2011 WGC-HSBC Champions

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{{Infobox individual golf tournament

| name = 2011 WGC-HSBC Champions

| image =

| dates = 3–6 November 2011

| location = Shanghai, China

| course = Sheshan Golf Club

| tour = Asian Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour (unofficial)

| par = 72

| yardage = {{convert|7266|yd|m}}

| field = 78 players

| cut = None

| purse = $7,000,000

| winners_share = $1,200,000

| champion = {{flagicon|DEU}} Martin Kaymer

| score = 268 (−20)

| previous = 2010

| next = 2012

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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.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/7198844/martin-kaymer-claims-hsbc-champions-record-rally |title=Martin Kaymer birdies 9 of last 12 to win |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=6 November 2013 |access-date=14 March 2013}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/nov/06/martin-kaymer-shanghai-rory-mcilroy |title=Martin Kaymer wins in Shanghai and Rory McIlroy climbs to world No2 |first=Lawrence |last=Donegan |date=6 November 2011 |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=14 March 2013}}

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/pga/story/2011-11-06/martin-kaymer-wins-hsbc-champions/51091436/1 |title=Kaymer shoots 63 to win HSBC Champions |date=8 November 2011 |newspaper=USA Today |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=14 March 2013}}

Field

The following is a list of players who have qualified for the 2011 WGC-HSBC Champions.[http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r489/qualify/index.html HSBC Champions - 2011 Qualification Procedures] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628202052/http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r489/qualify/index.html |date=June 28, 2011 }} 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)

;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)

;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

;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

;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)

;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

;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.[http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r489/field.html WGC-HSBC Champions field] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019222128/http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r489/field.html |date=19 October 2011 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2011/tournamentid=2011081/teetimes/index.html |title=WGC-HSBC Champions - Entry list |publisher=European Tour |accessdate=14 March 2013}}

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!colspan=2|Tournament winners!!From OWGR

TournamentWinnerRanked player
2011 John Deere Classic(Steve Stricker)(Keegan Bradley)
2011 Greenbrier ClassicScott Stallings(Thomas Bjørn)
2011 Bob Hope ClassicJhonattan Vegas(Brandt Snedeker)
2011 McGladrey ClassicBen CraneJim Furyk

Round summaries

=First round=

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!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par

align=center|1{{flagicon|USA}} Keegan Bradleyalign=center |65align=center|−7
rowspan="3" align=center|T2{{flagicon|SWE}} Freddie Jacobsonrowspan="3" align=center |67rowspan="3" align=center|−5
{{flagicon|SWE}} Alex Norén
{{flagicon|USA}} Bo Van Pelt
rowspan="4" align=center|T5{{flagicon|KOR}} K. J. Choirowspan="4" align=center |68rowspan="4" align=center|−4
{{flagicon|THA}} Thongchai Jaidee
{{flagicon|ENG}} Justin Rose
{{flagicon|USA}} David Toms
rowspan="9" align=center|T9{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Baddeleyrowspan="9" align=center |69rowspan="9" align=center|−3
{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Dyson
{{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Hanson
{{flagicon|DEU}} Martin Kaymer
{{flagicon|NIR}} Graeme McDowell
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Rory Sabbatini
{{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Scott
{{flagicon|VEN}} Jhonattan Vegas
{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood

=Second round=

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!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par

align=center|1{{flagicon|SWE}} Freddie Jacobsonalign=center |67-66=133align=center|−11
rowspan="2" align=center|T3{{flagicon|ZAF}} Louis Oosthuizenalign=center |71-63=134rowspan="2" align=center|−10
{{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Scottalign=center |69-65=134
align=center|4{{flagicon|USA}} Keegan Bradleyalign=center|65-70=135align=center|−9
rowspan="2" align=center|T5{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Caseyalign=center |70-66=136rowspan="2" align=center|−8
{{flagicon|USA}} Bo Van Peltalign=center |67-69=136
rowspan="4" align=center|T7{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Baddeleyalign=center |69-68=137rowspan="4" align=center|−7
{{flagicon|THA}} Thongchai Jaideealign=center |68-69=137
{{flagicon|DEU}} Martin Kaymeralign=center |69-68=137
{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwoodalign=center |69-68=137

=Third round=

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!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par

align=center|1{{flagicon|SWE}} Freddie Jacobsonalign=center|67-66-67=200align=center|−16
align=center|2{{flagicon|ZAF}} Louis Oosthuizenalign=center|71-63-68=202align=center|−14
align=center|3{{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Scottalign=center|69-65-69=203align=center|−13
align=center rowspan=2|T4{{flagicon|NIR}} Rory McIlroyalign=center|70-69-65=204align=center rowspan=2|−12
{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwoodalign=center|69-68-67=204
align=center rowspan=2|T6{{flagicon|DEU}} Martin Kaymeralign=center|69-68-68=205align=center rowspan=2|−11
{{flagicon|NIR}} Graeme McDowellalign=center|69-69-67=205
align=center rowspan=3|T8{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Caseyalign=center|70-66-70=206align=center rowspan=3|−10
{{flagicon|USA}} Bo Van Peltalign=center|67-69-70=206
{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Xinjunalign=center|74-68-64=206

=Final round=

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!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Money ($)

align=center|1{{flagicon|DEU}} Martin Kaymeralign=center |69-68-68-63=268align=center|−20align=right|1,200,000
align=center|2{{flagicon|SWE}} Freddie Jacobsonalign=center |67-66-67-71=271align=center|−17align=right|675,000
align=center|3{{flagicon|NIR}} Graeme McDowellalign=center |69-69-67-67=272align=center|−16align=right|430,000
rowspan="3" align=center|T4{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Caseyalign=center |70-66-70-67=273rowspan="3" align=center|−15rowspan="3" align=right|258,333
{{flagicon|NIR}} Rory McIlroyalign=center |70-69-65-69=273
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Charl Schwartzelalign=center |70-69-69-65=273
rowspan="3" align=center|T7{{flagicon|USA}} Hunter Mahanalign=center |71-67-69-67=274rowspan="3" align=center|−14rowspan="3" align=right|155,000
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Louis Oosthuizenalign=center |71-63-68-72=274
{{flagicon|ENG}} Justin Rosealign=center |68-70-70-66=274
align=center|10{{flagicon|VEN}} Jhonattan Vegasalign=center |69-73-65-68=275align=center|−13align=right|125,000

==Scorecard==

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!Hole!!1!!2!!3!!4!!5!!6!!7!!8!!9!!10!!11!!12!!13!!14!!15!!16!!17!!18

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align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} Kaymer−11−11−11−11−11−11style="background: Pink;"|−12style="background: Pink;"|−13−13style="background: Pink;"|−14style="background: Pink;"|−15style="background: Pink;"|−16style="background: Pink;"|−17−17style="background: Pink;"|−18−18style="background: Pink;"|−19style="background: Pink;"|−20
align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jacobsonstyle="background: PaleGreen;"|−15style="background: Pink;"|−16−16−16−16style="background: Pink;"|−17−17style="background: PaleGreen;"|−16−16−16−16style="background: Pink;"|−17−17style="background: Pink;"|−18−18−18style="background: PaleGreen;"|−17−17
align=left| {{flagicon|NIR}} McDowell−11style="background: Pink;"|−12−12−12−12style="background: Pink;"|−13−13−13−13−13−13−13style="background: Pink;"|−14−14style="background: Pink;"|−15style="background: Pink;"|−16−16−16
align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Casey−10−10style="background: Pink;"|−11style="background: Pink;"|−12−12style="background: Pink;"|−13style="background: Pink;"|−14style="background: Pink;"|−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15
align=left| {{flagicon|NIR}} McIlroystyle="background: Pink;"|−13style="background: Pink;"|−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14style="background: PaleGreen;"|−13−13−13style="background: PaleGreen;"|−12style="background: Pink;"|−13style="background: Pink;"|−14−14style="background: Pink;"|−15
align=left| {{flagicon|RSA}} Schwartzel−8style="background: Pink;"|−9−9−9style="background: PaleGreen;"|−8−8style="background: Pink;"|−9style="background: Pink;"|−10−10−10−10−10−10style="background: Pink;"|−11style="background: Pink;"|−12style="background: Pink;"|−13style="background: Pink;"|−14style="background: Pink;"|−15
align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Mahan−9style="background: Pink;"|−10style="background: Pink;"|−11−11−11−11style="background: Pink;"|−12style="background: Pink;"|−13−13−13style="background: PaleGreen;"|−12−12−12style="background: Pink;"|−13−13style="background: Pink;"|−14−14−14
align=left| {{flagicon|RSA}} Oosthuizenstyle="background: PaleGreen;"|−13−13−13style="background: PaleGreen;"|−12−12style="background: Pink;"|−13style="background: Pink;"|−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14
align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Rose−8style="background: Pink;"|−9−9style="background: Pink;"|−10−10−10−10style="background: Pink;"|−11style="background: Pink;"|−12−12−12−12−12style="background: Pink;"|−13−13style="background: Pink;"|−14−14−14

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard?tournamentId=988 |work=ESPN|title=World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions|access-date=September 21, 2015}}

References

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