# 2013 WGC-HSBC Champions

The 2013 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament played from 31 October to 3 November at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It was the fifth WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in the 2013 calendar year.
Dustin Johnson broke the tournament scoring record for his first WGC win; he finished three strokes ahead of runner-up Ian Poulter, the defending champion.

## Course

| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
| Yards | 459 | 550 | 362 | 200 | 456 | 200 | 346 | 603 | 486 | 3,662 | 401 | 456 | 217 | 411 | 594 | 487 | 288 | 212 | 538 | 3,604 | 7,266 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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## Field

The following is a list of players who qualified for the 2013 WGC-HSBC Champions. Players who qualify from multiple categories will be listed in the first category in which they are eligible with the other qualifying categories in parentheses next to the player's name.
This was the first WGC event for 11 players: Baek Seuk-hyun, Graham DeLaet, Tommy Fleetwood, Huang Mingjie, Huang Wenyi, Jin Jeong, Masahiro Kawamura, Li Haotong, Jordan Spieth, Peter Uihlein and Jimmy Walker.

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

Jason Dufner (12), Phil Mickelson (3,5,12), Justin Rose (12)
* Qualified but did not play: Adam Scott (3,9,12), Tiger Woods (2,3,12)

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

Ian Poulter (12)
* Qualified but did not play: Matt Kuchar (3,12)

### 3. Winners of the top 20 rated PGA Tour events

Jonas Blixt (12), Ken Duke, Derek Ernst, Brian Gay, Bill Haas (12), Billy Horschel (12), Graeme McDowell (5,12), John Merrick, D. A. Points, Henrik Stenson (8,12), Kevin Streelman (12), Michael Thompson, Boo Weekley (12)
* Qualified but did not play: Zach Johnson (12)

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

Graham DeLaet (12), Dustin Johnson (12), Brandt Snedeker (12), Jordan Spieth (12), Nick Watney (12)
* Qualified but did not play: Webb Simpson (12), Steve Stricker (12)

### 5. Winners of the top 20 rated European Tour events

Thomas Bjørn (12), Grégory Bourdy, Paul Casey, Jamie Donaldson (12), Ernie Els (12), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Tommy Fleetwood, Stephen Gallacher, David Howell, Raphaël Jacquelin, David Lynn (12), Matteo Manassero (10,12), Rory McIlroy (12), Louis Oosthuizen (12), Brett Rumford (10), Chris Wood
* Qualified but did not play: Joost Luiten

### 6. Top 5 available players from the Race to Dubai

Sergio García (10,12), Branden Grace (8,12), Mikko Ilonen, Richard Sterne (8,12), Peter Uihlein
* Qualified but did not play: Charl Schwartzel (10,12)

### 7. Four players - winners of the top Japan Golf Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit

Luke Donald (12), Hiroyuki Fujita, Ryo Ishikawa, Masahiro Kawamura

### 8. Four players - winners of the top Sunshine Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit

George Coetzee (OoM), Darren Fichardt, Martin Kaymer (12), Jaco van Zyl (OoM)

### 9. Four players - winners of the top PGA Tour of Australasia events, remainder from Order of Merit

Mark Brown (OoM), Michael Hendry (OoM), Jin Jeong, Daniel Popovic
* Qualified but did not play: Peter Senior

### 10. Six players - winners of the top Asian Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit

Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Baek Seuk-hyun (OoM), Gaganjeet Bhullar (OoM), Scott Hend (OoM), Thongchai Jaidee (OoM), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (12)

### 11. Six players from China

Huang Mingjie, Huang Wenyi, Li Haotong, Liang Wenchong, Hu Mu, Wu Ashun

### 12. Any players, not included in above categories, in the top 50 of the OWGR on 14 October 2013

Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Peter Hanson, Hideki Matsuyama, Francesco Molinari, Ryan Moore, Scott Piercy, Bo Van Pelt, Jimmy Walker, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood
* Qualified but did not play: Jason Day, Jim Furyk, Hunter Mahan

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

None needed
* Winner of 21st ranked PGA Tour event
* Winner of 21st ranked European Tour event
* Next available player, not otherwise exempt, from OWGR as of 14 October, Race to Dubai as of 14 October, FedEx Cup list, repeating as necessary

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, 31 October 2013
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 65 | −7 |
| T2 | Jamie Donaldson | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | 67 | −5 |
| T4 | Tommy Fleetwood | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Justin Rose | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Jordan Spieth | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Bubba Watson | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 69 | −3 |
| T8 | Gaganjeet Bhullar | 69 | −3 |
| T8 | Paul Casey | 69 | −3 |
| T8 | Ernie Els | 69 | −3 |
| T8 | Scott Hend | 69 | −3 |
| T8 | Dustin Johnson | 69 | −3 |
| T8 | Graeme McDowell | 69 | −3 |

### Second round

Friday, 1 November 2013
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 69-63=132 | −12 |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | 65-72=137 | −7 |
| T2 | Bubba Watson | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| T2 | Boo Weekley | 70-67=137 | −7 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T5 | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | 67-71=138 | −6 |
| T5 | Tommy Fleetwood | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T5 | Sergio García | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| T5 | Graeme McDowell | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T5 | Ian Poulter | 71-67=138 | −6 |

### Third round

Saturday, 2 November 2013
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 69-63-66=198 | −18 |
| 2 | Ian Poulter | 71-67-63=201 | −15 |
| 3 | Graeme McDowell | 69-69-64=202 | −14 |
| T4 | Graham DeLaet | 71-68-65=204 | −12 |
| T4 | Rory McIlroy | 65-72-67=204 | −12 |
| T4 | Justin Rose | 68-71-65=204 | −12 |
| T7 | Martin Kaymer | 70-74-62=206 | −10 |
| T7 | Bubba Watson | 68-69-69=206 | −10 |
| T7 | Boo Weekley | 70-67-69=206 | −10 |
| T10 | Keegan Bradley | 71-68-68=207 | −9 |
| T10 | Jamie Donaldson | 67-74-66=207 | −9 |
| T10 | Tommy Fleetwood | 68-70-69=207 | −9 |
| T10 | Sergio García | 70-68-69=207 | −9 |

### Final round

Sunday, 3 November 2013
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 69-63-66-66=264 | −24 | 1,400,000 |
| 2 | Ian Poulter | 71-67-63-66=267 | −21 | 850,000 |
| 3 | Graeme McDowell | 69-69-64-66=268 | −20 | 480,000 |
| 4 | Sergio García | 70-68-69-63=270 | −18 | 365,000 |
| 5 | Justin Rose | 68-71-65-68=272 | −16 | 300,000 |
| T6 | Graham DeLaet | 71-68-65-69=273 | −15 | 231,500 |
| T6 | Rory McIlroy | 65-72-67-69=273 | −15 | 231,500 |
| T8 | Jamie Donaldson | 67-74-66-67=274 | −14 | 161,667 |
| T8 | Martin Kaymer | 70-74-62-68=274 | −14 | 161,667 |
| T8 | Bubba Watson | 68-69-69-68=274 | −14 | 161,667 |
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#### Scorecard

| Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Johnson | −17 | −17 | −17 | −17 | −17 | −17 | −17 | −18 | −19 | −19 | −19 | −19 | −20 | −21 | −21 | −23 | −24 | −24 |
| Poulter | −16 | −17 | −17 | −17 | −18 | −18 | −18 | −19 | −19 | −19 | −19 | −20 | −20 | −21 | −20 | −21 | −21 | −21 |
| McDowell | −15 | −16 | −17 | −17 | −17 | −17 | −18 | −18 | −18 | −18 | −18 | −19 | −19 | −20 | −20 | −20 | −20 | −20 |
| García | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −13 | −14 | −15 | −15 | −15 | −16 | −17 | −17 | −18 | −18 | −18 |
| Rose | −12 | −12 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −15 | −15 | −15 | −16 | −16 | −16 | −16 | −16 |
| DeLaet | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −15 |
| McIlroy | −12 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −15 | −15 | −15 | −15 | −15 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source: