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Sunday 9 November 2014PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Watson wins WGC-HSBC Champions
Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, China (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 November 2014 · Bubba Watson’s win no. 7 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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Tim Clark RSA · 277Made a 5-foot birdie at 18 for 69 to force a playoff, then left a 25-foot birdie putt a few inches short on the first extra hole as Watson holed for birdie Bubba Watson wins in Shanghai (Associated Press, via ESPN)
80 started, 76 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
WGC-HSBC Champions
Sheshan International Golf Club, Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bubba Watson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 November 2014
Walking to 18 after making double-bogey, I knew that I still had a chance.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 November 2014
My goal has always been to get ten wins. Now I've got seven.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 November 2014
Yeah, I guess he likes that hole.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba Watson | 71 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Tim Clark | 69 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Rickie Fowler | 69 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Hiroshi Iwata | 73 · 65 · 68 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Graeme McDowell | 67 · 67 · 71 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 72 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Ian Poulter | 70 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Martin Kaymer | 69 · 72 · 66 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| 9 | Marc Leishman | 72 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Jason Dufner | 72 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Brandt Snedeker | 69 · 74 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1978-11-05, Bagdad, Florida; USA; turned pro 2003; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 2; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet