Ahead of the third Major Championship of the yea this week at the hallowed Old Course in St Andrews, europeantour.com takes a closer look at the world-class field assembled for The 2015 Open Championship.
In the field, there are:
156 players from 24 different countries
72 European Tour members
10 of whom are tournament rookies
Scott Arnold
Daniel Brooks
Robert Dinwiddie
Rikard Karlberg
Alexander Levy
David Lipsky
Eddie Pepperell
Andy Sullivan
Jaco Van Zyl
Romain Wattel
20 Open Championship debutants in total
91 European Tour winners with a combined 576 victories
34 Major Champions with 76 wins between them
Including Tiger Woods (14), Tom Watson (8), Sir Nick Faldo (6), Phil Mickelson (5), Ernie Els (4)
19 former Open Champions with 29 combined victories
Including Tom Watson (5), Sir Nick Faldo (3), Tiger Woods (3), Padraig Harrington (2), Ernie Els (2)
4 winners of The Open at St Andrews with five combined triumphs on the Old Course
Louis Oosthuizen (2010)
Tiger Woods (2000, 2005)
John Daly (1995)
Sir Nick Faldo (1990)
10 World Number Ones
Luke Donald
David Duval
Ernie Els
Sir Nick Faldo
Martin Kaymer
Bernhard Langer
Tom Lehman
Adam Scott
Lee Westwood
Tiger Woods
48 of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking
Only Rory McIlroy (1) and Chris Kirk (18) are not in St Andrews
11 European Number Ones
Luke Donald (2011)
Ernie Els (2003, 2004)
Sir Nick Faldo (1983, 1992)
Retief Goosen (2001, 2002)
Padraig Harrington (2006)
Martin Kaymer (2010)
Bernhard Langer (1981, 1984)
Sandy Lyle (1979, 1980, 1985)
Justin Rose (2007)
Henrik Stenson (2013)
Lee Westwood (2000, 2009)
48 Ryder Cup players
7 winners of the Alfred Dunhill Links (where two rounds are played on the Old Course)
David Howell (2013)
Branden Grace (2012)
Martin Kaymer (2010)
Padraig Harrington (2002, 2006)
Stephen Gallacher (2004)
Lee Westwood (2003)
Paul Lawrie (2001)
15 winners in The 2015 Race to Dubai
5 multiple winners from The 2015 Race to Dubai
George Coetzee
Branden Grace
Anirban Lahiri
Andy Sullivan
Jordan Spieth
9 amateurs
Paul Kinnear
Alister Balcombe
Romain Langasque
Oliver Schniederjans
Paul Dunne
Gunn Yang
Ashley Chesters
Ben Taylor
Jordan Niebrugge
3 landmark Open appearances
Sandy Lyle – 40th Open start and 30 years since he won The Open at Royal St Georges
Bernhard Langer – 30th Open start
Sir Nick Faldo – 25 years since he won The Open at St Andrews
