2017 WGC-HSBC Champions


The 2017 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament played from 26–29 October 2017 at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It was the ninth WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in the 2017 calendar year.
Justin Rose won his first HSBC Champions and second World Golf Championship.

Field

The following is a list of players who qualified for the 2017 WGC-HSBC Champions. The criteria are towards the leaders in points lists rather than tournament winners. 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.
;1. Winners of the four major championships and The Players Championship
Kim Si-woo, Brooks Koepka
;2. Winners of the previous four World Golf Championships
Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama
;3. Top 50 from the OWGR on 9 October
Daniel Berger, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Paul Casey, Jason Day, Tony Finau, Ross Fisher, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Branden Grace, Bill Haas, Adam Hadwin, Brian Harman, Tyrrell Hatton, Russell Henley, Matt Kuchar, Marc Leishman, Phil Mickelson, Francesco Molinari, Alex Norén, Pat Perez, Thomas Pieters, Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed, Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson, Jhonattan Vegas, Bernd Wiesberger
;4. Top 30 from the final 2017 FedEx Cup points list
Patrick Cantlay, Charles Howell III, Chez Reavie, Kyle Stanley, Hudson Swafford
;5. Top 30 from the Race to Dubai as of 16 October
Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Paul Dunne, Ryan Fox, Alexander Lévy, Li Haotong, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Thorbjørn Olesen, Richie Ramsay, Jordan Smith, Matthew Southgate, Hideto Tanihara, Peter Uihlein, Fabrizio Zanotti
;6. The leading four available players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit as of 16 October
Shiv Chawrasia, Gavin Green, Scott Hend, David Lipsky
;7. The leading two available players from the Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit as of 16 October
Chan Kim, Shugo Imahira
;8. The leading two available players from the final 2016 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
Matthew Griffin, Michael Hendry
;9. The leading two available players from the final 2016 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit
Richard Sterne, Brandon Stone
;10. Six players from China
Cao Yi, Dou Zecheng, Liang Wenchong, Liu Yanwei, Wu Ashun, Zhang Xinjun
;11. Alternates, if needed to fill the field of 78 players
  • The next available player on the Orders of Merit of the Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, Sunshine Tour, and PGA Tour of Australasia, ranked in order of their position in the OWGR as of 9 October
  • Next available player, not otherwise exempt, from Race to Dubai as of 16 October, OWGR as of 9 October, FedEx Cup list:
  1. Ryu Hyun-woo
  2. Haydn Porteous
  3. Phachara Khongwatmai
  4. Ashley Hall
  5. Graeme Storm
  6. Wesley Bryan
  7. Lucas Glover
  8. Daisuke Kataoka
  9. Andrew Dodt
  10. Poom Saksansin

    Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 26 October 2017
Brooks Koepka shot an 8-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Gavin Green.
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Second round

Friday, 27 October 2017
Dustin Johnson shot a 9-under-par 63 to take a one-stroke lead over first-round leader Brooks Koepka.
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Third round

Saturday, 28 October 2017
Dustin Johnson shot a 4-under-par 68 to open a 6-shot lead over Brooks Koepka who was hurt by a triple-bogey on the par-5 8th hole.
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Final round

Sunday, 29 October 2017
Justin Rose overcame an eight-stroke deficit to win by two strokes over third-round leader Dustin Johnson, as well as Brooks Koepka and Henrik Stenson. Rose shot a 5-under-par 67, tied for the low round with Phil Mickelson, while Johnson shot a 5-over-par 77 in windy conditions.
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Scorecard

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