Ahead of the start of the annual Desert Swing, europeantour.com puts the spotlight on the world-class field assembled in the United Arab Emirates for the 12th edition of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship...
In the field there are:
126 players from 25 different countries
79 European Tour winners with 314 victories between them (63 per cent of the field), including…
Lee Westwood (23)
Thomas Bjørn (15)
Darren Clarke (14)
Ian Poulter (12)
Robert Karlsson (11)
Martin Kaymer (11)
Henrik Stenson (11)
2 of the top 4 in the Official World Golf Ranking
Dustin Johnson (3)
Henrik Stenson (4)
3 reigning Major Champions
Danny Willett (Masters Tournament)
Dustin Johnson (U.S. Open)
Henrik Stenson (The Open)
2 former World Number Ones
Martin Kaymer
Lee Westwood
4 European Number Ones
Henrik Stenson (2013, 2016)
Martin Kaymer (2010)
Lee Westwood (2000, 2009)
Robert Karlsson (2008)
7 Major winners with 8 titles combined
Martin Kaymer (2)
Darren Clarke, Trevor Immelman, Dustin Johnson, Paul Lawrie, Henrik Stenson, Danny Willett (1 each)
6 former winners of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with 8 victories
Rickie Fowler (2016)
Gary Stal (2015)
Pablo Larrazábal (2014)
Jamie Donaldson (2013)
Robert Rock (2012)
Martin Kaymer (2008, 2010, 2011)
23 Ryder Cup players with 54 appearances combined
8 of the final top 10 from The 2016 Race to Dubai
