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WGC-HSBC Champions - Facts and Figures
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WGC-HSBC Champions - Facts and Figures

First played: 
November 2005 (Part of the 2006 European Tour International Schedule)
(Became a WGC event in Nobember 2009)

Past winners:
2006, David Howell
2007, Y E Yang
2008, Phil Mickelson
2009 (Nov 2008), Sergio Garcia
2009 (Nov 2009), Phil Mickelson
2010 Francesco Molinari
2011, Martin Kaymer

Youngest winner: 
Martin Kaymer, 26 and 313 days, 2011

Oldest winner:
Phil Mickelson, 39 and 145 days, 2009 (Nov 2009)

Lowest 18 hole score: 
63 (-9), Daisuke Maruyama, Rory McIlroy, Ernie Els, 2009 (all Nov 2009), Louis Oosthuizen, Martin Kaymer, 2011

Lowest first 18 hole score:
64 (-8), Nick Dougherty, Peter O'Malley, Paul Lawrie, 2006, Kevin Stadler, Niclas Fasth, 2008, Nick Watney, 2009 (Nov 2009)

Lowest first 36 hole score: 
132 (-12), Nick Dougherty, David Howell, 2006

Lowest first 54 hole score: 
200 (-16), David Howell, 2006, Fredrik Jacobson, 2011

Lowest 72 hole score:
268 (-20), David Howell, 2006, Martin Kaymer, 2011

Lowest under par winning score:
268 (-20), David Howell, 2006, Martin Kaymer, 2011

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 (Nov 2009), Keegan Bradley, 2011

Largest 36 hole lead:
2 shots, Francesco Molinari, 2010

Largest 54 hole lead:
2 shots, Phil Mickelson, 2008, 2009 (Nov 09), Fredrik Jacobson, 2011

Largest winning margin:
3 shots, David Howell, 2006, Martin Kaymer, 2011

Biggest final round comeback by a winner:
5 shots, Martin Kaymer, 2011

Play-offs:
Phil Mickelson beat Ross Fisher and Lee Westwood, 2008
Sergio Garcia beat Oliver Wilson, 2009 (Nov 2008)

Holes-in-one:
Kenneth Ferrie, hole 6, round 2, 2006
Ernie Els, hole 6, round 2, 2009 (Nov 2009)
Richard Green hole 4, round 2, 2010

Albatrosses:
Padraig Harrington, hole 14, round 3, 2010


Cut information:
2008 was the only year a cut was in place. It was 150 (+6)

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