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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