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Sunday 3 November 2019PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins WGC-HSBC Champions
Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, China (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 31 October to Sunday 3 November 2019 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 18 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,250,000 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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R2Not yet researched
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- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Xander Schauffele USA · 269the defending champion finished regulation tied at 19 under and lost the one-hole playoff when McIlroy's birdie on the par-5 18th beat his par 2019 WGC-HSBC Champions final results: Prize money payout and leaderboard (Golf News Net)
78 started, 77 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
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 November 2019
But more than that, I think it is the consistency that I'm bringing week-in, week-out. I'm able to -- even if I don't have my best stuff, at least give myself a chance.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 November 2019
I try 100 per cent over every shot, I think because I realise I don't have as much time left as I used to when I was 20.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Xander Schauffele | 66 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| 3 | Louis Oosthuizen | 68 · 69 · 65 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Matthias Schwab | 67 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Victor Perez | 65 · 71 · 71 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Abraham Ancer | 68 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| 7 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 66 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Patrick Reed | 72 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Jason Kokrak | 69 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Paul Waring | 73 · 65 · 66 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 18; majors to date: 4; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet