By Will Pearson, europeantour.com
at St Andrews
Ahead of this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship,europeantour.com takes a closer look at the star-studded field assembled for the Pro-Am showpiece St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns.
In the field, there are:
168 players from 25 different countries
1 Current World Number One
Rory McIlroy
4 former World Number Ones
David Duval
Ernie Els
Sir Nick Faldo
Martin Kaymer
3 European Ryder Cup captains
Paul McGinley (2014)
Colin Montgomerie (2010)
Sir Nick Faldo (2008)
4 of Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup 2014 side
Victor Dubuisson
Stephen Gallacher
Martin Kaymer
Rory McIlroy
11 Players from the top 60 of the Official World Golf Ranking
11 Major Champions with 256Major victories between them
Sir Nick Faldo (6)
Ernie Els (4)
Rory McIlroy (4)
Padraig Harrington (3)
Martin Kaymer, Sandy Lyle (both 2)
Darren Clarke, David Duval, Paul Lawrie, Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel (all 1)
8 European Number Ones
Rory McIlroy (2012)
Martin Kaymer (2010)
Robert Karlsson (2008)
Padraig Harrington (2006)
Ernie Els (2004, 2003)
Colin Montgomerie (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005)
Sir Nick Faldo (1983, 1992)
Sandy Lyle (1985)
12 of the 13 former winners of the Dunhill Links
David Howell (2013)
Branden Grace (2012)
Michael Hoey (2011)
Martin Kaymer (2010)
Simon Dyson (2009)
Robert Karlsson (2008)
Nick Dougherty (2007)
Padraig Harrington (2002, 2007)
Colin Montgomerie (2005)
Stephen Gallacher (2004)
Paul Lawrie (2001)
1 multiple winner of the Dunhill Links
Padraig Harrington (2002, 2007)
23 winners from The 2014 Race to Dubai
PLUS…
4 Ballon d’Or winners with 6 wins between them
Sir Bobby Charlton (1966)
Johan Cruyff (1971, 1973, 1974)
Ruud Gullit (1987)
Luis Figo (2000)
1 FIFA World Cup Winner
Bobby Charlton (1966)
1 Olympic Ski Gold Medallist
Franz Klammer (1976)
1 5-time Olympic Rowing Gold Medallist
Sir Steve Redgrave
4 Golden Globe Winners
Hugh Grant
Damian Lewis
Kyle MacLachlan
Bill Murray
1 Former Vice President of the United States of America
Dan Quayle
and…
1 Dragon
Peter Jones
PLUS MANY MORE
