The PGA Tour season heads to China for the third leg of its fall Asian Swing at the big-money WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club’s West course.
As a WGC tournament, the field in Shanghai is loaded with top-level talent, featuring 12 of the top 20 players in the Official World Golf Rankings, including seven of the top 10, headlined by No. 1 Brooks Koepka, No.2 Dustin Johnson, and defending champion Justin Rose (No. 3).
Here’s a look at the 78-player field, by the numbers.
WORLD TOP 10
Seven of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking will be in the field.
- Brooks Koepka (1)
- Dustin Johnson (2)
- Justin Rose (3)
- Rory McIlroy (5)
- Francesco Molinari (6)
- Jon Rahm (8)
- Jason Day (10)
FORMER WGC-HSBC CHAMPIONS WINNERS
There are six former WGC-HSBC Champions in the field this week.
- Justin Rose (2017)
- Hideki Matsuyama (2016)
- Russell Knox (2015)
- Dustin Johnson (2013)
- Ian Poulter (2012)
- Francesco Molinari (2010)
2018 RYDER CUP COMPETITORS
There are 14 players in the field who competed in the recent Ryder Cup matches in Paris, including 10 from the European team.
- Justin Rose (EUR)
- Ian Poulter (EUR)
- Francesco Molinari (EUR)
- Thorbjorn Olesen (EUR)
- Tyrrell Hatton (EUR)
- Alex Noren (EUR)
- Rory McIlroy (EUR)
- Jon Rahm (EUR)
- Tommy Fleetwood (EUR)
- Paul Casey (EUR)
- Brooks Koepka (USA)
- Patrick Reed (USA)
- Tony Finau (USA)
- Dustin Johnson (USA)
FORMER WGC WINNERS
There are 10 former winners of World Golf Championships in the field.
- Dustin Johnson (5)
- Justin Rose (2)
- Jason Day (2)
- Hideki Matsuyama (2)
- Adam Scott (2)
- Rory McIlroy (2)
- Ian Poulter (1)
- Russell Knox (1)
- Patrick Reed (1)
- Keegan Bradley (1)
2017-18 FEDEXCUP TOP 10
The field includes six of the top 10 from the final 2016-17 FedExCup standings.
- Justin Rose (1)
- Dustin Johnson (4)
- Billy Horschel (5)
- Tony Finau (6)
- Keegan Bradley (8)
- Brooks Koepka (9)
MAJOR CHAMPIONS
The field includes nine major championship winners.
- Rory McIlroy (4)
- Brooks Koepka (3)
- Jason Day (1)
- Dustin Johnson (1)
- Justin Rose (1)
- Francesco Molinari (1)
- Adam Scott (1)
- Keegan Bradley (1)
- Patrick Reed (1)
INTERNATIONAL FIELD
Of the 78 players teeing it up at the HSBC Championship, 22 nations are represented. The U.S. leads the way with 20 players, followed by England with nine.
- USA (20)
- England (9)
- China (7)
- South Africa (7)
- Australia (6)
- Japan (4)
- Spain (4)
- Korea (2)
- Sweden (2)
- Italy (2)
- Denmark (2)
- India (2)
- Thailand (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- France (1)
- Canada (1)
- Belgium (1)
- N. Ireland (1)
- Scotland (1)
- Argentina (1)
- Zimbabwe (1)
- Taipei (1)
FULL FIELD: WGC-HSBC CHAMPIONS
Sorted by Official World Golf Ranking
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