2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 5–8, 2015 |
| Location | Doral, Florida, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Trump National Doral Blue Monster Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,528 yards (6,884 m) |
| Field | 74 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $9,250,000 €8,277,405 |
| Winner's share | $1,570,000 €1,404,922 |
| Champion | |
 Dustin Johnson | |
| 279 (−9) | |
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]
Course layout[edit]
The tournament was played on the TPC Blue Monster course.[2]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 590 | 448 | 436 | 227 | 421 | 432 | 471 | 549 | 200 | 3,774 | 614 | 422 | 601 | 238 | 484 | 153 | 341 | 425 | 476 | 3,754 | 7,528 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Field[edit]
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 Daniel 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
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, Daniel 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
Alex Norén, Gary Stal, Marc Warren
9. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of March 2, 2015
10. The top 10 players from the 2015 FedExCup Points List, as of March 2, 2015
Bae Sang-moon, Charley Hoffman, Robert Streb
- James Hahn did not play due to the birth of his first child.[5]
Round summaries[edit]
First round[edit]
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]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. B. Holmes |
62 | −10 |
| 2 | Ryan Moore |
66 | −6 |
| T3 | Rickie Fowler |
68 | −4 |
| Dustin Johnson
| |||
 Alexander Lévy
| |||
| T6 | Brooks Koepka |
69 | −3 |
 Henrik Stenson
| |||
| T8 |  Jamie Donaldson |
70 | −2 |
| Jim Furyk
| |||
| Charley Hoffman
| |||
 Adam Scott
| |||
| Gary Woodland
|
Second round[edit]
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]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. B. Holmes |
62-73=135 | −9 |
| 2 | Ryan Moore |
66-71=137 | −7 |
| 3 | Adam Scott |
70-68=138 | −6 |
| T4 | Henrik Stenson |
69-71=140 | −4 |
| Bubba Watson |
71-69=140 | ||
| T6 | Dustin Johnson |
68-73=141 | −3 |
| Alexander Lévy |
68-73=141 | ||
| Ryan Palmer |
71-70=141 | ||
| T9 | Jamie Donaldson |
70-72=142 | −2 |
 Sergio García |
73-69=142 |
Third round[edit]
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]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. B. Holmes |
62-73-70=205 | −11 |
| T2 | Dustin Johnson |
68-73-69=210 | −6 |
| Bubba Watson |
71-69-70=210 | ||
| 4 | Ryan Moore |
66-71-74=211 | −5 |
| T5 | Bill Haas |
74-73-65=212 | −4 |
 Louis Oosthuizen |
71-74-67=212 | ||
| Henrik Stenson |
69-71-72=212 | ||
| T8 | Sergio García |
73-69-71=213 | −3 |
| Adam Scott |
70-68-75=213 | ||
| Webb Simpson |
74-69-70=213 | ||
 Lee Westwood |
71-72-70=213 |
Final round[edit]
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]
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson |
68-73-69-69=279 | −9 | 1,570,000 |
| 2 | J. B. Holmes |
62-73-70-75=280 | −8 | 930,000 |
| 3 | Bubba Watson |
71-69-70-71=281 | −7 | 540,000 |
| T4 | Adam Scott |
70-68-75-71=284 | −4 | 365,000 |
| Henrik Stenson |
69-71-72-72=284 | |||
| 6 | Louis Oosthuizen |
71-74-67-73=285 | −3 | 270,000 |
| T7 | Bill Haas |
74-73-65-74=286 | −2 | 215,000 |
| Webb Simpson |
74-69-70-73=286 | |||
| T9 |  Rory McIlroy |
73-70-72-72=287 | −1 | 163,333 |
| Ryan Moore |
66-71-74-76=287 | |||
| Kevin Na |
74-71-71-71=287 |
Scorecard[edit]
| 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 |
| 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[edit]
- ^ "Dustin Johnson rides pressure to mark his comeback with Doral title". The Guardian. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ "Course". WGC-Cadillac Championship. 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ "Cadillac Championship: General Info". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ Bolton, Rob (November 17, 2014). "2014–15 Qualifiers for majors, The Players, WGCs". PGA Tour.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "J.B. Holmes opens up 4-shot lead". ESPN. Associated Press. March 5, 2015.
- ^ "J.B. Holmes holds 2-shot lead". ESPN. March 6, 2015.
- ^ "J.B. Holmes ups lead to 5 shots". ESPN. Associated Press. March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Dustin Johnson rallies for Doral win". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2015.