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Sunday 30 October 2016PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Matsuyama wins WGC-HSBC Champions
Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 October 2016 · Hideki Matsuyama’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,500,000 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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/18°C · wind 15 km/h E, gusts 32 · 4.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/16°C · wind 24 km/h NNW, gusts 45 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/13°C · wind 23 km/h N, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/13°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 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
- Henrik Stenson SWE · 272bogey-free closing 65 with a 20-foot birdie putt on the last hole earned a share of second, seven behind Hideki Matsuyama soars to 7-shot victory in HSBC Champions (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Daniel Berger USA · 272started the final round closest to Matsuyama but closed with 69 to tie for second, seven behind Hideki Matsuyama soars to 7-shot victory in HSBC Champions (Associated Press, via ESPN)
78 started, 78 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
Hideki Matsuyama
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 October 2016
Winning today, I feel has got me closer to being able to compete a lot better in the major tournaments, and so my next goal is, of course, to win a major
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 October 2016
To tell you the truth, I was trying to make my 30th birdie of the week, and that's why I got into a little bit of trouble.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 October 2016
So I just tried to keep up and it was nice to sneak that one in the last to go one ahead of him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideki Matsuyama | 66 · 65 · 68 · 66 | 265 | −23 |
| T2 | Henrik Stenson | 69 · 71 · 67 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Daniel Berger | 66 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Rory McIlroy | 71 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Bill Haas | 67 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Rickie Fowler | 65 · 73 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Ross Fisher | 69 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Francesco Molinari | 67 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | 68 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Russell Knox | 66 · 68 · 68 · 74 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1992-02-25, Ehime, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2013; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet