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2011 WGC-HSBC Champions

Field	Value
name	2011 WGC-HSBC Champions
dates	3–6 November 2011
location	Shanghai, China
course	Sheshan Golf Club
tour	Asian Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour (unofficial)
par	72
yardage	7266 yd
field	78 players
cut	None
purse	$7,000,000
winners_share	$1,200,000
champion	DEU Martin Kaymer
score	268 (−20)
previous	2010
next	2012

European Tour PGA Tour (unofficial) 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.

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.

Field

The following is a list of players who have qualified for the 2011 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 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)

Qualified but did not play: Luke Donald (5,12,13)

;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)

Qualified but did not play: Dustin Johnson (12), Martin Laird (13), Phil Mickelson (12), Sean O'Hair, Webb Simpson (12,13), Brandt Snedeker (13), Steve Stricker (12,13), Bubba Watson (12,13), Gary Woodland (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

Qualified but did not play: Jason Day (12), Charles Howell III, Matt Kuchar (12)

;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

Qualified but did not play: Sergio García (13), Thomas Levet

;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)

Qualified but did not play: Peter Senior

;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

Qualified but did not play: Rickie Fowler

;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. .

Tournament winners	From OWGR	Tournament
2011 John Deere Classic	(Steve Stricker)	(Keegan Bradley)
2011 Greenbrier Classic	Scott Stallings	(Thomas Bjørn)
2011 Bob Hope Classic	Jhonattan Vegas	(Brandt Snedeker)
2011 McGladrey Classic	Ben Crane	Jim Furyk

Round summaries

First round

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Keegan Bradley	65	−7
T2	SWE Freddie Jacobson	67	−5
SWE Alex Norén
USA Bo Van Pelt
T5	KOR K. J. Choi	68	−4
THA Thongchai Jaidee
ENG Justin Rose
USA David Toms
T9	AUS Aaron Baddeley	69	−3
ENG Simon Dyson
SWE Peter Hanson
DEU Martin Kaymer
NIR Graeme McDowell
ZAF Rory Sabbatini
AUS Adam Scott
VEN Jhonattan Vegas
ENG Lee Westwood

Second round

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	SWE Freddie Jacobson	67-66=133	−11
T3	ZAF Louis Oosthuizen	71-63=134	−10
AUS Adam Scott	69-65=134
4	USA Keegan Bradley	65-70=135	−9
T5	ENG Paul Casey	70-66=136	−8
USA Bo Van Pelt	67-69=136
T7	AUS Aaron Baddeley	69-68=137	−7
THA Thongchai Jaidee	68-69=137
DEU Martin Kaymer	69-68=137
ENG Lee Westwood	69-68=137

Third round

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	SWE Freddie Jacobson	67-66-67=200	−16
2	ZAF Louis Oosthuizen	71-63-68=202	−14
3	AUS Adam Scott	69-65-69=203	−13
T4	NIR Rory McIlroy	70-69-65=204	−12
ENG Lee Westwood	69-68-67=204
T6	DEU Martin Kaymer	69-68-68=205	−11
NIR Graeme McDowell	69-69-67=205
T8	ENG Paul Casey	70-66-70=206	−10
USA Bo Van Pelt	67-69-70=206
CHN Zhang Xinjun	74-68-64=206

Final round

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	DEU Martin Kaymer	69-68-68-63=268	−20	1,200,000
2	SWE Freddie Jacobson	67-66-67-71=271	−17	675,000
3	NIR Graeme McDowell	69-69-67-67=272	−16	430,000
T4	ENG Paul Casey	70-66-70-67=273	−15	258,333
NIR Rory McIlroy	70-69-65-69=273
ZAF Charl Schwartzel	70-69-69-65=273
T7	USA Hunter Mahan	71-67-69-67=274	−14	155,000
ZAF Louis Oosthuizen	71-63-68-72=274
ENG Justin Rose	68-70-70-66=274
10	VEN Jhonattan Vegas	69-73-65-68=275	−13	125,000

Scorecard

	Birdie		Bogey

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
GER Kaymer	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−12	−13	−13	−14	−15	−16	−17	−17	−18	−18	−19	−20
SWE Jacobson	−15	−16	−16	−16	−16	−17	−17	−16	−16	−16	−16	−17	−17	−18	−18	−18	−17	−17
NIR McDowell	−11	−12	−12	−12	−12	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−14	−14	−15	−16	−16	−16
ENG Casey	−10	−10	−11	−12	−12	−13	−14	−15	−15	−15	−15	−15	−15	−15	−15	−15	−15	−15
NIR McIlroy	−13	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−13	−13	−13	−12	−13	−14	−14	−15
RSA Schwartzel	−8	−9	−9	−9	−8	−8	−9	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−11	−12	−13	−14	−15
USA Mahan	−9	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−12	−13	−13	−13	−12	−12	−12	−13	−13	−14	−14	−14
RSA Oosthuizen	−13	−13	−13	−12	−12	−13	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14
ENG Rose	−8	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−10	−11	−12	−12	−12	−12	−12	−13	−13	−14	−14	−14

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Source:

References

(6 November 2013). "Martin Kaymer birdies 9 of last 12 to win". ESPN.
Donegan, Lawrence. (6 November 2011). "Martin Kaymer wins in Shanghai and Rory McIlroy climbs to world No2". The Guardian.
(8 November 2011). "Kaymer shoots 63 to win HSBC Champions". USA Today.
[http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r489/qualify/index.html HSBC Champions - 2011 Qualification Procedures] {{webarchive. link. (June 28, 2011)
[http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r489/field.html WGC-HSBC Champions field] {{webarchive. link. (19 October 2011)
"WGC-HSBC Champions - Entry list". European Tour.
"World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions". ESPN.

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