2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 6–9, 2014 |
| Location | Doral, Florida, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Trump National Doral Blue Monster Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,481 yards (6,841 m) |
| Field | 68 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $9,000,000 €6,596,935 |
| Winner's share | $1,530,000 €1,121,479 |
| Champion | |
 Patrick Reed | |
| 284 (−4) | |
The 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship was a golf tournament played March 6–9 on the TPC Blue Monster course at Trump National Doral in Doral, Florida, a suburb west of Miami. It was the 15th WGC-Cadillac Championship tournament, and the second of the World Golf Championships events to be staged in 2014. Patrick Reed won his first WGC event and became the youngest WGC champion at age 23.[1][2]
Course layout[]
The tournament is played on the TPC Blue Monster course.[3]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 572 | 448 | 436 | 203 | 421 | 432 | 471 | 549 | 200 | 3,732 | 614 | 422 | 601 | 238 | 484 | 153 | 341 | 425 | 471 | 3,749 | 7,481 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Field[]
The field consists of players from the top of the Official World Golf Ranking and the money lists/Order of Merit from the six main professional golf tours.[4] Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.
1. The top 30 players from the final 2013 FedExCup Points List
Keegan Bradley (7,9), Roberto Castro, Brendon de Jonge, Graham DeLaet (7,9), Luke Donald (7,9), Jason Dufner (7,9), Jim Furyk (7,9), Sergio García (2,7,8,9), Bill Haas (7,9), Billy Horschel (7,9), Dustin Johnson (7,9,10), Zach Johnson (7,9,10), Matt Kuchar (7,9), Hunter Mahan (7,9), Phil Mickelson (7,9), D. A. Points, Justin Rose (2,7,9), Charl Schwartzel (7,8,9), Adam Scott (4,7,9), Webb Simpson (7,9,10), Brandt Snedeker (7,9), Jordan Spieth (7,9), Henrik Stenson (2,7,9), Kevin Streelman (7,9), Steve Stricker (7,9), Nick Watney (7,9), Boo Weekley, Gary Woodland, Tiger Woods (7,9)
Jason Day (7,9) withdrew prior to the first round with a thumb injury.[5]
2. The top 20 players from the final 2013 European Tour Race to Dubai
Thomas Bjørn (7,8,9), Jamie Donaldson (7,8,9), Victor Dubuisson (7,8,9), Ernie Els (7,8,9), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (7,9), Stephen Gallacher (7,8,9), Branden Grace (8), Joost Luiten (7,9), Matteo Manassero (7,9), Graeme McDowell (7,9), Francesco Molinari (7,9), Ian Poulter (7,9), Brett Rumford, Richard Sterne, Thongchai Jaidee, Peter Uihlein, Lee Westwood (7,9)
3. The top 2 players from the final 2013 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit
Kim Hyung-sung, Hideki Matsuyama (7,9)
4. The top 2 players from the final 2013 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
5. The top 2 players from the final 2013 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit
Darren Fichardt, Dawie van der Walt
6. The top 2 players from the final 2013 Asian Tour Order of Merit
Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Scott Hend
7. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 24, 2014
Jonas Blixt (9), Harris English (9,10), Rickie Fowler (9), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (9), Martin Kaymer, Chris Kirk (9,10), Rory McIlroy (9), Ryan Moore (9,10), Louis Oosthuizen (8,9), Patrick Reed (9,10), Jimmy Walker (9,10), Bubba Watson (9,10)
8. The top 10 players from the 2014 European Tour Race to Dubai, as of February 24, 2014
9. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of March 3, 2014
10. The top 10 players from the 2014 FedExCup Points List, as of March 3, 2014
Round summaries[]
First round[]
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Friday, March 7, 2014
Delays caused by thunderstorms meant that only six players completed their first round on Thursday. Five players led overnight at 3-under-par, including Harris English (the only one of the five to have completed his round), Jason Dufner, Hunter Mahan, Francesco Molinari and Patrick Reed.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Reed | United States |
68 | −4 |
| T2 | Jason Dufner | United States |
69 | −3 |
| Harris English | United States
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| Dustin Johnson | United States
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| Matt Kuchar | United States
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| Hunter Mahan | United States
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| Francesco Molinari |  Italy
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| T8 | Luke Donald |  England |
70 | −2 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez |  Spain
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| Zach Johnson | United States
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| Rory McIlroy |  Northern Ireland
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| Ryan Moore | United States
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| Charl Schwartzel |  South Africa
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Second round[]
Friday, March 7, 2014
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Dustin Johnson | United States |
69-74=143 | −1 |
| Matt Kuchar | United States |
69-74=143 | ||
| Hunter Mahan | United States |
69-74=143 | ||
| Patrick Reed | United States |
68-75=143 | ||
| T5 | Jamie Donaldson |  Wales |
74-70=144 | E |
| Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland |
73-71=144 | ||
| Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland |
70-74=144 | ||
| Francesco Molinari | Italy |
69-75=144 | ||
| T9 | Zach Johnson | United States |
70-75=145 | +1 |
| Bubba Watson | United States |
73-72=145 |
Third round[]
Saturday, March 8, 2014
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Reed | United States |
68-75-69=212 | −4 |
| T2 | Jason Dufner | United States |
69-77-68=214 | −2 |
| Hunter Mahan | United States |
69-74-71=214 | ||
| T4 | Jamie Donaldson | Wales |
74-70-71=215 | −1 |
| Tiger Woods | United States |
76-73-66=215 | ||
| T6 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain |
70-77-69=216 | E |
| Dustin Johnson | United States |
69-74-73=216 | ||
| Zach Johnson | United States |
70-75-71=216 | ||
| T9 | Matt Kuchar | United States |
69-74-74=217 | +1 |
| Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland |
73-71-73=217 | ||
| Richard Sterne | South Africa |
74-73-70=217 | ||
| Jimmy Walker | United States |
73-77-67=217 | ||
| Bubba Watson | United States |
73-72-72=217 |
Final round[]
Sunday, March 9, 2014
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Reed | United States |
68-75-69-72=284 | −4 | 1,530,000 |
| T2 | Jamie Donaldson | Wales |
74-70-71-70=285 | −3 | 753,000 |
| Bubba Watson | United States |
73-72-72-68=285 | |||
| T4 | Dustin Johnson | United States |
69-74-73-72=288 | E | 395,000 |
| Richard Sterne | South Africa |
74-73-70-71=288 | |||
| T6 | Stephen Gallacher |  Scotland |
75-75-70-69=289 | +1 | 248,333 |
| Bill Haas | United States |
73-76-69-71=289 | |||
| Thongchai Jaidee |  Thailand |
73-74-74-68=289 | |||
| T9 | Jason Dufner | United States |
69-77-68-76=290 | +2 | 151,250 |
| Hunter Mahan | United States |
69-74-71-76=290 | |||
| Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland |
73-71-73-73=290 | |||
| Charl Schwartzel | South Africa |
70-76-76-68=290 |
Scorecard[]
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Reed |
−5 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −4 |
| Donaldson |
−2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −3 |
| Watson |
+1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 |
| D. Johnson |
−2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | E |
| Sterne |
+1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | E | E | +1 | +1 | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | E |
References[]
- ^ "Patrick Reed: Youngest WGC winner". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ "Patrick Reed wins by one shot". BBC Sport. March 9, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ "WGC-Cadillac Championship – Venue Info". PGA European Tour. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Cadillac Championship: General Info". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ Wacker, Brian (March 6, 2014). "Day withdraws from WGC-Cadillac with injured thumb". PGA Tour.
External links[]
- WGC Championship
- Golf in Florida
- 2014 in golf
- 2014 in American sports
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- March 2014 sports events in the United States