WGC-Cadillac Championship
| Tournament information | |
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| Location | Doral, Florida, U.S. |
| Established | 1999 |
| Course(s) | Doral Golf Resort & Spa |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,344 yards (6,715 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | $8,500,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 261 Tiger Woods (2006) |
| To par | –25 Tiger Woods (2002) |
| Current champion | |
 Justin Rose |
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 2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship |
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The WGC-Cadillac 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 and was held during October. When the PGA Tour schedule was changed for the FedEx Cup in 2007, the event moved to Florida in March and became the WGC-CA Championship. After the 2010 event, CA Inc. announced the termination of their sponsorship of the tournament.[2] It was announced on November 29, 2010 that Cadillac would be the new sponsor in a multi-year sponsorship deal beginning in 2011.[3]
During its first eight years, the event was played at different locations in the United States and Europe. Since 2007 it has been played annually on the TPC Blue Monster course at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa, 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).
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[edit] Tournament format and field
The Cadillac Championship is played over 72 holes in the stroke play format. The starting field consists of:[4]
- 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 will consist 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.
World Golf Championship events do not use the prize money breakdown formula employed at regular PGA Tour events. So, exact prize payouts for the Cadillac Championship will not be known until the event is played.
[edit] 2012 course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 529 | 418 | 438 | 236 | 394 | 442 | 454 | 560 | 169 | 3,640 | 551 | 402 | 603 | 245 | 460 | 175 | 372 | 419 | 467 | 3,694 | 7,334 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
[edit] Tournament hosts
| Years | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2007–12 | 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 for Bellerive Country Club, was canceled following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Purse ($) |
Winner's share ($) |
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| WGC-Cadillac Championship | |||||||
| 2012 | Justin Rose | England |
272 | –16 | 1 stroke | 8,500,000 | 1,400,000 |
| 2011 | Nick Watney |  United States |
272 | –16 | 2 strokes | 8,500,000 | 1,400,000 |
| WGC-CA Championship | |||||||
| 2010 | Ernie Els (2) |  South Africa |
270 | –18 | 4 strokes | 8,500,000 | 1,400,000 |
| 2009 | Phil Mickelson | United States |
269 | –19 | 1 stroke | 8,500,000 | 1,400,000 |
| 2008 | Geoff Ogilvy |  Australia |
271 | –17 | 1 stroke | 8,000,000 | 1,350,000 |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods (6) | United States |
278 | –10 | 2 strokes | 8,000,000 | 1,350,000 |
| WGC-American Express Championship | |||||||
| 2006 | Tiger Woods (5) | United States |
261 | -23 | 8 strokes | 7,500,000 | 1,300,000 |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods (4) | United States |
270 | –10 | Playoff | 7,500,000 | 1,300,000 |
| 2004 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
270 | –18 | 1 stroke | 7,000,000 | 1,200,000 |
| 2003 | Tiger Woods (3) | United States |
274 | –6 | 2 strokes | 6,000,000 | 1,050,000 |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods (2) | United States |
263 | –25 | 1 stroke | 5,500,000 | 1,000,000 |
| 2001: cancelled due to September 11 attacks | |||||||
| 2000 | Mike Weir |  Canada |
277 | –7 | 2 strokes | 5,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods | United States |
278 | –6 | Playoff | 5,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Source[5][6]
[edit] See also
- Winners of the Doral Open (1962–2006), also played at Doral Golf Resort & Spa's Blue Monster Course
[edit] References
- ^ a b World Golf Championships.com – 2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship – course – 2011-10-11 – accessed 2012-02-23
- ^ Tournament at Doral needs new sponsor
- ^ Cadillac becomes title sponsor of Doral tournament
- ^ CA Championship: General Info
- ^ Past Winners: CA Championship – at www.pgatour.com
- ^ WGC-CA Championship – Winners – at golfobserver.com
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Coverage on the European Tour's official site
- WGC-CA Championship results since 1999 – Winners, Finishers, Scores and Earnings
- 2001 PGA Tour Schedule – from USA Today. Shows cancellations of Tampa Bay and WGC-American Express events
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