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The '''WGC-HSBC Champions''' was a [[Professional golf tours|professional golf]] [[golf tournament|tournament]] held annually in China. Inaugurated in 2005, the first seven editions were played at the [[Sheshan Golf Club]] in [[Shanghai]], then moved to the [[Mission Hills Golf Club]] in [[Shenzhen]] for a single year in [[2012 WGC-HSBC Champions|2012]]. It returned to the Sheshan Golf Club in [[2013 WGC-HSBC Champions|2013]]. |
The '''WGC-HSBC Champions''' was a [[Professional golf tours|professional golf]] [[golf tournament|tournament]] held annually in China. Inaugurated in 2005, the first seven editions were played at the [[Sheshan Golf Club]] in [[Shanghai]], then moved to the [[Mission Hills Golf Club]] in [[Shenzhen]] for a single year in [[2012 WGC-HSBC Champions|2012]]. It returned to the Sheshan Golf Club in [[2013 WGC-HSBC Champions|2013]]. |
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Since [[2009 WGC-HSBC Champions|2009]], it was a [[World Golf Championships|World Golf Championship]] (WGC) event.{{Cite web |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |date=2009-04-28 |title=China gets World Golf Championship with asterisk |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/news/article-doug-ferguson-china-gets-world-golf-championship-asterisk |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=Golf Channel}} Played in November, it was the fourth tournament on the WGC calendar, along with the [[WGC Match Play|WGC-Dell Match Play]], the [[WGC-Mexico Championship]], and the [[WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational]] events, all in North America.{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8022189.stm |title=Asian event joins elite WGC list |date=28 April 2009 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=28 April 2009}} The field consisted primarily of players who had won the top-rated tournaments since the previous WGC-HSBC tournament, supplemented by other leading players in the [[Official World Golf Ranking|world rankings]] and money lists of the major tours. |
Since [[2009 WGC-HSBC Champions|2009]], it was a [[World Golf Championships|World Golf Championship]] (WGC) event.{{Cite web |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |date=2009-04-28 |title=China gets World Golf Championship with asterisk |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/news/article-doug-ferguson-china-gets-world-golf-championship-asterisk |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=Golf Channel}} Played in November, it was the fourth tournament on the WGC calendar, along with the [[WGC Match Play|WGC-Dell Match Play]], the [[WGC-Mexico Championship]], and the [[WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational]] events, all in North America.{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8022189.stm |title=Asian event joins elite WGC list |date=28 April 2009 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=28 April 2009}} The field consisted primarily of players who had won the top-rated tournaments since the previous WGC-HSBC tournament, supplemented by other leading players in the [[Official World Golf Ranking|world rankings]] and money lists of the major tours. |
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===2009: Elevated to WGC status=== |
===2009: Elevated to WGC status=== |
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The event became a [[World Golf Championship]] in 2009 on the [[European Tour]].{{Cite magazine |title=World Golf Championships Expands To Include HSBC Champions |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/hsbc_wgc_golf_0428 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260120065819/https://www.golfdigest.com/story/hsbc_wgc_golf_0428 |archive-date=2026-01-20 |access-date=2026-04-14 |magazine=Golf Digest}} The field consisted primarily of winners of the most important tournaments around the world since the previous WGC-HSBC Champions tournament. Each of the six member tours were allocated a certain number of tournaments from their tour (from 4 to 20), although these tournament had to meet a minimum entry requirement. Co-sanctioned tournaments were assigned to one tour only. |
The event became a [[World Golf Championship]] in 2009 on the [[European Tour]]. |
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The tournaments were ranked using the [[Official World Golf Ranking]] strength of field ("total event ranking"). Tournaments had a minimum event ranking of 40. The ranking was based on the previous year's event ranking so the list of qualifying events could be determined in advance. New events could be included if they were expected to have an event ranking of at least 40. |
The tournaments were ranked using the [[Official World Golf Ranking]] strength of field ("total event ranking"). Tournaments had a minimum event ranking of 40. The ranking was based on the previous year's event ranking so the list of qualifying events could be determined in advance. New events could be included if they were expected to have an event ranking of at least 40. |
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==PGA Tour status== |
==PGA Tour status== |
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From 2009 to 2012 the WGC-HSBC Champions was an unofficial money event on the [[PGA Tour]], meaning |
From 2009 to 2012, the WGC-HSBC Champions was an unofficial money event on the [[PGA Tour]], meaning prize money did not count toward the PGA Tour money list or Fed-Ex Cup points standings. Since 2010, victories counted as official wins for PGA Tour members, and as such [[Phil Mickelson]]'s victory in 2009 is not counted as an official win. During this time, only [[Ian Poulter]] (2012) was a PGA Tour member at the time of his win; [[Martin Kaymer]] (2011) and [[Francesco Molinari]] (2010) did not join the tour until 2013 and 2014, respectively. |
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Since 2013, the WGC-HSBC Champions |
Since 2013, the WGC-HSBC Champions were an official PGA Tour event, with the winner receiving a three-year exemption on the tour. In 2013, the purse for this event increased from $7 million to $8.5 million and full FedExCup points would be handed out, including the same 10% premium awarded by the other WGC tournaments. |
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==Winners== |
==Winners== |
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