The 2018 WGC-HSBC Champions offers 550 FedEx Cup points to the winner of the event, which is 50 points more than the typical FedEx Cup points earned for most PGA Tour wins. The PGA Tour's FedEx Cup points distribution chart indicates players earn more points in World Golf Championships events, majors and The Players compared to normal regular-season events.
Every player who qualifies for the event and hits the first tee shot is paid this week earns FedEx Cup points, which are distributed to players who make the 36-hole cut. Since this is a no-cut event, every players earns FedEx Cup points. Players who aren't PGA Tour members don't earn points toward the official FedEx Cup points list, but they do earn non-member FedEx Cup points. If a player earns enough non-member FedEx Cup points to have qualified for the playoffs at the end of the regular season, they earn PGA Tour membership for the next season.
The WGC-HSBC Champions field is headed by Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day and most of the current top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
The event is played this year at Sheshan International Golf Club in China.
2018 WGC-HSBC Champions purse, winner's share, prize money payout
Click header to sort; * - denotes unofficial, non-member FedEx Cup points
| POS | PLAYER | TO PAR | TOTAL | FEC PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xander Schauffele | -14 | 274 | 550 |
| 2 | Tony Finau | -14 | 274 | 315 |
| 3 | Justin Rose | -10 | 278 | 200 |
| T4 | Andrew Putnam | -8 | 280 | 127.5 |
| T4 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | -8 | 280 | 127.5 |
| 6 | Keegan Bradley | -7 | 281 | 105 |
| T7 | Patrick Reed | -5 | 283 | 86.3 |
| T7 | Tommy Fleetwood | -5 | 283 | 86.3 |
| T7 | Patrick Cantlay | -5 | 283 | 86.3 |
| T7 | Thorbjorn Olesen | -5 | 283 | 86.3* |
| T11 | Billy Horschel | -4 | 284 | 69 |
| T11 | Jason Day | -4 | 284 | 69 |
| T11 | Li Haotong | -4 | 284 | 69* |
| T14 | Rafael Cabrera Bello | -3 | 285 | 60.5 |
| T14 | Emiliano Grillo | -3 | 285 | 60.5 |
| T16 | Brooks Koepka | -2 | 286 | 56 |
| T16 | Paul Casey | -2 | 286 | 56 |
| T18 | Adam Scott | -1 | 287 | 52 |
| T18 | Alexander Noren | -1 | 287 | 52 |
| T18 | Thomas Pieters | -1 | 287 | 52* |
| 21 | Ian Poulter | E | 288 | 49 |
| T22 | Andrea Pavan | 1 | 289 | 41.4* |
| T22 | Erik van Rooyen | 1 | 289 | 41.4* |
| T22 | Jon Rahm | 1 | 289 | 41.4 |
| T22 | Kyle Stanley | 1 | 289 | 41.4 |
| T22 | Tyrrell Hatton | 1 | 289 | 41.4 |
| T22 | C.T. Pan | 1 | 289 | 41.4 |
| T28 | Alexander Bjork | 2 | 290 | 34.3 |
| T28 | Alexander Levy | 2 | 290 | 34.3 |
| T30 | Brandt Snedeker | 3 | 291 | 28.3 |
| T30 | Hideki Matsuyama | 3 | 291 | 28.3 |
| T30 | Adam Hadwin | 3 | 291 | 28.3 |
| T30 | Ryan Fox | 3 | 291 | 28.3* |
| T30 | Dustin Johnson | 3 | 291 | 28.3 |
| T35 | Yechun Yuan | 4 | 292 | 23.2* |
| T35 | Chez Reavie | 4 | 292 | 23.2 |
| T37 | Satoshi Kodaira | 5 | 293 | 19.8* |
| T37 | Scott Vincent | 5 | 293 | 19.8* |
| T37 | Pat Perez | 5 | 293 | 19.8 |
| T37 | Sanghyun Park | 5 | 293 | 19.8* |
| T41 | Branden Grace | 6 | 294 | 16.4 |
| T41 | Byeong Hun An | 6 | 294 | 16.4 |
| T43 | Charley Hoffman | 7 | 295 | 13.6 |
| T43 | WC Liang | 7 | 295 | 13.6* |
| T43 | Francesco Molinari | 7 | 295 | 13.6 |
| T46 | Justin Harding | 8 | 296 | 11* |
| T46 | Sihwan Kim | 8 | 296 | 11* |
| T46 | Gaganjeet Bhullar | 8 | 296 | 11* |
| T46 | Brandon Stone | 8 | 296 | 11* |
| T50 | Xin-Jun Zhang | 9 | 297 | 8.8* |
| T50 | George Coetzee | 9 | 297 | 8.8* |
| T50 | Jason Norris | 9 | 297 | 8.8* |
| T50 | Matt Wallace | 9 | 297 | 8.8* |
| T54 | Kevin Na | 10 | 298 | 6 |
| T54 | Adam Bland | 10 | 298 | 6* |
| T54 | Cameron Smith | 10 | 298 | 6 |
| T54 | John Catlin | 10 | 298 | 6* |
| T54 | Jason Scrivener | 10 | 298 | 6* |
| T54 | Jorge Campillo | 10 | 298 | 6* |
| T54 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | 10 | 298 | 6* |
| T54 | Rory McIlroy | 10 | 298 | 6 |
| T62 | Adrian Otaegui | 11 | 299 | 5.1* |
| T62 | Andy Sullivan | 11 | 299 | 5.1* |
| T64 | Yuta Ikeda | 12 | 300 | 4.5* |
| T64 | A-Shun Wu | 12 | 300 | 4.5* |
| T64 | Julian Suri | 12 | 300 | 4.5* |
| 67 | Patton Kizzire | 13 | 301 | 4 |
| 68 | Russell Knox | 15 | 303 | 3.8 |
| T69 | Oliver Bekker | 16 | 304 | 3.4* |
| T69 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 16 | 304 | 3.4* |
| T69 | Shubhankar Sharma | 16 | 304 | 3.4* |
| 72 | Brian Harman | 17 | 305 | 3.2 |
| T73 | Yan-wei Liu | 18 | 306 | 3* |
| T73 | Yuki Inamori | 18 | 306 | 3* |
| 75 | Brett Rumford | 21 | 309 | 2.8* |
| 76 | JC Ritchie | 22 | 310 | 2.7* |
| 77 | Bowen Xiao | 29 | 317 | 2.6* |
