WGC-CA Championship
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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. It was announced on November 29, 2010 that Cadillac
would be the new sponsor in a multi-year sponsorship deal.
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.
format. The starting field consists of:
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.
* 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.
POPlayoff winner
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Source
World Golf Championships
The World Golf Championships are a group of four annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours, with a fifth to be added in 2012...
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
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
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.
CA Inc.
CA Technologies , formerly CA, Inc. and Computer Associates, Inc., is a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest independent software corporations in the world...
announced that they would not renew their sponsorship of the tournament. It was announced on November 29, 2010 that Cadillac
Cadillac
Cadillac is an American luxury vehicle marque owned by General Motors . Cadillac vehicles are sold in over 50 countries and territories, but mostly in North America. Cadillac is currently the second oldest American automobile manufacturer behind fellow GM marque Buick and is among the oldest...
would be the new sponsor in a multi-year sponsorship deal.
During its first eight years, the event was played at different locations in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
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. Since 2007 it has been played annually on the TPC Blue Monster course at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa
Doral Golf Resort & Spa
The Doral Golf Resort & Spa is a golf resort located in Doral, Florida, USA. The resort was founded by real estate pioneer Alfred Kaskel in 1962, with the name "Doral" coming from an amalgamation of the first names of Kaskel and his wife, Dorris....
, in Doral, Florida
Doral, Florida
Doral is a city located in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. A suburb of Miami, it lies north-west of Miami International Airport. It takes its name from the famous golf and spa resort located within its municipal boundaries. The Doral Golf Resort & Spa was originally built...
. Doral was previously the site of the tournament the Cadillac Championship replaced on the PGA Tour schedule, the Ford Championship at Doral. Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
won six of the first eight stagings, although he has not won in the most recent four.
Tournament format and field
The Cadillac Championship is played over 72 holes in the stroke playStroke play
Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf. It involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a given round, or series of rounds...
format. The starting field consists of:
- Top 50 players from the Official World Golf RankingsOfficial World Golf RankingsThe Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers...
(one week and two weeks prior to event) - Top players from member tours' money lists or orders of merit (from last complete season)
- Top 30 PGA TourPGA TourThe PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
FedEx CupFedEx CupThe FedEx Cup is a championship trophy for the PGA Tour. Its introduction marked the first time that men's professional golf had a playoff system. Announced in November 2005, it was first awarded in 2007 after a NASCAR-like points race. Bill Haas is the current champion...
list (also top 10 from one week prior to event) - Top 20 European Tour (also top 10 from two weeks prior to event)
- Top 2 each from Asian TourAsian TourThe Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour is administered from offices in Singapore...
, Japan Golf TourJapan Golf TourThe Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...
, PGA Tour of AustralasiaPGA Tour of AustralasiaThe PGA Tour of Australasia is a professional golf tour for men. Official events on the tour count for World Golf Ranking points. The tour was formed in 1973 as the PGA Tour of Australia and adopted its current name in 1991....
, and Sunshine TourSunshine TourThe Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. For much of its history it was known either as the South African Tour or the FNB Tour, but it rebranded itself in an attempt to broaden its appeal...
- Top 30 PGA Tour
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
World Golf Championships
The World Golf Championships are a group of four annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours, with a fifth to be added in 2012...
events do not use the prize money breakdown formula employed at regular PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
events. So, exact prize payouts for the Cadillac Championship will not be known until the event is played.
Tournament hosts
| Years | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-2011 | Doral Golf Resort & Spa Doral Golf Resort & Spa The Doral Golf Resort & Spa is a golf resort located in Doral, Florida, USA. The resort was founded by real estate pioneer Alfred Kaskel in 1962, with the name "Doral" coming from an amalgamation of the first names of Kaskel and his wife, Dorris.... |
Doral, Florida Doral, Florida Doral is a city located in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. A suburb of Miami, it lies north-west of Miami International Airport. It takes its name from the famous golf and spa resort located within its municipal boundaries. The Doral Golf Resort & Spa was originally built... , USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
| 2006 | The Grove | Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
| 2005 | Harding Park Golf Club Harding Park Golf Club TPC Harding Park, formerly Harding Park Golf Club and commonly known as Harding Park, is a municipal golf course owned by the city and county of San Francisco. It is now a part of the PGA Tour's Tournament Players Club network of courses, following an agreement between the tour and the city that... |
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| 2002, 2004 | Mount Juliet Golf Club | Thomastown Thomastown -Landmarks:Kilfane Glen is a restored historic 1790s garden of romantic era with waterfall, woodland walks and cottage orne. The garden is listed as an Irish Heritage garden and was awarded assistance in 1993 by the European Union Cultural Commission... , Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,... |
| 2003 | Capital City Club Capital City Club The Capital City Club is a private social club located in Atlanta, Georgia. Chartered on May 21, 1883, it is one of the oldest private clubs in the South.-History:... |
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| 2001* | Bellerive Country Club Bellerive Country Club Bellerive Country Club is a golf country club located in Town and Country, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. The course will be hosting the 2013 Senior PGA Championship, and also the 100th annual PGA Championship, which will be held in 2018.-History:... |
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| 1999-2000 | Valderrama Golf Club Valderrama Golf Club The Valderrama Golf Club is one of the best known golf clubs in Europe. It is located in the resort of Sotogrande, San Roque in the Andalusia region of Southern Spain, a few miles from Gibraltar, and has a single 18 hole course, along with a 9 hole par 3 course.Valderrama was constructed in 1974... |
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Bellerive Country Club
Bellerive Country Club is a golf country club located in Town and Country, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. The course will be hosting the 2013 Senior PGA Championship, and also the 100th annual PGA Championship, which will be held in 2018.-History:...
, 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
Ryder Cup
The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe...
to be postponed until 2002.
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 ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) | Purse ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 WGC-Cadillac Championship The 2011 WGC-Cadillac Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from March 10–13 at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral, Florida. It was the 12th WGC-Cadillac Championship tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events staged in 2011. Cadillac replaced CA... |
Nick Watney Nick Watney Nicholas Alan Watney is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. The highlight of Watney's career to date is his victory at the 2011 WGC-Cadillac Championship.... |
272 | -16 | 1,400,000 | 8,500,000 | |
| 2010 2010 WGC-CA Championship The 2010 WGC-CA Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from March 11–14 at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral, Florida. It was the 11th WGC-CA Championship tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events staged in 2010.... |
Ernie Els Ernie Els Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els is a South African professional golfer, who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing... (2) |
270 | -18 | 1,400,000 | 8,500,000 | |
| 2009 2009 WGC-CA Championship The 2009 WGC-CA Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from March 12–15 at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral, Florida. It was the tenth WGC-CA Championship tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events staged in 2009.... |
Phil Mickelson Phil Mickelson Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed... |
269 | -19 | 1,400,000 | 8,500,000 | |
| 2008 2008 WGC-CA Championship The 2008 WGC-CA Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from March 22–25 at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral, Florida. It was the ninth WGC-CA Championship tournament, and the second of three World Golf Championships events held in 2008.... |
Geoff Ogilvy Geoff Ogilvy Geoff Charles Ogilvy is an Australian professional golfer. He won the 2006 U.S. Open and has also won three World Golf Championships.-Professional career:... |
271 | -17 | 1,350,000 | 8,000,000 | |
| 2007 2007 WGC-CA Championship The 2007 WGC-CA Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from March 22–25 over the Blue Monster Course at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral, Florida. It was the eighth WGC-CA Championship tournament, and the second of three World Golf Championships events held in 2007. It was the... |
Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No... (6) |
278 | -10 | 1,350,000 | 8,000,000 | |
| 2006 2006 WGC-American Express Championship The 2006 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from October 6–9, 2006 at The Grove Golf Course in Hertfordshire, England... |
Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No... (5) |
261 | -23 | 1,300,000 | 7,500,000 | |
| 2005 2005 WGC-American Express Championship The 2005 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from October 6–9, 2005 at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California... |
Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No... PO (4) |
270 | -10 | 1,300,000 | 7,500,000 | |
| 2004 2004 WGC-American Express Championship The 2004 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from September 30 to October 3, 2004 at Mount Juliet Golf Course in Thomastown, Kilkenny, Ireland... |
Ernie Els Ernie Els Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els is a South African professional golfer, who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing... |
270 | -18 | 1,200,000 | 7,000,000 | |
| 2003 2003 WGC-American Express Championship The 2003 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from October 2–5, 2003 over the Capital City Club's Crabapple Course in Woodstock, Georgia... |
Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No... (3) |
274 | -6 | 1,050,000 | 6,000,000 | |
| 2002 2002 WGC-American Express Championship The 2002 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from September 19–22 at Mount Juliet Golf Course in Thomastown, Kilkenny, Ireland... |
Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No... (2) |
263 | -25 | 1,000,000 | 5,500,000 | |
| 2001 | Cancelled due to September 11 attacks | 1,000,000 | 5,000,000 | |||
| 2000 2000 WGC-American Express Championship The 2000 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from November 9–12, 2000 at Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, San Roque, Spain... |
Mike Weir Mike Weir Michael Richard Weir, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003.... |
277 | -7 | 1,000,000 | 5,000,000 | |
| 1999 1999 WGC-American Express Championship The 1999 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from November 4–7, 1999 at Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, San Roque, Spain... |
Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No... PO |
278 | -6 | 1,000,000 | 5,000,000 | |
POPlayoff winner
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Source
External links
- Coverage on the European Tour's official site
- WGC-CA Championship results since 1999 - Winners, Finishers, Scores and Earnings
- 2001 PGA Tour Schedule - from USA Today. Shows cancellations of Tampa Bay and WGC-American Express events