World Golf Championships 2012: Tee Times, Date and TV Schedule

The 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions is the fourth and final event of the World Golf Championships season. It’s been the fourth and final tournament since 2009, but has fielded various other tournaments since 2005.

Some of the best golfers from around the world, including PGA stars Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Keegan Bradley, Luke Donald, Jason Dufner, Adam Scott, Ernie Els and Ian Poulter, will descend upon Mission Hills Golf Course in Guangdong, China for the event.

Hunter Mahan (Accenture Match Play Championship), Justin Rose (Cadillac Championship) and Keegan Bradley (Bridgestone Invitational) were winners at the three previous WGC tournaments this season.

Keep in mind, there is a 12-hour time difference between Guangdong’s time zone and Eastern Standard Time. Evening tapings of the action will be re-aired on the golf channel the following morning.

Where: Mission Hills Golf Course in Guangdong, China

When: Thursday, Nov. 1 to Sunday, Nov. 4 (Begins Weds. night in U.S., ends Sat. night)

Golfers to Watch

Martin Kaymer, Germany

The German is one of nine major champions participating in the event. Notably, he’s the defending champion at Mission Hills after shooting a remarkable fourth-round 63 to inch out a three-stroke victory last season.

Kaymer is having a rough go of it in 2012 and hasn’t won a tournament since the last time he was in Guangdong. He hasn’t finished higher than 20th in any of the WGC stroke-play events this season.

Phil Mickelson, USA

Lefty is a two-time WGC tournament winner, although both of those wins came in 2009. He’s also won this specific tournament two times, once in 2009 when it was a part of the WGC and once in 2007 when it was not. Both of those wins were at Shenshan International in Shanghai. He did not participate in the event in 2011.

Ian Poulter, England

Poulter is finishing off an impressive 2012 season that includes nine Top 10 finishes in stroke-play events and an incredible showing at the Ryder Cup. His heroics helped seal a huge European comeback to topple the hosting USA team.

Tee Times

Notable Groupings for Opening Round (All Times ET)

Wednesday	Golfer	Golfer	Golfer
8:30 p.m.	Ian Poulter	Nick Watney	Paul Lawrie
9:10 p.m.	Lee Westwood	Phil Mickelson	Francesco Molinari
9:20 p.m.	Bubba Watson	Peter Hanson	Branden Grace
9:30 p.m.	Luke Donald	Ernie Els	Dustin Johnson
10:00 p.m.	Bill Haas	Gonzalo Fdez-Castano	Carl Pettersson
10:10 p.m.	Justin Rose	Brandt Snedeker	Nicolas Colsaerts
10:20 p.m.	Graeme McDowell	Keegan Bradley	Louis Oosthuizen
10:30 p.m.	Adam Scott	Martin Kaymer	Jason Dufner

Full list of the first rounds' tee times available at WorldGolfChampionships.com.

Television Schedule

	Date	Time (ET)	TV
Weds	31-Oct	11 p.m. - 4 a.m.	GOLF Channel
Thurs	1-Nov	11 a.m. - 4 p.m.	GOLF Channel
Thurs	1-Nov	11 p.m. - 4 a.m.	GOLF Channel
Fri	2-Nov	11 a.m. - 4 p.m.	GOLF Channel
Fri	2-Nov	11 p.m. - 4 a.m.	GOLF Channel
Sat	3-Nov	8 a.m. - 1 p.m.	GOLF Channel
Sat	3-Nov	11 p.m. - 4 a.m.	GOLF Channel

Morning/afternoon showings are recordings. Evening showings are live.

Prediction: Luke Donald Wins

Donald is a one-time WGC winner, having won the Accenture Match Play Championship in 2011. He’s had two Top 10 finishes in play this season.

His short-game has guided him to a lofty reputation as one of the world’s best around the greens. That was on display during last week’s BMW Masters in Shanghai. Donald shot just five bogeys and finished the tournament in third place.