# 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.
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.

## Field

The following is a list of players who have qualified for the 2011 WGC-HSBC Champions. 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)
* Qualified but did not play: Luke Donald (5,12,13)

### 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)
* Qualified but did not play: Dustin Johnson (12), Martin Laird (13), Phil Mickelson (12), Sean O'Hair, Webb Simpson (12,13), Brandt Snedeker (13), Steve Stricker (12,13), Bubba Watson (12,13), Gary Woodland (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
* Qualified but did not play: Jason Day (12), Charles Howell III, Matt Kuchar (12)

### 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
* Qualified but did not play: Sergio García (13), Thomas Levet

### 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)
* Qualified but did not play: Peter Senior

### 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
* Qualified but did not play: Rickie Fowler

### 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. .
| Tournament winners | Tournament winners | From OWGR |
| Tournament | Winner | Ranked player |
| 2011 John Deere Classic | (Steve Stricker) | (Keegan Bradley) |
| 2011 Greenbrier Classic | Scott Stallings | (Thomas Bjørn) |
| 2011 Bob Hope Classic | Jhonattan Vegas | (Brandt Snedeker) |
| 2011 McGladrey Classic | Ben Crane | Jim Furyk |

## Round summaries
### First round

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Keegan Bradley | 65 | −7 |
| T2 | Freddie Jacobson | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Alex Norén | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Bo Van Pelt | 67 | −5 |
| T5 | K. J. Choi | 68 | −4 |
| T5 | Thongchai Jaidee | 68 | −4 |
| T5 | Justin Rose | 68 | −4 |
| T5 | David Toms | 68 | −4 |
| T9 | Aaron Baddeley | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Simon Dyson | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Peter Hanson | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Martin Kaymer | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Graeme McDowell | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Rory Sabbatini | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Adam Scott | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Jhonattan Vegas | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Lee Westwood | 69 | −3 |

### Second round

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Freddie Jacobson | 67-66=133 | −11 |
| T3 | Louis Oosthuizen | 71-63=134 | −10 |
| T3 | Adam Scott | 69-65=134 | −10 |
| 4 | Keegan Bradley | 65-70=135 | −9 |
| T5 | Paul Casey | 70-66=136 | −8 |
| T5 | Bo Van Pelt | 67-69=136 | −8 |
| T7 | Aaron Baddeley | 69-68=137 | −7 |
| T7 | Thongchai Jaidee | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| T7 | Martin Kaymer | 69-68=137 | −7 |
| T7 | Lee Westwood | 69-68=137 | −7 |

### Third round

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Freddie Jacobson | 67-66-67=200 | −16 |
| 2 | Louis Oosthuizen | 71-63-68=202 | −14 |
| 3 | Adam Scott | 69-65-69=203 | −13 |
| T4 | Rory McIlroy | 70-69-65=204 | −12 |
| T4 | Lee Westwood | 69-68-67=204 | −12 |
| T6 | Martin Kaymer | 69-68-68=205 | −11 |
| T6 | Graeme McDowell | 69-69-67=205 | −11 |
| T8 | Paul Casey | 70-66-70=206 | −10 |
| T8 | Bo Van Pelt | 67-69-70=206 | −10 |
| T8 | Zhang Xinjun | 74-68-64=206 | −10 |

### Final round

| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Martin Kaymer | 69-68-68-63=268 | −20 | 1,200,000 |
| 2 | Freddie Jacobson | 67-66-67-71=271 | −17 | 675,000 |
| 3 | Graeme McDowell | 69-69-67-67=272 | −16 | 430,000 |
| T4 | Paul Casey | 70-66-70-67=273 | −15 | 258,333 |
| T4 | Rory McIlroy | 70-69-65-69=273 | −15 | 258,333 |
| T4 | Charl Schwartzel | 70-69-69-65=273 | −15 | 258,333 |
| T7 | Hunter Mahan | 71-67-69-67=274 | −14 | 155,000 |
| T7 | Louis Oosthuizen | 71-63-68-72=274 | −14 | 155,000 |
| T7 | Justin Rose | 68-70-70-66=274 | −14 | 155,000 |
| 10 | Jhonattan Vegas | 69-73-65-68=275 | −13 | 125,000 |

#### Scorecard

| Birdie | 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 |
| Kaymer | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −15 | −16 | −17 | −17 | −18 | −18 | −19 | −20 |
| Jacobson | −15 | −16 | −16 | −16 | −16 | −17 | −17 | −16 | −16 | −16 | −16 | −17 | −17 | −18 | −18 | −18 | −17 | −17 |
| McDowell | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −15 | −16 | −16 | −16 |
| Casey | −10 | −10 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −14 | −15 | −15 | −15 | −15 | −15 | −15 | −15 | −15 | −15 | −15 | −15 |
| McIlroy | −13 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −12 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −15 |
| Schwartzel | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −12 | −13 | −14 | −15 |
| Mahan | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −14 |
| Oosthuizen | −13 | −13 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 |
| 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: