 | 51,000 |
| T57 | Neil Schietekat | 70-72-74-75=291 | +3 | 51,000 |
| T60 | Jbe' Kruger | 71-71-75-75=292 | +4 | 49,150 |
| T60 | Chez Reavie | 69-74-75-74=292 | +4 | 49,150 |
| T60 | Cameron Smith | 70-72-74-76=292 | +4 | 49,150 |
| T60 | Kevin Tway | 71-72-72-77=292 | +4 | 49,150 |
| T60 | Matt Wallace | 69-84-70-69=292 | +4 | 49,150 |
| T65 | Benjamin Hébert | 70-74-77-73=294 | +6 | 48,125 |
| T65 | Lee Tae-hee | 75-73-73-73=294 | +6 | 48,125 |
| T67 | Dou Zecheng | 71-80-72-72=295 | +7 | 47,500 |
| T67 | Ryo Ishikawa | 69-79-74-73=295 | +7 | 47,500 |
| T67 | Matthew Millar | 69-73-74-79=295 | +7 | 47,500 |
| T70 | Bai Zhengkai | 73-76-74-73=296 | +8 | 46,875 |
| T70 | Richard Sterne | 72-75-74-75=296 | +8 | 46,875 |
| 72 | Zander Lombard | 73-73-74-78=298 | +10 | 46,500 |
| T73 | Liang Wenchong | 74-74-75-76=299 | +11 | 46,000 |
| T73 | Danny Willett | 68-77-78-76=299 | +11 | 46,000 |
| T73 | Wu Ashun | 80-71-72-76=299 | +11 | 46,000 |
| 76 | Chang Yi-keun | 76-75-75-78=304 | +16 | 45,500 |
| 77 | Daniel Nisbet | 77-80-79-73=309 | +21 | 45,250 |
| WD | Ian Poulter (c) | 73-74=147 | +3 | – |

#### Playoff

| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 4 | −1 | 1,745,000 |
| 2 | Xander Schauffele | 5 | E | 1,095,000 |
The sudden-death playoff started at the 18th hole.