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.

Course layout

The tournament was played on the TPC Blue Monster course.
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. 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, Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Sergio García, Bill Haas, Russell Henley, Morgan Hoffmann, Billy Horschel, Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson, Martin Kaymer, Chris Kirk, Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan, Hideki Matsuyama, Rory McIlroy, Kevin Na, Geoff Ogilvy, Ryan Palmer, Patrick Reed, Justin Rose, Adam Scott, John Senden, Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth, Brendon Todd, Cameron Tringale, Jimmy Walker, Bubba Watson, Gary Woodland
2. The top 20 players from the final 2014 European Tour Race to Dubai
Thomas Bjørn, Jamie Donaldson, Victor Dubuisson, Ross Fisher, Tommy Fleetwood, Stephen Gallacher, Mikko Ilonen, Brooks Koepka, Alexander Lévy, Shane Lowry, Joost Luiten, Graeme McDowell, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter, Marcel Siem, Henrik Stenson
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, Daniel van Tonder
6. The top 2 players from the final 2014 Asian Tour Order of Merit
Anirban Lahiri, David Lipsky
7. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 23, 2015
Keegan Bradley, Luke Donald, Jason Dufner, Branden Grace, J. B. Holmes, Thongchai Jaidee, Phil Mickelson, Ryan Moore, Charl Schwartzel, Brandt Snedeker, Lee Westwood, Bernd Wiesberger, Danny Willett
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

Past champions in the field

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 5, 2015
J. B. Holmes shot a 10-under-par 62 to take a four-stroke lead over Ryan Moore.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1J. B. Holmes62−10
2Ryan Moore66−6
T3Rickie Fowler68−4
T3Dustin Johnson68−4
T3Alexander Lévy68−4
T6Brooks Koepka69−3
T6Henrik Stenson69−3
T8Jamie Donaldson70−2
T8Jim Furyk70−2
T8Charley Hoffman70−2
T8Adam Scott70−2
T8Gary Woodland70−2

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.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1J. B. Holmes62-73=135−9
2Ryan Moore66-71=137−7
3Adam Scott70-68=138−6
T4Henrik Stenson69-71=140−4
T4Bubba Watson71-69=140−4
T6Dustin Johnson68-73=141−3
T6Alexander Lévy68-73=141−3
T6Ryan Palmer71-70=141−3
T9Jamie Donaldson70-72=142−2
T9Sergio García73-69=142−2

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.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1J. B. Holmes62-73-70=205−11
T2Dustin Johnson68-73-69=210−6
T2Bubba Watson71-69-70=210−6
4Ryan Moore66-71-74=211−5
T5Bill Haas74-73-65=212−4
T5Louis Oosthuizen71-74-67=212−4
T5Henrik Stenson69-71-72=212−4
T8Sergio García73-69-71=213−3
T8Adam Scott70-68-75=213−3
T8Webb Simpson74-69-70=213−3
T8Lee Westwood71-72-70=213−3

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.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Dustin Johnson68-73-69-69=279−91,570,000
2J. B. Holmes62-73-70-75=280−8930,000
3Bubba Watson71-69-70-71=281−7540,000
T4Adam Scott70-68-75-71=284−4365,000
T4Henrik Stenson69-71-72-72=284−4365,000
6Louis Oosthuizen71-74-67-73=285−3270,000
T7Bill Haas74-73-65-74=286−2215,000
T7Webb Simpson74-69-70-73=286−2215,000
T9Rory McIlroy73-70-72-72=287−1163,333
T9Ryan Moore66-71-74-76=287−1163,333
T9Kevin Na74-71-71-71=287−1163,333

Scorecard