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Tournament results: WGC - Champions

Results for the WGC - Champions are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
2013
WGC
264 (-24)
$1,400,000
HSBC

Category

WGC

Winner (holder)

Johnson, Dustin

Score

264 (-24)

Prize money

$1,400,000

Title sponsor

HSBC

Played as the WGC-HSBC Champions (Oct 31-Nov 3; co-sanctioned by world's leading mens professional tours; second of four Eurpn Tr Final Series events). Second-placed Ian Poulter (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Johnson (USA), who claimed his first World Golf Championship win. [Sheshan Intl GC, Shanghai, China].

2011
WGC
268 (-20)
$1,200,000
HSBC

Category

WGC

Winner (holder)

Kaymer, Martin

Score

268 (-20)

Prize money

$1,200,000

Title sponsor

HSBC

Played as the WGC-HSBC Champions (Nov 3-6; co-sanctioned by world's leading mens professional tours). Second-placed Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) finished 3 shots behind Kaymer (Ger). [Sheshan Intl GC, Shanghai, China].

2016
WGC
265 (-23)
$1,620,000
HSBC

Category

WGC

Winner (holder)

Matsuyama, Hideki

Score

265 (-23)

Prize money

$1,620,000

Title sponsor

HSBC

Played as the WGC-HSBC Champions (Oct 27-30; co-sanctioned by world's leading mens professional tours). Second-placed Daniel Berger (USA) and Henrik Stenson (Swe) finished 7 shots behind Matsuyama (Jpn), who became the first Japanese player to win an individual World Golf Championships event. [Sheshan Intl GC, Shanghai, China].

2020
WGC
(McIlroy, Rory)
Cancelled
x
HSBC

Category

WGC

Winner (holder)

(McIlroy, Rory)

Score

Cancelled

Prize money

x

Title sponsor

HSBC

WGC-HSBC Champions not played in 2020 (scheduled for Oct 29-Nov 1; cancelled due to global coronavirus pandemic). [Sheshan Intl GC, Shanghai, China].

2019
WGC
269 (-19)
$1,745,000
HSBC

Category

WGC

Winner (holder)

McIlroy, Rory

Score

269 (-19)

Prize money

$1,745,000

Title sponsor

HSBC

Played as the WGC-HSBC Champions (Oct 31-Nov 3; co-sanctioned by world's leading mens professional tours). McIlroy (N.Ire) beat defending champion Xander Schauffele (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th). [Sheshan Intl GC, Shanghai, China].

2021
WGC
(McIlroy, Rory)
Cancelled
x
HSBC

Category

WGC

Winner (holder)

(McIlroy, Rory)

Score

Cancelled

Prize money

x

Title sponsor

HSBC

WGC-HSBC Champions not played in 2021 (scheduled for Oct 28-31, but cancelled for the second straight year due to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic; co-sanctioned by world's leading mens professional tours). [Sheshan Intl GC, Shanghai, China].

2009
WGC
271 (-17)
$1,200,000
HSBC

Category

WGC

Winner (holder)

Mickelson, Phil

Score

271 (-17)

Prize money

$1,200,000

Title sponsor

HSBC

Played as the inaugural WGC-HSBC Champions (Nov 5-8; co-sanctioned by world's leading mens professional tours; previously the HSBC Champions, which was not a WGC event). Second-placed Ernie Els (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Mickelson (USA), who claimed his second HSBC Champions title in three yrs. [Sheshan Intl GC, Shanghai, China].

2010
WGC
269 (-19)
$1,200,000
HSBC

Category

WGC

Winner (holder)

Molinari, Francesco

Score

269 (-19)

Prize money

$1,200,000

Title sponsor

HSBC

Played as the WGC-HSBC Champions (Nov 4-7; co-sanctioned by world's leading mens professional tours). Second-placed Lee Westwood (Eng) finished 1 shot behind wire-to-wire winner Molinari (Italy). [Sheshan Intl GC, Shanghai, China].

Category

WGC

Winner (holder)

Poulter, Ian

Score

267 (-21)

Prize money

$1,200,000

Title sponsor

HSBC

Played as the WGC-HSBC Champions (Nov 1-4; co-sanctioned by world's leading mens professional tours). Second-placed Jason Dufner (USA), Ernie Els (RSA), Phil Mickelson (USA) and Scott Piercy (USA) finished 2 shots behind Poulter (Eng). [Olazabal course, Mission Hills Dongguan, China].

2017
WGC
274 (-14)
$1,660,000
HSBC

Category

WGC

Winner (holder)

Rose, Justin

Score

274 (-14)

Prize money

$1,660,000

Title sponsor

HSBC

Played as the WGC-HSBC Champions (Oct 26-29) (co-sanctioned by world's leading mens professional tours). Second-placed Henrik Stenson (Swe), Dustin Johnson (USA) and Brooks Koepka (USA) finished 2 shots behind Rose (Eng), who claimed his second WGC title. [Sheshan Intl GC, Shanghai, China].

2018
WGC
274 (-14)
$1,700,000
HSBC

Category

WGC

Winner (holder)

Schauffele, Xander

Score

274 (-14)

Prize money

$1,700,000

Title sponsor

HSBC

Played as the WGC-HSBC Champions (Oct 25-28; co-sanctioned by world's leading mens professional tours). Schauffele (USA) beat Tony Finau (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th) to claim his first WGC win. [Sheshan Intl GC, Shanghai, China].

2014
WGC
277 (-11)
$1,400,000
HSBC

Category

WGC

Winner (holder)

Watson, Bubba

Score

277 (-11)

Prize money

$1,400,000

Title sponsor

HSBC

Played as the WGC-HSBC Champions (Nov 6-9; co-sanctioned by world's leading mens professional tours; second of four Eurpn Tr Final Series events). Watson (USA) beat Tim Clark (RSA) at the first playoff hole, having earlier holed out from a greenside bunker for an eagle three at the final hole. [Sheshan Intl GC, Shanghai, China].

2015
WGC
Knox, Russell
268 (-20)
$1,400,000
HSBC

Category

WGC

Winner (holder)

Knox, Russell

Score

268 (-20)

Prize money

$1,400,000

Title sponsor

HSBC

Played as the WGC-HSBC Champions (Nov 5-8; co-sanctioned by world's leading mens professional tours; second of four Eurpn Tr Final Series events). Second-placed Kevin Kisner (USA) finished 2 shots behind Knox (Scot), who recorded his first European Tour and US PGA Tour win. He also became the first Scot to win a WGC event. [Sheshan Intl GC, Shanghai, China].

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