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Sunday 3 November 2013PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Johnson wins WGC-HSBC Champions
Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China · Thursday 31 October to Sunday 3 November 2013 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · HSBC
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/18°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 36 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/16°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/16°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/17°C · wind 17 km/h N, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Ian Poulter ENG · 267The defending champion shared the lead on the back nine but bogeyed the 15th from a bunker and closed with 66, three shots back Dustin Johnson tops Ian Poulter (Associated Press, via ESPN)
78 started, 77 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
WGC-HSBC Champions
Sheshan Golf Club, Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 November 2013
maybe a few too many camera clicks, but other than that, it was all right.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 November 2013
I was talking to my brother right before I hit it. I said, "I think I'm going to make this one." I hit the pitch just perfect and it went right in the middle.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 November 2013
Yeah, it was nice, we all shot 66 today. Everybody's made birdies and it made it interesting.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 69 · 63 · 66 · 66 | 264 | −24 |
| 2 | Ian Poulter | 71 · 67 · 63 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| 3 | Graeme McDowell | 69 · 69 · 64 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| 4 | Sergio Garcia | 70 · 68 · 69 · 63 | 270 | −18 |
| 5 | Justin Rose | 68 · 71 · 65 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Graham DeLaet | 71 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Rory McIlroy | 65 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Jamie Donaldson | 67 · 74 · 66 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Martin Kaymer | 70 · 74 · 62 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Bubba Watson | 68 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 8; world No. 23 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet