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27-527: Sheshan has played host to the HSBC Champions since 2005, which has grown in status to become a World Golf Championship event in 2009. PGA Tour players such as Tiger Woods , Phil Mickelson , Rory McIlroy , and Lee Westwood have all participated in this tournament, making this not only the biggest golf event in Asia, but also one of the biggest golf events in the world. 2013 marked the first time that

54-526: A World Golf Championship in 2009 on the European Tour . The field consists primarily of winners of the most important tournaments around the world since the previous WGC-HSBC Champions tournament. Each of the six member tours are allocated a certain number of tournaments from their tour (from 4 to 20), although these tournament must meet a minimum entry requirement. Co-sanctioned tournaments are assigned to one tour only. The tournaments are ranked using

81-712: A group of annual professional golf tournaments played from 1999 through 2023 created by the International Federation of PGA Tours as a means of gathering the best players in the world together more frequently than the pre-existing four major championships . All WGC tournaments are official money events on the PGA Tour and the European Tour , and officially sanctioned by the Asian Tour , Japan Golf Tour , Sunshine Tour , and PGA Tour of Australasia . The WGC tournaments offered comparable prize money to

108-655: Is a professional golf tournament, held annually in China, sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours ( Asian Tour , European Tour , Japan Golf Tour , PGA Tour , PGA Tour of Australasia and Sunshine Tour ) and China Golf Association. Inaugurated in 2005, The WGC-HSBC Champions boasts of the largest purse prize in Asia-Pacific at US$ 8.5million. It is also the first and only PGA Tour event with FedEx Cup schedule in China. Initially held as

135-730: Is best for golf as more money can be made there than elsewhere. This criticism has been muted since the 2009 elevation of the HSBC Champions, held in China , to full WGC status. In addition, the WGC-Mexico Championship in 2017 marked the move of half the WGC events to outside the United States. At the end of the 2021 season, the number of WGC events was reduced to two, the Match Play and the HSBC Champions. The HSBC Champions

162-453: Is the only player to win all four individual WGCs. Tiger Woods ' 18 WGC victories dwarfs his nearest rival, Johnson, with six. Although not counting as individual wins, Woods also won the then WGC-World Cup with the United States, and 2-time WGC winner Ernie Els won the same competition with South Africa. WGC-HSBC Champions The WGC-HSBC Champions was a professional golf tournament , held annually in China. Inaugurated in 2005,

189-479: The Official World Golf Ranking strength of field ("total event ranking"). Tournaments must have a minimum event ranking of 40. The ranking is based on the previous year's event ranking so that the list of qualifying events can be determined in advance. New events can be included if they are expected to have an event ranking of at least 40. Further players gain entry through their position in

216-468: The United States in most of the years, and one or two were staged elsewhere. Starting in 2007, all three of the individual World Golf Championships events were played in the United States, which attracted criticism from some golfers, including Tiger Woods and Ernie Els , and in the media outside the United States. PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem responded by insisting that playing in the U.S

243-667: The WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational events, all in North America. The field consists primarily of players who have won the top rated tournaments since the previous WGC-HSBC tournament, supplemented by other leading players in the world rankings and money lists of the major tours. The WGC-HSBC Champions had the highest prize money in East Asia. Originally in 2005, it was US$ 5 million, and grew to $ 7 million when it obtained WGC status in 2009, $ 8.5 million in 2013 and in 2019,

270-588: The major championships . In the pantheon of golf events, the WGCs ranked below the major championships and above most other competitions, although The Players Championship , promoted by the PGA Tour as the "fifth major", may also claim such status. Despite the name, the World Golf Championships did not claim to crown a recognised 'world champion'. The World Golf Championships came to an end as

297-571: The European Tour Final Series from 2013 to 2015. The current qualification categories are as follows: From 2009 to 2012 the WGC-HSBC Champions was an unofficial money event on the PGA Tour , meaning that prize money did not count towards the PGA Tour money list or Fed-Ex Cup points standings. Since 2010, victories have counted as official wins for PGA Tour members, and as such Phil Mickelson 's victory in 2009

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324-514: The HSBC Champions from 2005 to 2008, the tournament was elevated to World Golf Championship status in 2009. Played in November, it is the fourth tournament on the WGC calendar, with the other three events in the United States. The field consists of the world's top ranked players from the six major tours and China Golf Association, and leading money winners from respective sanctioning tours, and winners from Majors and other three WGC tournaments. Over

351-629: The PGA Tour announced the 2023 WGC Match Play would be the last WGC tournament. The COVID-19 pandemic severely hampered the WGCs, as several tournaments were moved and the WGC-HSBC Champions in China was never played again once the pandemic began. As the PGA Tour's conflict with LIV Golf began, the PGA Tour pursued an "elevated status" for some existing events which have some similarities to WGC events (smaller fields, no cut, and higher prize money). The WGC Championship, WGC Match Play and WGC Invitational events all began in 1999, although

378-653: The PGA Tour. Between 2000 and 2006, the men's World Cup was accorded WGC status. The WGC Champions , first held in 2005, was awarded World Golf Championships status starting with the 2009 edition, becoming the fourth WGC tournament on the worldwide calendar. In April 2011, the Sunshine Tour announced that it would host a fifth WGC event. The event, to be known as the Tournament of Hope , was to be linked to awareness of poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa. In early 2012 it

405-804: The WGC Invitational is the direct successor of the World Series of Golf , which began in 1976 and the WGC Match Play is a direct successor to the Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf which began in 1995. The WGC Championship originally traveled to different venues around the world. After 2006 it found a home at Doral Resort in Florida superseding the Doral Open , a long-standing event on

432-616: The WGC-HSBC Champions was both an official European Tour and PGA Tour event with an elevated prize purse of US$ 8.5 million, the highest in East Asia . Established in 2004, Sheshan International Golf Club has received numerous worldwide accolades and awards from the international golf community. Golf Digest , Asia Golf Monthly , and the Asian Golf Association are just a few of the major organizations to honor Sheshan with many of their top awards. The WGC-HSBC Champions

459-455: The current seasons Order of Merit. Six players from China are selected while any player ranked in the world top 50 is also given an entry. If the field size is less than 78, further entries are selected from winners of additional tournaments not already considered, players ranked outside the world top 50, and the players further down the Order of Merit lists. The tournament was the second event of

486-806: 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 . It returned to Sheshan Golf Club in 2013 . Since 2009 , it was a World Golf Championship event. Played in November, it was the fourth tournament on the WGC calendar along with the WGC-Dell Match Play , the WGC-Mexico Championship , and

513-463: The highest for any professional golf tournament. Winners generally receive 70 to 78 Official World Golf Rankings points, the most awarded for any tournament apart from the major championships, which carry 100 points, and The Players Championship , which is allocated 80. Tiger Woods has dominated these tournaments, winning 16 of the first 32 individual (non-World Cup) events and winning at least one event each year from 1999 to 2009. From 2000 to 2006

540-488: The men's golf World Cup , a tournament for teams of two players representing their country, was a World Golf Championship event, although it was not an official money event on any tour. Beginning in 2007 it is no longer part of the World Golf Championships, but it is still played, and is currently known as the Mission Hills World Cup . Also from 2000 to 2006, two or three of the four events were staged in

567-564: The other three sanctioning tours. Players who had finished first in the Order of Merit standings in any of three developmental tours —the Von Nida and Challenge Tours and the winter swing of the Sunshine Tour—were also invited. Finally, starting berths were also reserved for eight Chinese amateur and professional players to be selected by tournament organizers and sponsors, whether by qualifying tournament or not. The event became

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594-586: The prize money was $ 10.25 million. Only the CIMB Classic , CJ Cup , Zozo Championship and BMW Masters have had similar purses in the region. Originally, the event was sanctioned by four —the European , the Asian , and Sunshine Tours and the PGA Tour of Australasia — of the six constituent tours of International Federation of PGA Tours at that time. Invitations were issued to all players placed amongst

621-480: The time the publicity spoke of a "World Tour" which might develop on the basis of the World Championships and the majors. The "World Tour" concept seems to have been dropped, but the four events usually attract almost all of the elite players who are eligible to compete and they rank among the most prestigious and high-profile events outside of the majors. The prize money on offer is very close to being

648-474: The top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR). Also invited were players who had, during the calendar year preceding the event, captured at least one tournament title on a sanctioning tour, or had finished the preceding season amongst the top twenty in the European Tour's Race to Dubai (the Order of Merit standings through 2008) or amongst the top five in the Order of Merit standings of any of

675-580: The years, Sheshan Golf Club has received numerous awards and accolades for its outstanding course and club. The course was featured in EA Sports Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014. 31°06′32″N 121°12′58″E  /  31.109°N 121.216°E  / 31.109; 121.216 This golf club or course-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . World Golf Championship The World Golf Championships ( WGC ) were

702-428: Was announced that the tournament would be played in 2013; later in 2012 it was announced that the tournament would not be a WGC event, but ultimately the tournament never took place. The WGC concept was introduced to create a larger group of golf tournaments with a high global profile by bringing the leading golfers from different tours together on a more regular basis, rather than just for the major championships . At

729-1016: Was not held between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic , and the Match Play will cease following the 2023 edition. The winners receive Wedgwood trophies named for a golf legend. The HSBC Champions features the Old Tom Morris Cup; the Dell Match Play Championship, the Walter Hagen Cup; the Mexico Championship, the Gene Sarazen Cup; and the Fedex St. Jude Invitational, the Gary Player Cup. Dustin Johnson

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