The 2015 Final Series is well under way and after last week’s drama in Turkey, europeantour.com analyses the superb field assembled for the final World Golf Championships event of the 2015 season, the HSBC Champions.
In the field this week, there are:
78 players from 22 different countries
41 European Tour members
8 European Tour members making their HSBC Champions debut
Byeong Hun An, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Emiliano Grillo, Richard T Lee, James Morrison, Thomas Pieters, Andy Sullivan and Danie Van Tonder.
5 of whom are making their WGC debuts
Fitzpatrick, Grillo, Lee, Morrison and Pieters
43 European Tour winners with 223 victories between them
9 Major Champions with 14 wins between them
Rory McIlroy (4)
Martin Kaymer, Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson (all 2 each)
Louis Oosthuizen, Justin Rose, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott
9 World Golf Championships winners with 12 titles combined
Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter (2 each)
Luke Donald, Martin Kaymer, Shane Lowry, Patrick Reed, Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson (all 1 each)
6 former winners of the HSBC Champions
Bubba Watson (2014)
Dustin Johnson (2013)
Ian Poulter (2012)
Martin Kaymer (2011)
Sergio Garcia (2008)
David Howell (2006)
19 winners from the 2015 Race to Dubai including 7 multiple winners:
Andy Sullivan (South African Open, Joburg Open, Portugal Masters)
Danny Willett (Nedbank Golf Challenge, Omega European Masters)
Rory McIlroy (Dubai Desert Classic, WGC Matchplay)
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Shenzen International, Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play)
Thomas Pieters (D+D Real Czech Masters, KLM Open)
Jordan Spieth (The Masters, The US Open)
Anirban Lahiri (Maybank Malaysian Open, Hero Indian Open)
6 former or current World Number Ones
Jordan Spieth (current)
Rory McIlroy
Lee Westwood
Luke Donald
Adam Scott
Martin Kaymer
5 former European Number Ones
Rory McIlroy (2012, 2014)
Lee Westwood (2000, 2009)
Henrik Stenson (2013)
Luke Donald (2011)
Martin Kaymer (2010)
36 players from the top 60 in the Official World Golf Rankings
8 players who won for the first time on The European Tour in 2015
13 players from the Top 15 on the 2015 Race to Dubai
Rory McIlroy (1)
Danny Willet (2) (There are 399,385 points between Willett and McIlroy at the top)
Shane Lowry (3)
Louis Oosthuizen (4)
Branden Grace (6)
Bernd Wiesberger (8)
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (9)
Byeong Hun An (10)
Soren Kjeldsen (11)
Thongchai Jaidee (12)
Chris Wood (13)
Mathew Fitzpatrick (14)
Anirban Lahiri (15)
3 European Tour rookies with 4 victories between them
Anirban Lahiri
Byeong Hun An
Mathew Fitzpatrick
17 Ryder Cup players (11 European players and 6 USA players)
Oldest Player
Miguel Angel Jimenez – 51
Youngest player
Mathew Fitzpatrick – 21
Tallest player
Chris Wood – 196cm
