The Open Championship returns to Royal Troon for the 145th staging of the world's oldest golf tournament. We take a closer look at the players set to tee off this week, including former Open Champions, Ryder Cup heroes and Troon veterans.
In the field are:
156 players from 24 countries
71 European Tour members with 359 wins, including:
Colin Montgomerie (31)
Ernie Els (28)
Lee Westwood (23)
Miguel Ángel Jiménez (21)
16 Open Champions with 18 titles between them
31 Major Champions with 52 Majors, including:
Phil Mickelson (5)
Rory McIlroy (4)
Ernie Els (4)
Padraig Harrington (3)
Vijay Singh (3)
2 amateurs
Scott Gregory
Stefano Mazzoli
10 current or former World Numbers Ones:
Jason Day
Luke Donald
David Duval
Ernie Els
Martin Kaymer
Rory McIlroy
Adam Scott
Vijay Singh
Jordan Spieth
Lee Westwood
48 of the Top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking
Brooks Koepka (ankle injury) and Daniel Berger (shoulder injury) are missing.
41 Ryder Cup players
37 players making their debuts, including:
Lasse Jensen
Soomin Lee
Thomas Pieters
Brandon Stone
6 Silver Medal winners
Justin Rose (1998)
Rory McIlroy (2007)
Chris Wood (2008)
Matteo Manassero (2009)
Matt Fitzpatrick (2013)
Jordan Niebrugge (2015)
2 players who played in The 1989 Open at Royal Troon:
Mark Calcavecchia (winner) and Sandy Lyle (46th)
41st Open appearance for Lyle, a winner in 1985.
One Senior Open champion making his Open Championship debut:
Marco Dawson (52 years old)
