The HSBC Champions tournament is a men's professional golf tournament which was played for the first time in Shanghai, China on 10-13 November 2005. It had a prize fund of $5 million, which was much higher than for any event previously held in Asia. The event is sanctioned by the European Tour, the Asian Tour, the Southern African Sunshine Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia. The prize money counts towards the European Tour Order of Merit, but is not official money event on the Asian Tour; the first prize of $833,300 will probably be more than the total amount won by the 2005 Asian Tour Order of Merit winner, so it could distort the results if it were included. This event marked an acceleration of the European's Tour's push into East Asia, and especially into China, which is probably the most significant aspect of the Tour's evolution in recent years. Golf (gowf in Scots) is a game where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海 pinyin: (help· info); Shanghainese: Zanhe ) , situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... See also: Asian and Eurasian World map showing Asia. ... The PGA European Tour is a top-level professional mens golf tour. ... The Asian Golf Tour is the principal mens professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has a separate tour. ... The Sunshine Tour is a mens professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. ... The PGA Tour of Australasia is a prominent golf tour for men. ...

Invitations for the tournament are issued to the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Rankings and the winners of all official money events on the four sanctioning tours in the twelve months leading up to the event. As expected few Americans accepted their invitations in 2005, but the American world number Tiger Woods played, as did the world number 2, Vijay Singh of Fiji. There are several further qualification categories, including eight places reserved for Chinese players. // The Official World Golf Rankings are a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers. ... Tiger Woods Eldrick T. Tiger Woods (born December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California) is an American golfer widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. ... Vijay Singh (born February 22, 1963 in Lautoka, Fiji) is a Fijian golfer on the PGA TOUR who has won three major championships (one Masters in 2000 and two PGA Championships in 1998 and 2004) and was the leading money winner in 2003 and 2004. ...

HSBC is a London headquartered global bank. It also sponsors the HSBC World Match Play Championship on the European Tour and the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship on the LPGA Tour. HSBC Holdings PLC (匯豐控股有限公司) (NYSE: HBC, LSE: HSBA, HKEx: 005, Euronext: HSBC) is one of the largest banking groups in the world. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... A bank is an institution that provides financial service, particularly taking deposits and extending credit. ... The HSBC World Match Play Championship is the current sponsored name of a matchplay golf tournament played each September at Wentworth Club near London. ... The HSBC Womens World Match Play Championship is an LPGA Tour golf tournament which will be played for the first time on 30 June to 3 July 2005 at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, New Jersey. ... The LPGA is the Ladies Professional Golf Association. ...

Winners

• 2005 David Howell - England

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External links

• Official site