WGC-Mexico Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location |
Mexico City, Mexico starting in 2017 |
| Established | 1999 |
| Course(s) | Club de Golf Chapultepec |
| Tour(s) |
PGA Tour European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | $9,750,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 261 Tiger Woods (2006) |
| To par | −25 Tiger Woods (2002) |
| Current champion | |
 Adam Scott | |
 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship | |
The WGC - Mexico Championship is a professional golf tournament, one of the four annual World Golf Championships. It is sanctioned and organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours and the prize money is official money on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. From 1999 through 2006, it was known as the WGC-American Express Championship. In 1999 and 2000 it was held in November, before moving to September/October. Since the start of the FedEx Cup in 2007, the event has been played in March. From 2007 to 2010, it was known as the WGC-CA Championship. After the 2010 event, CA Inc. announced the termination of their sponsorship of the tournament.[1] It was announced on November 29, 2010 that Cadillac would be the new sponsor in a multi-year sponsorship deal beginning in 2011.[2]
During its first eight years, the event was played at different locations in the United States and Europe. From 2007 through 2016, it has been played annually on the Blue Monster course, which was recently renovated as part of the Trump National Doral multimillion-dollar resort transformation in Doral, Florida. Doral was previously the site of the Ford Championship at Doral, a regular stop on the PGA Tour in March for 45 consecutive years (1962–2006). However, due to the WGC records taking precedence over PGA Tour records, technically the Cadillac Championship succeeded the American Express event, not the Ford Championship.
In December 2015, the PGA Tour stated that it was considering moving the tournament to a different location in 2017, due in part to controversy surrounding comments made by Trump National Doral operator Donald Trump during his presidential campaign.[3] On June 1, 2016, the Tour announced that Doral would no longer host the tournament, and that it will be moved to a course in Mexico City for 2017.[4]
Tournament format and field
The Cadillac Championship is played over 72 holes in the stroke play format. Since 2010 the qualification criteria have been:[5]
- Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings (one week and two weeks prior to event)
- Top players from member tours' money lists or orders of merit (from last complete season)
- Top 30 PGA Tour FedEx Cup list (also top 10 from one week prior to event)
- Top 20 European Tour (also top 10 from two weeks prior to event)
- Top 2 each from Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, and Sunshine Tour
The field consists of approximately 70 eligible players, half that (144 to 156 players) for most regular PGA Tour events. Because of the limited field, there is no 36-hole cut.
From 2007 to 2009 the qualification criteria were similar:
- Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings (one week and two weeks prior to event)
- Top players from member tours' money lists or orders of merit (from last complete season)
- Top 30 PGA Tour (also top 10 from one and two weeks prior to event)
- Top 20 European Tour (also top 10 from one week and two weeks prior to event)
- Top 3 each from Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, and Sunshine Tour
Tournament hosts
| Years | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Club de Golf Chapultepec | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2007–16 | Doral Golf Resort & Spa | Doral, Florida, U.S. |
| 2006 | The Grove | Hertfordshire, England |
| 2005 | Harding Park Golf Club | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| 2002, 2004 | Mount Juliet Golf Club | Thomastown, Ireland |
| 2003 | Capital City Club | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| 2001* | | |
| 1999–2000 | Valderrama Golf Club | San Roque, Spain |
*Note – The 2001 tournament, scheduled to be played from September 13 to 16 at Bellerive Country Club, was canceled following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.[6]
The concurrent alternate event, the Tampa Bay Classic, was canceled as well.
The 2001 Ryder Cup, scheduled for late September in England, was postponed until 2002.
Winners
| Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WGC-Cadillac Championship | ||||||||
| 2016 | Adam Scott | Australia |
276 | −12 | 1 stroke |  Bubba Watson |
9,500,000 | 1,620,000 |
| 2015 | Dustin Johnson | United States |
279 | −9 | 1 stroke | J. B. Holmes |
9,250,000 | 1,572,500 |
| 2014 | Patrick Reed | United States |
284 | −4 | 1 stroke |  Jamie Donaldson Bubba Watson |
9,000,000 | 1,530,000 |
| 2013 | Tiger Woods (7) | United States |
269 | −19 | 2 strokes | Steve Stricker |
8,750,000 | 1,500,000 |
| 2012 | Justin Rose |  England |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Bubba Watson |
8,500,000 | 1,400,000 |
| 2011 | Nick Watney | United States |
272 | −16 | 2 strokes | Dustin Johnson |
8,500,000 | 1,400,000 |
| WGC-CA Championship | ||||||||
| 2010 | Ernie Els (2) |  South Africa |
270 | −18 | 4 strokes | Charl Schwartzel |
8,500,000 | 1,400,000 |
| 2009 | Phil Mickelson | United States |
269 | −19 | 1 stroke | Nick Watney |
8,500,000 | 1,400,000 |
| 2008 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia |
271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Jim Furyk Retief Goosen Vijay Singh |
8,000,000 | 1,350,000 |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods (6) | United States |
278 | −10 | 2 strokes | Brett Wetterich |
8,000,000 | 1,350,000 |
| WGC-American Express Championship | ||||||||
| 2006 | Tiger Woods (5) | United States |
261 | −23 | 8 strokes | Ian Poulter Adam Scott |
7,500,000 | 1,300,000 |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods (4) | United States |
270 | −10 | Playoff | John Daly |
7,500,000 | 1,300,000 |
| 2004 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
270 | −18 | 1 stroke |  Thomas Bjørn |
7,000,000 | 1,200,000 |
| 2003 | Tiger Woods (3) | United States |
274 | −6 | 2 strokes | Stuart Appleby Tim Herron Vijay Singh |
6,000,000 | 1,050,000 |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods (2) | United States |
263 | −25 | 1 stroke | Retief Goosen |
5,500,000 | 1,000,000 |
| 2001 | Cancelled due to September 11 attacks[6] | |||||||
| 2000 | Mike Weir |  Canada |
277 | −7 | 2 strokes | Lee Westwood |
5,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods | United States |
278 | −6 | Playoff |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
5,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Source[7]
See also
- Winners of the Doral Open (1962–2006), also played at Doral Golf Resort & Spa's Blue Monster Course
References
- ↑ "Tournament at Doral needs new sponsor". ESPN. March 17, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Cadillac became the new title sponsor at TPC Blue Monster". PGA Tour. November 29, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ↑ Madden, Pete (December 11, 2015). "PGA Tour to Consider Moving 2017 WGC Event From Donald Trump-Owned Doral".
- ↑ Harig, Bob (June 1, 2016). "PGA Tour moves tournament from Trump Doral to Mexico City". ESPN.
- ↑ "Cadillac Championship: General Info". November 26, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- 1 2 "2001 PGA Tour Schedule". USA Today. December 17, 2001. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Past Winners: Cadillac Championship". PGA Tour. April 18, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
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