By Will Pearson, europeantour.com
in Abu Dhabi
As we continue the build-up to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, europeantour.com takes a closer look at the star-studded field assembled for the tenth anniversary edition in the UAE...
In the field, there are:
126 players from 26 different countries
82 European Tour winners with 306 victories between them
Including…
Ernie Els (28)
Miguel Angel Jiménez (21)
Darren Clarke (14)
Martin Kaymer, Robert Karlsson (11 each)
Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson and Charl Schwartzel (9 each)
9 Major Champions with 16 victories between them
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)
Michael Campbell (1 – 2005 US Open)
Darren Clarke (1 – 2011 Open)
Paul Lawrie (1 – 1999 Open)
Justin Rose (1 – 2013 US Open)
Charl Schwartzel (1 – 2011 Masters)
Y.E. Yang (1 – 2009 US PGA)
3 World Number Ones
Rory McIlroy
Ernie Els
Martin Kaymer
6 European Number Ones
Rory McIlroy (2012, 2014)
Ernie Els (2003, 2004)
Henrik Stenson (2013)
Martin Kaymer (2010)
Robert Karlsson (2008)
Justin Rose (2007)
5 former winners of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship with 7 victories between them
Pablo Larrazábal (2014)
Jamie Donaldson (2013)
Robert Rock (2012)
Martin Kaymer (2008, 2010, 2011)
Chris DiMarco (2006)
4 of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking
Rory McIlroy (1)
Henrik Stenson (2)
Justin Rose (6)
Rickie Fowler (10)
3 of 3 winners in The 2015 Race to Dubai
Danny Willett (Nedbank Golf Challenge)
Branden Grace (Alfred Dunhill Championship)
Andy Sullivan (South African Open Championship hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni)
6 of the victorious 2014 European Ryder Cup side
Victor Dubuisson
Jamie Donaldson
Martin Kaymer
Rory McIlroy
Justin Rose
Henrik Stenson
19 Ryder Cup players with 39 appearances between them (17 Europeans and 2 Americans)
6 World Golf Championships winners with 8 victories between them
Ernie Els (2004 Match Play, 2010 Championship)
Darren Clarke (2000 Match Play, 2003 Invitational)
Martin Kaymer (2011 Champions)
Rory McIlroy (2014 Invitational)
Justin Rose (2012 Championship)
Henrik Stenson (2007 Match Play)
