The WGC-Cadillac Championship is one of the four annual World Golf Championships tournaments for male professional golfers. 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. From 2007 to 2010, it was known as the WGC-CA Championship. Since 2007 it takes place in March. After the 2010 event, CA Inc.announced that they would not renew 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.[2]
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 tournament the Cadillac Championship replaced on the PGA Tour schedule, the Ford Championship at Doral. Tiger Woods won six of the first eight stagings, although he has not won in the most recent four.
[edit] Tournament format and field
The Cadillac Championship is played over 72 holes in the stroke play format. The starting field consists of:[3]
- 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)
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] Tournament hosts
| Years |
Venue |
Location |
| 2007-2011 |
Doral Golf Resort & Spa |
Doral, Florida, USA |
| 2006 |
The Grove |
Hertfordshire, England |
| 2005 |
Harding Park Golf Club |
San Francisco, California, USA |
| 2002, 2004 |
Mount Juliet Golf Club |
Thomastown, Ireland |
| 2003 |
Capital City Club |
Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| 2001* |
Bellerive Country Club |
St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
| 1999-2000 |
Valderrama Golf Club |
San Roque, Spain |
*Note - The 2001 tournament, which would have been contested at Bellerive Country Club, was cancelled following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The attacks also forced cancellation of the Tampa Bay Classic, which would have been played the very same week. The attacks also forced the 2001 Ryder Cup to be postponed until 2002.
[edit] Winners
- See also Winners of the Doral Open, also played at Doral Golf Resort & Spa's Blue Monster Course
| Year |
Player |
Country |
Score |
To par |
1st prize ($) |
Purse ($) |
| 2011 |
Nick Watney |
 United States |
272 |
-16 |
1,400,000 |
8,500,000 |
| 2010 |
Ernie Els (2) |
 South Africa |
270 |
-18 |
1,400,000 |
8,500,000 |
| 2009 |
Phil Mickelson |
United States |
269 |
-19 |
1,400,000 |
8,500,000 |
| 2008 |
Geoff Ogilvy |
 Australia |
271 |
-17 |
1,350,000 |
8,000,000 |
| 2007 |
Tiger Woods (6) |
United States |
278 |
-10 |
1,350,000 |
8,000,000 |
| 2006 |
Tiger Woods (5) |
United States |
261 |
-23 |
1,300,000 |
7,500,000 |
| 2005 |
Tiger WoodsPO (4) |
United States |
270 |
-10 |
1,300,000 |
7,500,000 |
| 2004 |
Ernie Els |
South Africa |
270 |
-18 |
1,200,000 |
7,000,000 |
| 2003 |
Tiger Woods (3) |
United States |
274 |
-6 |
1,050,000 |
6,000,000 |
| 2002 |
Tiger Woods (2) |
United States |
263 |
-25 |
1,000,000 |
5,500,000 |
| 2001 |
Cancelled due to September 11 attacks |
1,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
| 2000 |
Mike Weir |
 Canada |
277 |
-7 |
1,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
| 1999 |
Tiger WoodsPO |
United States |
278 |
-6 |
1,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
POPlayoff winner
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Source[4][5]
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2011 WGC-Cadillac Championship
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