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2012 WGC-HSBC Champions

The 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament played 1–4 November 2012 at the Olazabal Course of Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China. It was the fourth WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in 2012. The event was won by Ryder Cup star Ian Poulter who shot consecutive rounds of 65 (−7) on the weekend and broke the tournament scoring record with 267 (−21) for his second WGC win. Two strokes back were runners-up Jason Dufner, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, and Scott Piercy.

Field

The following is a list of players who have qualified for the 2012 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

Ernie Els (12), Bubba Watson (12)

2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships

Keegan Bradley (12), Martin Kaymer, Justin Rose (12)

3. Winners of the top 23 rated PGA Tour events (32 events met rating)

Luke Donald (5,12), Jason Dufner (12), Bill Haas, Marc Leishman, Phil Mickelson (12), Carl Pettersson, Scott Piercy, Brandt Snedeker (12), Kyle Stanley, Johnson Wagner, Nick Watney (12)

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

Robert Garrigus, Dustin Johnson (12), Louis Oosthuizen (8,10,12), Adam Scott (12), Lee Westwood (5,8,12)

5. Winners of the top 23 rated European Tour events (22 events met rating)

Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Nicolas Colsaerts, Jamie Donaldson, Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (10), Branden Grace (8), Peter Hanson (12), Paul Lawrie, Shane Lowry, Francesco Molinari, Julien Quesne, Álvaro Quirós, Richie Ramsay, Robert Rock, Marcel Siem, Jeev Milkha Singh, Thongchai Jaidee, Danny Willett

6. Top 5 available players from the Race to Dubai

David Lynn, Graeme McDowell (12), Thorbjørn Olesen, Ian Poulter (9), Bernd Wiesberger (10)

7. Five players - winners of the top Japan Golf Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (14 events met rating)

Hiroyuki Fujita, Yuta Ikeda (OoM), Brendan Jones (OoM), Toshinori Muto, Tadahiro Takayama

8. Five players - winners of the top Sunshine Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (5 events met rating)

Thomas Aiken (OoM), George Coetzee (OoM), Garth Mulroy, Hennie Otto, Jaco van Zyl (OoM)

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

Robert Allenby (OoM), Greg Chalmers, Marcus Fraser (OoM), Brad Kennedy (OoM), John Senden (OoM)

10. Nine players - winners of the top Asian Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit (8 events met rating)

Gaganjeet Bhullar (OoM), Scott Hend (OoM), Masanori Kobayashi (OoM), Jbe' Kruger, David Lipsky (OoM), Joost Luiten, Prom Meesawat (OoM), Siddikur Rahman (OoM), Thaworn Wiratchant (OoM)

11. Four players from China

Hu Mu, Liang Wenchong, Wu Ashun, Zhang Xinjun

12. Any players, not included in above categories, in the top 25 of the OWGR on October 15, 2012
13. If needed to fill the field of 78 players, winners of additional tournaments, ordered by field strength (9 from PGA Tour, 9 from Japan Golf Tour), alternating with those players ranked after the top 25 in OWGR on October 15, 2012

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 From OWGR
Tournament Winner Ranked player
2012 FedEx St. Jude Classic (Dustin Johnson) (Ian Poulter)
2012 HP Byron Nelson Championship (Jason Dufner) Jason Day
2012 Wyndham Championship (Sergio García) (Rickie Fowler)
2012 Humana Challenge Mark Wilson (Paul Lawrie)
2012 Greenbrier Classic Ted Potter Jr. (Francesco Molinari)
2012 John Deere Classic (Zach Johnson) Charl Schwartzel
2012 Valero Texas Open Ben Curtis (Carl Pettersson)
2012 Justin Timberlake Open (Ryan Moore) (Martin Kaymer)
2012 Mynavi ABC Championship Han Lee (Bill Haas)
2012 Japan Open Kenichi Kuboya (Nicolas Colsaerts)
2012 Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open (Masanori Kobayashi) (Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño)
2012 Frys.com Open Jonas Blixt (Branden Grace)
2012 ANA Open (Hiroyuki Fujita) (John Senden)
2012 Mizuno Open (Brad Kennedy) (Ryan Moore)
2012 Diamond Cup Golf (Hiroyuki Fujita) (David Toms)
2012 Tsuruya Open (Hiroyuki Fujita) K. J. Choi
2011 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Hideki Matsuyama (David Lynn)
2012 Vana H Cup KBC Augusta Kim Hyung-sung (Robert Garrigus)
2012 The Crowns Jang Ik-jae Geoff Ogilvy
Thomas Bjørn

12 players were appearing in their first WGC event: Robert Garrigus, Scott Hend, Hu Mu, Jang Ik-jae, Brad Kennedy, Kim Hyung-sung, Masanori Kobayashi, Han Lee, David Lipsky, David Lynn, Thorbjørn Olesen and Julien Quesne.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 1 November 2012

Place Player Score To par
T1 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen 65 −7
Australia Adam Scott
T3 Sweden Peter Hanson 66 −6
Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry
United States Phil Mickelson
United States Bubba Watson
T7 United States Dustin Johnson 67 −5
Thailand Prom Meesawat
T9 South Africa Thomas Aiken 68 −4
England Luke Donald
United States Jason Dufner
South Korea Jang Ik-jae
Germany Martin Kaymer
United States Scott Piercy
China Wu Ashun

Second round

Friday, 2 November 2012

Place Player Score To par
1 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen 65-63=128 −16
T2 South Africa Ernie Els 70-63=133 −11
Australia Adam Scott 65-68=133
T4 United States Jason Dufner 68-66=134 −10
Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry 66-68=134
T6 United States Dustin Johnson 67-68=135 −9
United States Phil Mickelson 66-69=135
T8 England Luke Donald 68-68=136 −8
United States Bill Haas 69-67=136
Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen 71-65=136
United States Scott Piercy 68-68=136

Third round

Saturday, 3 November 2012

Place Player Score To par
T1 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen 65-63-70=198 −18
England Lee Westwood 70-67-61=198
3 United States Phil Mickelson 66-69-66=201 −15
T4 South Africa Ernie Els 70-63-69=202 −14
United States Bill Haas 69-67-66=202
England Ian Poulter 69-68-65=202
7 United States Brandt Snedeker 72-71-60=203 −13
T8 India Gaganjeet Bhullar 73-68-63=204 −12
Germany Martin Kaymer 68-69-67=204
Sweden Carl Pettersson 70-68-66=204
United States Scott Piercy 68-68-68=204
Australia Adam Scott 65-68-71=204

Final round

Sunday, 4 November 2012

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 England Ian Poulter 69-68-65-65=267 −21 1,200,000
T2 United States Jason Dufner 68-66-71-64=269 −19 417,500
South Africa Ernie Els 70-63-69-67=269
United States Phil Mickelson 66-69-66-68=269
United States Scott Piercy 68-68-68-65=269
T6 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen 65-63-70-72=270 −18 190,000
England Lee Westwood 70-67-61-72=270
8 Australia Adam Scott 65-68-71-67=271 −17 155,000
9 Germany Martin Kaymer 68-69-67-68=272 −16 140,000
10 United States Bill Haas 69-67-66-71=271 −15 125,000

Scorecard

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 3 5 4 3 4 5 3 5 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 3 4
England Poulter −14 −15 −16 −16 −16 −16 −17 −18 −18 −19 −20 −20 −20 −21 −22 −22 −21 −21
United States Dufner −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −12 −13 −13 −14 −15 −16 −15 −16 −17 −17 −18 −19 −19
South Africa Els −14 −14 −15 −16 −16 −16 −17 −18 −19 −19 −19 −19 −19 −18 −19 −19 −19 −19
United States Mickelson −16 −16 −17 −17 −17 −17 −18 −18 −19 −19 −20 −19 −19 −19 −20 −20 −19 −19
United States Piercy −12 −12 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −15 −15 −15 −16 −17 −17 −16 −17 −18 −19 −19
South Africa Oosthuizen −17 −17 −17 −17 −18 −18 −19 −18 −18 −17 −18 −18 −18 −17 −18 −18 −18 −18
England Westwood −18 −18 −19 −20 −18 −19 −19 −20 −20 −19 −19 −18 −18 −18 −17 −17 −17 −18

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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References

  1. ^ Bergman, Justin (4 November 2012). "Poulter roars from four shots back to win WGC-HSBC Champions by two". PGA of America. Associated Press. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Englishman Ian Poulter wins WGC HSBC Champions at Mission Hill Golf Club". Sky Sports. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. ^ HSBC Champions - Who's Qualifying
  4. ^ WGC-HSBC Champions field
  5. ^ "WGC-HSBC Champions - Entry list". European Tour. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  6. ^ "WGC-HSBC Champions". European Tour. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

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