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World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions OWGR Name Country Age Birth date HSBC starts, (Best finish) Qualified by (in order of qualification criteria) 143 Aiken, Thomas South Africa 26 7/16/1983 1, (T25 - 2005) 2008 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit 29 Allenby, Robert Australia 38 7/12/1971 0 2008 Australasian Tour Order of Merit 157 Bhullar, Gaganjeet India 21 4/22/1988 0 2009 Asian Tour Order of Merit 342 Brown, Mark New Zealand 34 2/9/1975 1, (53rd - 2008) 2008 Australasian Tour Order of Merit 4 Casey, Paul England 32 7/21/1977 4, (T6 - 2006) 2009 Shell Houston Open, 2009 Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, 2009 BMW PGA Championship 171 Cevaer, Christian France 39 4/10/1970 0 2009 European Open 193 Chalmers, Greg Australia 36 10/11/1973 0 2008 Australasian Tour Order of Merit 12 Cink, Stewart US 36 5/21/1973 0 2009 British Open 95 Dougherty, Nick England 27 5/24/1982 2, (T3 - 2005) 2009 BMW International Open 68 Dufner, Jason US 32 3/24/1977 0 2009 PGA TOUR FedExCup 47 Dyson, Simon England 31 12/21/1977 1, (T39 - 2006) 2009 KLM Open, 2009 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 24 Els, Ernie South Africa 40 10/17/1969 1, (T21 - 2007) 2009 PGA TOUR FedExCup 52 Fernandez-Castano, Gonzalo Spain 29 10/13/1980 4, (T32 - 2005) 2009 European Tour Order of Merit 17 Fisher, Ross England 28 11/22/1980 2, (T2, 2007) 2009 European Tour Order of Merit 9 Garcia, Sergio Spain 29 1/9/1980 2, (Win - 2008) 2009 European Tour Order of Merit, 2008 HSBC Champions 40 Gay, Brian US 37 0 2009 Verizon Heritage, 2009 St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx 156 Gonzalez, Ricardo Argentina 40 10/24/1969 0 2009 SAS Masters 21 Goosen, Retief South Africa 40 2/3/1969 2, (T3 - 2006) 2009 Transitions Championship 188 Green, Nathan Australia 34 5/13/1975 1, (T18 - 2007) Additional tournament winner (2009 RBC Canadian Open) 53 Hanson, Peter Sweden 32 10/4/1977 2, (T3 - 2008) 6 Harrington, Padraig Ireland 38 8/31/1971 4, (T5 -2007) 2009 PGA TOUR FedExCup 114 Hedblom, Peter Sweden 39 1/20/1970 1, (T63 - 2007) 2009 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles 658 Hugo, Jean South Africa 33 12/3/1975 2, (T54 - 2008) 2008 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit 217 Huldahl, Jeppe Denmark 27 7/2/1982 0 2009 Celtic Manor Wales Open 35 Ikeda, Yuta Japan 23 12/22/1985 0 2009 Japan Tour Order of Merit 36 Ishikawa, Ryo Japan 18 9/17/1981 0 2009 Coca-Cola Tokai Classic 60 Jaidee, Thongchai Thailand 39 11/8/1969 2, (T15 - 2005) 2009 Ballantine's Championship 229 Jonzon, Michael Sweden 37 4/21/1972 0 2009 Castellano Masters Costa Azahar 262 Kang, Anthony US 36 11/30/1972 0 2009 Maybank Malaysian Open 55 Katayama, Shingo Japan 36 1/31/1973 0 2008 Visa Taiheiyo Masters 11 Kaymer, Martin Germany 24 12/28/1984 1, (T20 - 2008) 2009 Open de France ALSTOM, 2009 The Barclays Scottish Open 71 Kelly, Jerry US 42 11/23/1966 0 2009 Zurich Classic of New Orleans 22 Kim, Anthony US 24 6/19/1985 1, (MC - 2008) Official World Golf Ranking 81 Kingston, James South Africa 43 11/30/1965 1, (T43 - 2008) 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship, 2008 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit 33 Kjeldsen, Soren Denmark 34 5/17/1975 2, (T15 - 2007) 2009 Open de Andalucia 56 Kuchar, Matt US 31 6/21/1978 0 Additional tournament winner (2009 Turning Stone Resort Championship) 105 Laird, Martin Scotland 26 12/29/1982 0 Additional tournament winner (2009 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open) 278 Lam, Chih Bing Singapore 32 12/29/1976 0 2008 Volvo Masters of Asia 133 Lee, Danny New Zealand 19 7/2/1990 0 2009 Johnnie Walker Classic 89 Levet, Thomas France 41 9/5/1968 2, (T37 - 2008) 2009 Open de Espana 98 Liang, Wen Chong China 31 8/2/1978 0 One of four selected Chinese players 104 Lin, Wen-tang Chinese Taipei 35 6/28/1974 0 2008 UBS Hong Kong Open 192 Lowry, Shane Ireland 32 4/2/1987 0 2009 The 3 Irish Open 72 Marino, Steve US 29 3/10/1980 0 2009 PGA TOUR FedExCup 91 Marksaeng, Prayad Thailand 43 1/30/1966 2, (T8 - 2008) 2008 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament 187 Maruyama, Daisuke Japan 38 3/16/1971 0 2009 Asian Tour Order of Merit, 2009 Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open 18 McIlory, Rory N. Ireland 20 5/4/1989 0 2009 Dubai Desert Classic 2 Mickelson, Phil US 39 6/16/1970 2, (Win - 2007) 2009 WGC-CA Championship, 2009 Northern Trust Open, 2009 THE TOUR Championship 45 Molinari, Francesco Italy 26 11/8/1982 1, (T9, 2006) 2009 European Tour Order of Merit 75 Moore, Ryan US 26 12/5/1982 0 Additional tournament winner (2009 Wyndham Championship) 305 Mulroy, Garth South Africa 31 8/7/1978 0 2008 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit 416 Muniyappa, C. India 32 1/1/1977 0 2009 Asian Tour Order of Merit 699 Murless, Mark South Africa 33 3/29/1976 0 2008 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions OWGR Name Country Age Birth date HSBC starts, (Best finish) Qualified by (in order of qualification criteria) 218 Nirat, Chapchai Thailand 26 6/5/1983 2, (T15, 2007) 65 Noren, Alexander Sweden 27 7/12/1982 0 2009 Omega European Masters 131 Oda, Koumei Japan 31 6/7/1978 0 Additional tournament winner (Casio World Open) 14 Ogilvy, Geoff Australia 32 6/11/1977 1, (T3 - 2008) 2009 WGC-Accenture, 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship, 2008 Australian PGA Championship, 2008 Australasian Tour Order of Merit 13 O'Hair, Sean US 27 7/11/1982 0 2009 Quail Hollow Championship 102 Pampling, Rod Australia 40 9/23/1969 0 2008 Sportsbet Australian Masters, 2008 Australasian Tour Order of Merit 87 Perez, Pat US 33 3/1/1976 0 Additional tournament winner (2009 Bob Hope Classic) 15 Poulter, Ian England 33 1/10/1976 4, (T14, 2008) 2009 PGA TOUR FedExCup 51 Quiros, Alvaro Spain 26 1/21/1983 2 (10th - 2008) 2009 Commercialbank Qatar Masters 235 Randhawa, Jyoti India 37 5/4/1972 3, (T9 - 2006) 2009 Asian Tour Order of Merit 58 Sabbatini, Rory South Africa 33 4/2/1976 0 2009 HP Byron Nelson Championship 54 Singh, Jeev Milkha India 37 12/15/1971 1, (T28 - 2008) 2008 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup 7 Stenson, Henrik Sweden 33 4/5/1976 4, (T5 - 2008) 2009 THE PLAYERS Championship 101 Sterne, Richard South Africa 28 8/27/1981 3, (T20 - 2008) 2008 Alfred Dunhill Championship, 2008 South African Open, 2008 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit 142 Strange, Scott Australia 32 4/7/1977 3, (T33 - 2008) 2009 Volvo China Open, 2008 Australasian Tour Order of Merit 320 Vancsik, Daniel Argentina 32 1/7/1977 0 2009 BMW Italian Open 19 Villegas, Camilo Colombia 27 1/7/1982 2, (T20 - 2008) Official World Golf Ranking 32 Watney, Nick US 28 4/25/1981 0 2009 Buick Invitational 5 Westwood, Lee England 36 4/24/1973 2, (T2 - 2007) 2009 Portugal Masters 37 Wilson, Oliver England 29 9/14/1980 1, (2, 2008) 2009 European Tour Order of Merit 1 Woods, Tiger US 33 12/30/1975 2, (2 - 2005, 2006) 2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational, 2009 Memorial, 2009 AT&T National, 2009 BMW Championship, 2009 Buick Open 517 Wu, Ashun China 24 6/22/1985 1, (T33 - 2008) One of four selected Chinese players Wu, Wei-Huang China 39 12/31/1969 3, (T56 - 2008) One of four selected Chinese players 30 Yang, Y.E. S. Korea 27 1/15/1972 2, (Won - 2006) 2009 PGA Championship, 2009 Honda Classic 659 Zhang, Lian-Wei China 44 5/2/1965 4, (T25, 2005) One of four selected Chinese players.
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