2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship

The 2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship was a golf tournament played March 5–8 on the TPC Blue Monster course at Trump National Doral in Doral, Florida, a suburb west of Miami. It was the 16th WGC-Cadillac Championship tournament, and the first of the World Golf Championships events to be staged in 2015. The tournament was won by Dustin Johnson.[1]

2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 5–8, 2015
LocationDoral, Florida, U.S.
Course(s)Trump National Doral
Blue Monster Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,528 yards (6,884 m)
Field74 players
CutNone
Prize fund$9,250,000
8,277,405
Winner's share$1,570,000
€1,404,922
Champion
Dustin Johnson
279 (−9)
Trump National Doral
Location in the United States

Course layout

The tournament was played on the TPC Blue Monster course.[2]

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5904484362274214324715492003,7746144226012384841533414254763,7547,528
Par544344453365453434443672

Field

The field consisted 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.[3][4] Seven players were appearing in their first WGC event: Morgan Hoffmann, Steven Jeffress, Brooks Koepka, Gary Stal, Robert Streb, Cameron Tringale and Danie van Tonder. A further eleven were playing in their first Cadillac Championship: Tommy Fleetwood, Mikko Ilonen, Anirban Lahiri, Alexander Lévy, David Lipsky, Shane Lowry, Koumei Oda, Brendon Todd, Marc Warren, Bernd Wiesberger, and Danny Willett. 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 2014 FedExCup Points List

Jason Day (7,9,10), Rickie Fowler (7,9), Jim Furyk (7,9), Sergio García (2,7,9), Bill Haas (7,9), Russell Henley, Morgan Hoffmann, Billy Horschel (7,9), Dustin Johnson (7,9), Zach Johnson (7,9), Martin Kaymer (2,7,9), Chris Kirk (7,9), Matt Kuchar (7,9), Hunter Mahan (7,9), Hideki Matsuyama (7,9), Rory McIlroy (2,7,8,9), Kevin Na (7,9), Geoff Ogilvy, Ryan Palmer (7,9), Patrick Reed (7,9,10), Justin Rose (2,7,9), Adam Scott (7,9), John Senden, Webb Simpson (7,9), Jordan Spieth (7,9), Brendon Todd (7), Cameron Tringale, Jimmy Walker (7,9,10), Bubba Watson (7,9,10), Gary Woodland (7,9)

2. The top 20 players from the final 2014 European Tour Race to Dubai

Thomas Bjørn (7,9), Jamie Donaldson (7,9), Victor Dubuisson (7,9), Ross Fisher (8), Tommy Fleetwood, Stephen Gallacher (7,9), Mikko Ilonen, Brooks Koepka (7,9,10), Alexander Lévy, Shane Lowry (7,9), Joost Luiten (7,9), Graeme McDowell (7,9), Louis Oosthuizen (7,9), Ian Poulter (7,9), Marcel Siem, Henrik Stenson (7,9)

3. The top 2 players from the final 2014 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit

Hiroyuki Fujita, Koumei Oda

4. The top 2 players from the final 2014 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit

Greg Chalmers, Steven Jeffress

5. The top 2 players from the final 2014 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit

Thomas Aiken, Danie van Tonder

6. The top 2 players from the final 2014 Asian Tour Order of Merit

Anirban Lahiri (7,8,9), David Lipsky

7. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 23, 2015

Keegan Bradley (9), Luke Donald (9), Jason Dufner (9), Branden Grace (8,9), J. B. Holmes (9), Thongchai Jaidee (8,9), Phil Mickelson (9), Ryan Moore (9), Charl Schwartzel (9), Brandt Snedeker (9,10), Lee Westwood (9), Bernd Wiesberger (8,9), Danny Willett (8,9)

8. The top 10 players from the 2015 European Tour Race to Dubai, as of February 23, 2015

Alexander Norén, Gary Stal, Marc Warren

9. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of March 2, 2015

Paul Casey

10. The top 10 players from the 2015 FedExCup Points List, as of March 2, 2015

Bae Sang-moon, Charley Hoffman, Robert Streb

Nationalities in the field

North America (31)South America (0)Europe (26)Oceania (6)Asia (6)Africa (5)
 United States (31) England (8) Australia (6) India (1) South Africa (5)
 Northern Ireland (2) Japan (3)
 Scotland (2) South Korea (1)
 Wales (1) Thailand (1)
 Ireland (1)
 Austria (1)
 Denmark (1)
 Finland (1)
 France (3)
 Germany (2)
 Netherlands (1)
 Spain (1)
 Sweden (2)

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parPlace
Patrick Reed United States201471737175290+2T23
Phil Mickelson United States200974747172291+3T31
Justin Rose England201273747377297+955
Geoff Ogilvy Australia200874767475299+1161

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 5, 2015

J. B. Holmes shot a 10-under-par 62 (one off the course record) to take a four-stroke lead over Ryan Moore.[6]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1J. B. Holmes United States62−10
2Ryan Moore United States66−6
T3Rickie Fowler United States68−4
Dustin Johnson United States
Alexander Lévy France
T6Brooks Koepka United States69−3
Henrik Stenson Sweden
T8Jamie Donaldson Wales70−2
Jim Furyk United States
Charley Hoffman United States
Adam Scott Australia
Gary Woodland United States

Second round

Friday, March 6, 2015

J. B. Holmes shot a one-over-par 73, 11 strokes worse than his first round, but maintained a lead over Ryan Moore. Adam Scott shot the low round of the day, a 4-under-par 68.[7]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1J. B. Holmes United States62-73=135−9
2Ryan Moore United States66-71=137−7
3Adam Scott Australia70-68=138−6
T4Henrik Stenson Sweden69-71=140−4
Bubba Watson United States71-69=140
T6Dustin Johnson United States68-73=141−3
Alexander Lévy France68-73=141
Ryan Palmer United States71-70=141
T9Jamie Donaldson Wales70-72=142−2
Sergio García Spain73-69=142

Third round

Saturday, March 7, 2015

J. B. Holmes birdied four straight holes on the back-9 to take a 5-shot lead after 54 holes. Both Holmes and Dustin Johnson recorded a hole-in-one on the par-3 4th within a span of 20 minutes. Bill Haas shot the low round of the day, a seven-under-par 65.[8]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1J. B. Holmes United States62-73-70=205−11
T2Dustin Johnson United States68-73-69=210−6
Bubba Watson United States71-69-70=210
4Ryan Moore United States66-71-74=211−5
T5Bill Haas United States74-73-65=212−4
Louis Oosthuizen South Africa71-74-67=212
Henrik Stenson Sweden69-71-72=212
T8Sergio García Spain73-69-71=213−3
Adam Scott Australia70-68-75=213
Webb Simpson United States74-69-70=213
Lee Westwood England71-72-70=213

Final round

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Dustin Johnson shot a 3-under-par 69 to overcome a 5-shot deficit and win by one stroke over J. B. Holmes. It was his first win since his six-month leave from the game. Holmes shot a 3-over-par 75.[9]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Dustin Johnson United States68-73-69-69=279−91,570,000
2J. B. Holmes United States62-73-70-75=280−8930,000
3Bubba Watson United States71-69-70-71=281−7540,000
T4Adam Scott Australia70-68-75-71=284−4365,000
Henrik Stenson Sweden69-71-72-72=284
6Louis Oosthuizen South Africa71-74-67-73=285−3270,000
T7Bill Haas United States74-73-65-74=286−2215,000
Webb Simpson United States74-69-70-73=286
T9Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland73-70-72-72=287−1163,333
Ryan Moore United States66-71-74-76=287
Kevin Na United States74-71-71-71=287

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par544344453545343444
Johnson−6−6−6−7−7−7−6−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−9
Holmes−11−11−10−10−9−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−7−7−8−8−8
Watson−7−7−8−9−9−9−10−10−10−10−9−8−8−7−7−7−7−7

References

  1. "Dustin Johnson rides pressure to mark his comeback with Doral title". The Guardian. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  2. "Course". WGC-Cadillac Championship. 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. "Cadillac Championship: General Info". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  4. Bolton, Rob (November 17, 2014). "2014–15 Qualifiers for majors, The Players, WGCs". PGA Tour.
  5. Gray, Will (March 3, 2015). "Hahn skips Doral for birth of first child". Golf Channel. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  6. "J.B. Holmes opens up 4-shot lead". ESPN. Associated Press. March 5, 2015.
  7. "J.B. Holmes holds 2-shot lead". ESPN. March 6, 2015.
  8. "J.B. Holmes ups lead to 5 shots". ESPN. Associated Press. March 7, 2015.
  9. "Dustin Johnson rallies for Doral win". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2015.

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