2010 WGC-HSBC Champions

The 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament contested from 4–7 November 2010 at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It was the second WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in 2010. It was won by Francesco Molinari of Italy who completed a wire-to-wire one stroke victory over Lee Westwood to win his first WGC event.

2010 WGC-HSBC Champions

Tournament information
Dates	4–7 November 2010
Location	Shanghai, China
Course(s)	Sheshan Golf Club
Tour(s)	Asian Tour European Tour PGA Tour (unofficial)
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,266 yards (6,644 m)
Field	78 players
Cut	None
Prize fund	$7,000,000
Winner's share	$1,200,000
Champion
Francesco Molinari
269 (−19)

Field

The following is a list of players for the 2010 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

Tim Clark, Martin Kaymer (5,12), Graeme McDowell (5,12), Phil Mickelson (2,12), Louis Oosthuizen (5,12)

2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships

Ernie Els (3,12), Hunter Mahan (3,12), Ian Poulter (12)

3. Winners of the 23 top rated PGA Tour events (35 events met rating)

Ben Crane, Anthony Kim (12), Rory McIlroy (12), Ryan Palmer, Camilo Villegas, Lee Westwood (5,12)

• Qualified but did not play: Jonathan Byrd, Jason Day, Jim Furyk (12), Charley Hoffman, Dustin Johnson (12), Zach Johnson (12), Matt Kuchar (12), Geoff Ogilvy, Justin Rose (12), Steve Stricker (12), Bubba Watson (12)

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

Paul Casey (12), Luke Donald (5,12), Retief Goosen (12), Nick Watney, K. J. Choi

• Qualified but did not play: Martin Laird

5. Winners of the 23 top rated European Tour events (25 events met rating)

Fredrik Andersson Hed, Ross Fisher, Richard Green, Peter Hanson, David Horsey, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Richard S. Johnson, Robert Karlsson, Simon Khan, Matteo Manassero, Edoardo Molinari (8,12), Álvaro Quirós, Yang Yong-eun

6. Top 5 available players from the Race to Dubai

Rhys Davies, Pádraig Harrington (12), Francesco Molinari, Charl Schwartzel (9), Danny Willett

7. Nine players - winners of the top rated Asian Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (4 events met rating)

Kiradech Aphibarnrat (OoM), Grégory Bourdy, Andrew Dodt, Marcus Fraser, Tetsuji Hiratsuka (OoM), Pariya Junhasavasdikul (OoM), Mardan Mamat (OoM), Noh Seung-yul, Thaworn Wiratchant (OoM)

8. Five players - winners of the top rated Japan Golf Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (21 events met rating)

Hiroyuki Fujita (OoM), Kim Kyung-tae, Shigeki Maruyama, Michio Matsumura (OoM), Katsumasa Miyamoto

• Qualified but did not play: Yasuharu Imano

9. Five players - winners of the top rated Sunshine Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (4 events met rating)

Darren Fichardt (OoM), Anders Hansen (OoM), Pablo Martín, Richie Ramsay, Jaco van Zyl (OoM)

10. Five players - winners of the top rated PGA Tour of Australasia events, remainder from Order of Merit (3 events met rating)

Robert Allenby (12), Alistair Presnell (OoM), Adam Scott, Michael Sim (OoM), Tiger Woods (12)

11. Four players from China

Li Chao, Liang Wenchong, Wu Kangchun, Yuan Hao

12. Any players, not included in above categories, in the top 25 of the OWGR on September 27, 2010

• Qualified but did not play: Sean O'Hair

13. If needed to fill the field of 78 players, winners of additional tournaments, ordered by field strength (14 from PGA Tour, 4 from European Tour, 16 from Japan Golf Tour), alternating with those players ranked after the top 25 in OWGR on September 27, 2010

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.

Tournament winners		From OWGR
Tournament	Winner	Ranked player
2010 Zurich Classic	Jason Bohn	(Miguel Ángel Jiménez)
2010 RBC Canadian Open	Carl Pettersson	(Ross Fisher)
2010 John Deere Classic	(Steve Stricker)	(Camilo Villegas)
2010 Wyndham Championship	Arjun Atwal	(Tim Clark)
2010 Greenbrier Classic	Stuart Appleby	(Nick Watney)
2009 Children's Miracle Network Cl.	Stephen Ames	(Geoff Ogilvy)
2010 Bob Hope Classic	Bill Haas	(Francesco Molinari)
2010 McGladrey Classic	Heath Slocum	Rickie Fowler
2010 Turning Stone Resort Ch.	Bill Lunde	(Charl Schwartzel)
2010 Frys.com Open	Rocco Mediate	Stewart Cink
2010 Valero Texas Open	(Adam Scott)	(Adam Scott)
2010 The Crowns	Ryo Ishikawa	Lucas Glover
2010 Bridgestone Open	Yuta Ikeda	Henrik Stenson
2010 Viking Classic	(Bill Haas)	(Jason Day)
2010 Diamond Cup Golf	(Kim Kyung-tae)	(Robert Karlsson)
2010 Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open	Brendan Jones	(Yang Yong-eun)
2010 Coca-Cola Tokai Classic	(Michio Matsumura)	(Peter Hanson)
2010 Fujisankei Classic	(Ryo Ishikawa)	(K. J. Choi)
2010 Mizuno Open	Shunsuke Sonoda

Round summaries

First round

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Francesco Molinari	65	−7
2	Lee Westwood	66	−6
T3	Yuta Ikeda	67	−5
	Noh Seung-yul
	Henrik Stenson
T6	Luke Donald	68	−4
	Pablo Martín
	Tiger Woods
T9	Fredrik Andersson Hed	69	−3
	Ross Fisher
	Phil Mickelson
	Katsumasa Miyamoto
	Louis Oosthuizen
	Ryan Palmer
	Richie Ramsay
	Adam Scott
	Yang Yong-eun

Second round

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Francesco Molinari	65-70=135	−9
2	Lee Westwood	66-70=136	−8
T3	Ernie Els	72-65=137	−7
	Richie Ramsay	69-68=137
	Jaco van Zyl	71-66=137
6	Luke Donald	68-70=138	−6
T7	Ross Fisher	69-70=139	−5
	Noh Seung-yul	67-72=139
T9	Robert Allenby	72-68=140	−4
	Fredrik Andersson Hed	69-71=140
	Richard Green	72-68=140
	Pádraig Harrington	70-70=140
	Richard S. Johnson	70-70=140
	Phil Mickelson	69-71=140
	Ian Poulter	70-70=140
	Nick Watney	72-68=140
	Tiger Woods	68-72=140

Third round

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Francesco Molinari	65-70-67=202	−14
2	Lee Westwood	66-70-67=203	−13
3	Luke Donald	68-70-68=206	−10
T4	Ernie Els	72-65-71=208	−8
	Ross Fisher	69-70-69=208
	Richie Ramsay	69-68-71=208
7	Jaco van Zyl	71-66-72=209	−7
T8	Pádraig Harrington	70-70-70=210	−6
	Noh Seung-yul	67-72-71=210
T10	Fredrik Andersson Hed	69-71-71=211	−5
	Paul Casey	73-71-67=211
	Charl Schwartzel	74-70-67=211

Final round

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Francesco Molinari	65-70-67-67=269	−19	1,200,000
2	Lee Westwood	66-70-67-67=270	−18	675,000
T3	Luke Donald	68-70-68-73=279	−9	372,500
	Richie Ramsay	69-68-71-71=279
5	Rory McIlroy	71-71-71-67=280	−8	250,000
T6	Fredrik Andersson Hed	69-71-71-70=281	−7	145,714
	Paul Casey	73-71-67-70=281
	Ernie Els	72-65-71-73=281
	Retief Goosen	70-74-69-68=281
	Richard Green	72-68-73-68=281
	Peter Hanson	73-69-70-69=281
	Tiger Woods	68-72-73-68=281

Scorecard

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
Molinari	−14	−15	−16	−16	−17	−17	−17	−18	−18	−18	−18	−18	−18	−18	−18	−19	−19	−19
Westwood	−13	−13	−14	−14	−15	−15	−15	−16	−16	−17	−17	−17	−17	−17	−17	−17	−17	−18
Donald	−10	−10	−10	−9	−9	−8	−8	−9	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−9	−9	−9
Ramsay	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−9	−9
McIlroy	−4	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−8	−7	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−8	−8	−8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie

Bogey

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External links

• Coverage on European Tour's official site
• Coverage on PGA Tour's official site