Ahead of the first World Golf Championships event of the season, europeantour.com takes a closer look at the elite field assembled in Mexico.
In the field there are…
16 Major Championship winners with 27 titles between them, including:
Phil Mickelson (5)
Rory McIlroy (4)
Zach Johnson (2)
Martin Kaymer (2)
Jordan Spieth (2)
Bubba Watson (2)
49 of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking
6 Current or former World Number Ones
Dustin Johnson
Martin Kaymer
Rory McIlroy
Adam Scott
Jordan Spieth
Lee Westwood
37 European Tour members
5 Former winners of the WGC-Mexico Championship
Adam Scott (2016)
Dustin Johnson (2015)
Patrick Reed (2014)
Justin Rose (2012)
Phil Mickelson (2009)
2 European Tour Members making their WGC debuts
Sam Brazel
Brandon Stone
6 European Tour Members making their WGC-Mexico Championship debuts
Sam Brazel
Tyrrell Hatton
Thomas Pieters
Brandon Stone
Jeunghun Wang
Fabrizio Zanotti
29 Ryder Cup players
6 Winners from the 2017 Race to Dubai
Brandon Stone – Alfred Dunhill Championship
Sam Brazel – UBS Hong Kong Open
Tommy Fleetwood – Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
Jeunghun Wang – Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
Sergio Garcia – Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Fabrizio Zanotti – Maybank Championship
2 Wire-to-wire winners of this event
Phil Mickelson (2009)
Patrick Reed (2014)
3 Players who have made an ace in this tournament
Paul Casey (2012)
J B Holmes (2015)
Dustin Johnson (2015)
