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2015 WGC-HSBC Champions

2015 WGC-HSBC Champions
Dates 5–8 November 2015
Location Shanghai, China
Course(s) Sheshan Golf Club
Tour(s) Asian Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour
Par 72
Length 7,261 yards (6,639 m)
Field 78 players
Cut None
Prize fund $8,500,000
Winner's share $1,400,000
Scotland Russell Knox
268 (−20)
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The 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions is a golf tournament played from 5–8 November 2015 at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It is the seventh WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in the 2015 calendar year.

Russell Knox won by 2 strokes from Kevin Kisner. Danny Willett had a last round 62 to finish joint third with Ross Fisher, a further stroke behind. Knox was playing in his first WGC event and became the first Scot to win a World Golf Championship. Knox had only earned entry as third alternate.

The following is a list of players who qualified for the 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions. The criteria for invitation differed from 2014, with a move towards the leaders in points lists rather than tournament winners. Players who qualify from multiple categories are listed in the first category in which they are eligible with the other qualifying categories in parentheses next to the player's name.

Rickie Fowler (3,4), Jordan Spieth (3,4)

Dustin Johnson (3,4), Shane Lowry (3,5), Rory McIlroy (3,4,5), Bubba Watson (3,4)

Kiradech Aphibarnrat (5), Daniel Berger (4), Paul Casey (4), Sergio García (5), Branden Grace (5), Emiliano Grillo, Thongchai Jaidee (5), Martin Kaymer (5), Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner (4), Søren Kjeldsen (5), Anirban Lahiri (5), Danny Lee (4), Marc Leishman, David Lingmerth, Hunter Mahan, Hideki Matsuyama (4), Kevin Na (4), Louis Oosthuizen (4,5), Scott Piercy (4), Patrick Reed (4), Charl Schwartzel (5), Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson (4,5), Robert Streb (4), Andy Sullivan (5), Lee Westwood, Bernd Wiesberger (5), Danny Willett (5), Gary Woodland


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