WGC - HSBC Champions
First played: November 2005 (Part of the 2006 European Tour International Schedule),
(Became a WGC event in November 2009)
Past winners: 2006: David Howell; 2007: Y E Yang; 2008: Phil Mickelson;
2009 (November 2008): Sergio Garcia;
2009 (November 2009) Phil Mickelson, 2010: Francesco Molinari,
2011: Martin Kaymer, 2012: Ian Poulter, 2013, Dustin Johnson,
2014: Bubba Watson, 2015: Russell Knox, 2016: Hideki Matsuyama
Youngest winner: Hideki Matsuyama, 24 years and 248 days, 2016
Oldest winner: Phil Mickelson, 39 years and 145 days, 2009 (November 2009)
Lowest 18 hole score: 60 (-12), Brandt Snedeker, 2012
Lowest first 18 hole score: 63 (-9), Branden Grace, 2015
Lowest first 36 hole score: 128 (-16) Louis Oosthuizen, 2012
Lowest first 54 hole score: 198 (-18), Dustin Johnson, 2013; 198 (-16), Louis Oosthuizen, Lee Westwood, 2012
Lowest 72 hole score: 264 (-24), Dustin Johnson, 2013
Lowest under par winning score: 264 (-21), Dustin Johnson, 2013
Lowest final round by a winner: 63 (-9), Martin Kaymer, 2011
Wire-to-wire-winners: Francesco Molinari, 2010
Largest 18 hole lead: 2 shots: Nick Watney, 2009 (November 2009), Keegan Bradley, 2011,
Rory McIlroy, 2013, Graeme McDowell, 2014
Largest 36 hole lead: 5 shots Louis Oosthuizen, 2012, Dustin Johnson, 2013
Largest 54 hole lead: 3 shots, Dustin Johnson, 2013, Hideki Matsuyama, 2016
Largest winning margin: 7 shots, Hideki Matsuyama, 2016
Biggest final round 5 shots, Martin Kaymer, 2011
comeback by a winner:
Play-offs: Phil Mickelson beat Ross Fisher and Lee Westwood, 2008
Sergio Garcia beat Oliver Wilson, 2009 (November 2008)
Bubba Watson beat Tim Clark, 2014
Holes-in-one: Kenneth Ferrie, Rnd 2, Hole 6, 2006
Ernie Els, Rnd 2, Hole 6, 2009 (November 2009)
Richard Green, Rnd 2, Hole 4, 2010
Branden Grace, Rnd 3, Hole 5, 2012
K T Kim, Rnd 4, Hole 17, 2015
Matt Kuchar, Rnd 3, Hole 17, 2016
Albatross: Padraig Harrington, Rnd 3, Hole 14, 2010
Cut information 2008 was the only year a cut was in place. It was 150 (+6)
