2013 WGC-HSBC Champions

The 2013 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament played from 31 October to 3 November at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It was the fifth WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in the 2013 calendar year.

Dustin Johnson broke the tournament scoring record for his first WGC win; he finished three strokes ahead of runner-up Ian Poulter, the defending champion.

Course
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Field
The following is a list of players who qualified for the 2013 WGC-HSBC Champions. Players who qualify from multiple categories will be listed in the first category in which they are eligible with the other qualifying categories in parentheses next to the player's name.

This was the first WGC event for 11 players: Baek Seuk-hyun, Graham DeLaet, Tommy Fleetwood, Huang Mingjie, Huang Wenyi, Jin Jeong, Masahiro Kawamura, Li Haotong, Jordan Spieth, Peter Uihlein and Jimmy Walker.

Jason Dufner (12), Phil Mickelson (3,5,12), Justin Rose (12)
 * 1. Winners of the four major championships and The Players Championship
 * Qualified but did not play: Adam Scott (3,9,12), Tiger Woods (2,3,12)

Ian Poulter (12)
 * 2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships
 * Qualified but did not play: Matt Kuchar (3,12)

Jonas Blixt (12), Ken Duke, Derek Ernst, Brian Gay, Bill Haas (12), Billy Horschel (12), Graeme McDowell (5,12), John Merrick, D. A. Points, Henrik Stenson (8,12), Kevin Streelman (12), Michael Thompson, Boo Weekley (12)
 * 3. Winners of the top 20 rated PGA Tour events
 * Qualified but did not play: Zach Johnson (12)

Graham DeLaet (12), Dustin Johnson (12), Brandt Snedeker (12), Jordan Spieth (12), Nick Watney (12)
 * 4. Top 5 available players from the FedEx Cup points list
 * Qualified but did not play: Webb Simpson (12), Steve Stricker (12)

Thomas Bjørn (12), Grégory Bourdy, Paul Casey, Jamie Donaldson (12), Ernie Els (12), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Tommy Fleetwood, Stephen Gallacher, David Howell, Raphaël Jacquelin, David Lynn (12), Matteo Manassero (10,12), Rory McIlroy (12), Louis Oosthuizen (12), Brett Rumford (10), Chris Wood
 * 5. Winners of the top 20 rated European Tour events
 * Qualified but did not play: Joost Luiten

Sergio García (10,12), Branden Grace (8,12), Mikko Ilonen, Richard Sterne (8,12), Peter Uihlein
 * 6. Top 5 available players from the Race to Dubai
 * Qualified but did not play: Charl Schwartzel (10,12)

Luke Donald (12), Hiroyuki Fujita, Ryo Ishikawa, Masahiro Kawamura
 * 7. Four players - winners of the top Japan Golf Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit

George Coetzee (OoM), Darren Fichardt, Martin Kaymer (12), Jaco van Zyl (OoM)
 * 8. Four players - winners of the top Sunshine Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit

Mark Brown (OoM), Michael Hendry (OoM), Jin Jeong, Daniel Popovic
 * 9. Four players - winners of the top PGA Tour of Australasia events, remainder from Order of Merit
 * Qualified but did not play: Peter Senior

Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Baek Seuk-hyun (OoM), Gaganjeet Bhullar (OoM), Scott Hend (OoM), Thongchai Jaidee (OoM), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (12)
 * 10. Six players - winners of the top Asian Tour events, remainder from Order of Merit

Huang Mingjie, Huang Wenyi, Li Haotong, Liang Wenchong, Hu Mu, Wu Ashun
 * 11. Six players from China

Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Peter Hanson, Hideki Matsuyama, Francesco Molinari, Ryan Moore, Scott Piercy, Bo Van Pelt, Jimmy Walker, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood
 * 12. Any players, not included in above categories, in the top 50 of the OWGR on 14 October 2013
 * Qualified but did not play: Jason Day, Jim Furyk, Hunter Mahan

None needed
 * 13. Alternates, if needed to fill the field of 78 players


 * Winner of 21st ranked PGA Tour event
 * Winner of 21st ranked European Tour event
 * Next available player, not otherwise exempt, from OWGR as of 14 October, Race to Dubai as of 14 October, FedEx Cup list, repeating as necessary

First round
Thursday, 31 October 2013

Second round
Friday, 1 November 2013

Third round
Saturday, 2 November 2013

Final round
Sunday, 3 November 2013

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Scorecard
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