By The Numbers: WGC-HSBC Champions Field

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Jason Day

The new 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 15 of the top 20 players in the Official World Golf Rankings, and five of the top 10, headlined by No. 1 Dustin Johnson, defending champion Hideki Matsuyama (No. 4), and Jason Day (No. 8).

Here’s a look at the 78-player field, by the numbers.


WORLD TOP 10

Five of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking will be in the field.

  • Dustin Johnson (1)
  • Hideki Matsuyama (4)
  • Jon Rahm (5)
  • Jason Day (8)
  • Henrik Stenson (9)

FORMER WGC-HSBC CHAMPIONS WINNERS

There are four former WGC-HSBC Champions in the field this week.

  • Hideki Matsuyama (2016)
  • Dustin Johnson (2013)
  • Francesco Molinari (2010)
  • Phil Mickelson (2009)

FORMER WGC WINNERS

There are nine former winners of World Golf Championships in the field.

  • Dustin Johnson (5)
  • Jason Day (2)
  • Hideki Matsuyama (2)
  • Adam Scott (2)
  • Matt Kuchar (1)
  • Phil Mickelson (1)
  • Patrick Reed (1)
  • Justin Rose (1)
  • Henrik Stenson (1)

2016-17 FEDEXCUP TOP 10

The field includes seven of the top 10 from the final 2016-17 FedExCup standings.

  • Xander Schauffele (3)
  • Dustin Johnson (4)
  • Jon Rahm (5)
  • Marc Leishman (6)
  • Hideki Matsuyama (8)
  • Justin Rose (9)
  • Brooks Koepka (10)

10 PGA TOUR WINS

There are four players in the field with at least 10 PGA Tour wins.

  • Phil Mickelson (42)
  • Dustin Johnson (16)
  • Adam Scott (12)
  • Jason Day (10)

MAJOR CHAMPIONS

The field includes nine major championship winners,

  • Phil Mickelson (5)
  • Jason Day (1)
  • Dustin Johnson (1)
  • Brooks Koepka (1)
  • Louis Oosthuizen (1)
  • Justin Rose (1)
  • Charl Schwartzel (1)
  • Adam Scott (1)
  • Henrik Stenson (1)

INTERNATIONAL FIELD

Of the 78 players teeing it up at the HSBC Championship, 23 nations are represented.

  • USA (21)
  • England (8)
  • China (7)
  • Australia (7)
  • South Africa (5)
  • Japan (4)
  • Thailand (3)
  • New Zealand (2)
  • Korea (2)
  • Spain (2)
  • Sweden (2)
  • France (2)
  • Canada (2)
  • Italy (1)
  • Belgium (1)
  • Austria (1)
  • Venezuela (1)
  • Denmark (1)
  • Malaysia (1)
  • Paraguay (1)
  • Ireland (1)
  • Scotland (1)
  • India (1)


THE SKINNY

NAME: WGC-HSBC Champions
COURSE: Sheshan International Golf Club (West Course)
WHERE: Shanghai, China
DISTANCE: 7266 yards, Par 72
ARCHITECT: Nelson & Haworth
TOTAL PURSE: $9,750,000
WINNING SHARE: $1,700,000
PLAYOFF POINTS: 550 points
2016 WINNER: Hideki Matsuyama


FULL FIELD: WGC-HSBC CHAMPIONS

Sorted by Field Rank (FR) and Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR)
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Credit: Getty Images, PGA Tour Media


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