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Sunday 29 October 2017PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Rose wins WGC-HSBC Champions
Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 October 2017 · Justin Rose’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,750,000 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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/13°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/12°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/14°C · wind 19 km/h N, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/12°C · wind 27 km/h NNW, gusts 52 · 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
- Dustin Johnson USA · 276led by six entering the final round (eight over Rose) but made no birdies and shot 77, tying the PGA Tour record for the largest final-round lead lost Justin Rose wins WGC-HSBC with comeback over Dustin Johnson (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Brooks Koepka USA · 276within one of the lead until a plugged bunker lie at the 15th led to a three-putt double bogey; closed with 71 Justin Rose wins WGC-HSBC with comeback over Dustin Johnson (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Henrik Stenson SWE · 276tied for the lead after a birdie at 16, then ballooned his tee shot at the par-3 17th and bogeyed; closed with 70 Justin Rose wins WGC-HSBC with comeback over Dustin Johnson (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
Justin Rose
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 October 2017
But yeah, today definitely is the biggest come back of my career for sure.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 October 2017
I think whenever you're playing behind someone with a lead, try and win the other golf tournament. That's always my mentality.
Justin Rose wins WGC-HSBC with comeback over Dustin Johnson (Associated Press, via ESPN)
29 October 2017
I just could never get anything going and didn't hole any putts. It was pretty simple.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Rose | 67 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Brooks Koepka | 64 · 68 · 73 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Dustin Johnson | 68 · 63 · 68 · 77 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Peter Uihlein | 72 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Kyle Stanley | 71 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 68 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| 8 | Brian Harman | 68 · 69 · 70 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Bernd Wiesberger | 71 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 68 · 69 · 72 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-30, Johannesburg, South Africa; ENG; turned pro 1998; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 13 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet