Ahead of the first event of the 2015 Final Series, the Turkish Airlines Open, europeantour.com breaks down the world-class field assembled this week at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal.
In the field, there are:
78 players from 21 different countries
59 European Tour winners with 264 victories between them
22 winners from The 2015 Race to Dubai including 5 multiple winners
Danny Willett (Nedbank Golf Challenge, Omega European Masters)
Andy Sullivan (South African Open, Joburg Open, Portugal Masters)
Rory McIlroy (Omega Dubai Desert Classic, WGC-Cadillac Match Play)
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Shenzhen International, Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play)
Thomas Pieters (D+D Real Czech Masters, KLM Open)
10 of the current top 15 in The Race to Dubai
Rory McIlroy (1)
Danny Willett (2)
Shane Lowry (5)
Bernd Wiesberger (7)
Soren Kjeldsen (8)
Thongchai Jaidee (9)
Matt Fitzpatrick (11)
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (12)
Byeong Hun An (13)
Andy Sullivan (14)
2 former World Number Ones
Rory McIlroy
Lee Westwood
2 European Number Ones
Rory McIlroy (2012, 2014)
Lee Westwood (2000, 2009)
1 former Turkish Airlines Open winner
Victor Dubuisson
3 2015 European Tour rookies
Byeong Hun An
Matthew Fitzpatrick
Rikard Karlberg
4 World Golf Championships winners with 6 combined victories
Darren Clarke (2000 WGC-Match Play, 2003 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational)
Shane Lowry (2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational)
Rory McIlroy (2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play)
Ian Poulter (2010 WGC-Match Play, 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions)
14 of the top 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking
12 Ryder Cup players
Tallest player in the field
Chris Wood - 196cm
Smallest player in the field
Fabrizio Zanotti - 169cm
Oldest player in the field
Miguel Angel Jimenez - 51
Youngest player in the field
Matt Fitzpatrick - 21
