By Jamie Kennedy, europeantour.com
in Dubai
Before the final event of the Desert Swing starts, europeantour.com takes a closer look at the star-studded field this year for the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
In the field this week are:
132 players from 26 different countries
83 European Tour winners with 358 titles between them
9 Major champions with a total of 17 Major victories
Ernie Els (4 – 1994 US Open, 1997 US Open, 2002 Open, 2012 Open)
Rory McIlroy (4 – 2011 US Open, 2012 US PGA, 2014 Open, 2014 US PGA)
Martin Kaymer (2 – 2010 US PGA, 2014 US Open)
José María Olazábal (2 – 1994 Masters, 1999 Masters)
Darren Clarke (1 – 2011 Open)
Graeme McDowell (1 – 2010 US Open)
Louis Oosthuizen (1 – 2010 Open)
Paul Lawrie (1 – 1999 Open)
Y.E. Yang (1 – 2009 US PGA)
5 players in the top 20 in the Official World Golf Rankings
Rory McIlroy (1)
Henrik Stenson (2)
Sergio Garcia (6)
Martin Kaymer (12)
Graeme McDowell (19)
10 Past winners of the Dubai Desert Classic
Stephen Gallacher (2014, 2013)
Rafa Cabrera-Bello (2012)
Alvaro Quiros (2011)
Rory McIlroy (2009)
Henrik Stenson (2007)
Ernie Els (1994, 2002, 2005)
Thomas Bjørn (2004)
David Howell (1999)
José María Olazábal (1998)
Richard Green (1997)
1 Son of a past winner
Javier Ballesteros
17 European Ryder Cup players with a combined 55 appearances
All 4 winners in the 2015 European Tour season
Danny Willett (Nedbank Golf Challenge)
Branden Grace (Alfred Dunhill Championship, Commercial Bank Qatar Masters)
Andy Sullivan (South African Open Championship hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni)
Gary Stal (Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship)
9 European Tour rookies
The course record holder
Ernie Els (61 in 1994)
