2019 WGC-Mexico Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 21–24, 2019 |
| Location | Naucalpan, Mexico |
| Course(s) | Club de Golf Chapultepec |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,345 yards (6,716 m) |
| Field | 64 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $10,000,000 €8,190,676 |
| Winner's share | $1,700,000 €1,392,415 |
The 2019 WGC-Mexico Championship will be a golf tournament played February 21–24 at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Naucalpan, Mexico, just west of Mexico City. It will be the 20th time the WGC Championship is played, and the first of the World Golf Championships events to be staged in 2019. The approximate elevation of the course's clubhouse is 2,400 meters (7,870 ft) above sea level.
Course layout
Club de Golf Chapultepec
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 316 | 387 | 186 | 506 | 445 | 625 | 235 | 525 | 382 | 3,607 | 450 | 622 | 406 | 225 | 497 | 575 | 403 | 172 | 388 | 3,738 | 7,345 |
| Meters | 289 | 354 | 170 | 463 | 407 | 572 | 215 | 480 | 349 | 3,299 | 411 | 569 | 371 | 206 | 441 | 526 | 369 | 157 | 355 | 3,405 | 6,704 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Source:[1]
Field
The field consists of players from the top of the Official World Golf Ranking and the money lists/Orders of Merit from the six main professional golf tours.[2] Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.
- 1. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 11, 2019
February 11, 2019
- 2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 18, 2019
February 18, 2019
- 3. The top 30 players from the final 2018 FedExCup Points List
Keegan Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Paul Casey, Jason Day, Bryson DeChambeau, Tony Finau, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Billy Horschel, Dustin Johnson, Patton Kizzire, Brooks Koepka, Marc Leishman, Hideki Matsuyama, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Francesco Molinari, Kevin Na, Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed, Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele, Webb Simpson, Cameron Smith, Kyle Stanley, Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson, Aaron Wise, Gary Woodland, Tiger Woods
- 4. The top 10 players from the 2019 FedExCup Points List, as of February 18, 2019
February 18, 2019
- 5. The top 20 players from the final 2018 European Tour Race to Dubai
November 19
- 6. The top 10 players from the 2019 European Tour Race to Dubai, as of February 11, 2019
February 11, 2019
- 7. The top 2 players not exempt from the final 2018 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit
December 2
- 8. The top 2 players from the final 2018 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
December 2
- 9. The leading two available players from the final 2017–18 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit
George Coetzee, Erik van Rooyen
- 10. The top 2 players from the final 2018 Asian Tour Order of Merit
December 16
- 11. The highest ranked available player from Mexico from the Official World Golf Ranking as of February 11, 2019
February 11, 2019
Past champions expected in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Mickelson |  United States |
2009, 2018 |
| Dustin Johnson | United States |
2015, 2017 |
| Patrick Reed | United States |
2014 |
| Tiger Woods | United States |
1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013 |
| Justin Rose |  England |
2012 |
References
- ^ "WGC-Mexico Championship: Card of the course". European Tour. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ "2018 Qualifiers for majors, The Players, WGCs". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 8, 2017.