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29th Oct 2019 | WGC HSBC Champions

WGC - HSBC Champions Golf Trends

WGC Visits China

A high quality field fights for a $10.25 million prize fund in China. We look at the trends of past winners.

The HSBC Champions tournament returns to its regular home at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai. Despite the absence of Tiger Woods, a strong international field is assembled for this valuable event. In the early years this was a good tournament for European Tour players but the last six champions have been PGA Tour members, although Russell Knox and Justin Rose do play European Tour events on a semi-regular basis.

The improved results of PGA Tour players might be down to the WGC-HSBC Champions becoming an official PGA Tour event in 2013, with FedEx Cup points up for grabs. Because of this we have narrowed our focus to the last six winners.

Top-60 on tour for stroke average
WGC events are limited to the best players on the planet; it is therefore no surprise that all six previous winners ranked inside the top-60 for stroke average on their respective tours.

Top-60 on tour for par 4 scoring average
The last six winners ranked inside the top-60 on tour for par 4 scoring average with four ranked inside the top-10.

Top-60 on tour for approaches from 200+ yards
All six winners ranked inside the top-60 on tour for proximity with approach shots from over 200 yards. Sheshan Golf Club isn’t massive at 7,266 yards and that means the par-5s are in reach for most of the players in two.

Top-60 on tour for birdie average
All six past champions ranked inside the top-60 on tour for birdie average. An obvious trend with three of the last six renewals won with scores of 20-under or better.

Players that fit all four trends:
Adam Scott
Chez Reavie
Hideki Matsuyama
J.T. Poston
Jason Kokrak
Justin Rose
Louis Oosthuizen
Rory McIlroy
Xander Schauffele

Odds correct at time of publishing: 06:47 29th Oct, 2019 but subject to change

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