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WGC-HSBC Champions: Justin Rose's Shanghai win in numbers

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 29:  Justin Rose of England plays his shot from the fourth tee during the final round of the WGC - HSBC Champions at Sheshan Inte

Justin Rose claimed a year-changing victory after a stunning comeback at the WGC-HSBC Championship. We take a look at the figures behind his Shanghai success.

ZERO

Dustin Johnson failed to register a single birdie during his final round, seeing him lose top spot and miss out on becoming the first player to win three World Golf Championship titles in a year.

ONE

Rose's success is his first of 2017 and means he has registered at least one worldwide win for the eighth consecutive year.

World Justin Rose of England shakes hands with his caddy after he stormed back from eight shots behind overnight to win the 9.75 million USD WGC-HSBC Champ
Image: Rose mixed eight birdies with three bogeys during the final round

TWO

Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Henrik Stenson all shared second spot at Sheshan International, finishing two strokes behind Rose.

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THREE

€1,399,804 in prize money sees Rose move up to third in the Race to Dubai standings and just over a million points away from leader Tommy Fleetwood with three events left in the season.

FOUR

Rounds of 67 and 68 left Rose four strokes off the pace heading in to the weekend in Shanghai, where he shared third spot alongside Kiradech Aphibarnrat.

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 29:  Justin Rose of England reacts to his par on the 15th green during the final round of the WGC - HSBC Champions at Sheshan Int
Image: Rose was playing in the penultimate group alongside Kyle Stanley and Brian Harman

FIVE

Five birdies on the back nine helped Rose to a five-under 67 during the final round, seeing him set a clubhouse target of 14 under that wasn't matched.

SIX

Johnson's six-stroke lead after the third round was the largest 54-hole advantage on the European Tour in 2017. The world No 1 would end up finishing in a share of second spot.

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Six is also the number of shots Rose trailed Johnson by as he headed in to the back nine.

SEVEN

The 37-year-old is the seventh European winner of the HSBC Champions, following on from David Howell, Sergio Garcia, Francesco Molinari, Martin Kaymer, Ian Poulter and Russell Knox.

EIGHT

Rose began the final day eight strokes off the pace, seeing him overturn the biggest 54-hole deficit of the season to claim the honours.

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 29:  Justin Rose of England celebrates with the winners trophy after the final round of the WGC - HSBC Champions at Sheshan Inter
Image: Rose also won a World Golf Championship event in 2012

Alex Levy (Volvo China Open) and Alex Noren (BMW PGA Championship) both won having started Sunday seven shots adrift.

NINE

The Englishman has now posted nine PGA Tour top-10s in 2017, including in all four of last season's FedExCup play-off events.

TEN

Victory is Rose's 10th European Tour title and his first since winning last year's Men's Olympic Golf tournament in Rio. The first of those successes came at the Dunhill Championship in 2002.

TWENTY-SEVEN

Rose only found 62.5% of fairways off the tee during his final round, leaving him 27th in the driving accuracy stats. Kyle Stanley topped the list with 76.8%.

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