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Field in Focus: at the BMW PGA Championship
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Field in Focus: at the BMW PGA Championship

europeantour.com takes a closer look at the field taking to the flagship BMW PGA Championship this week from May 23-26 at Wentworth Club.

Justin Rose and Luke Donald shake hands on the 18th green during the final round of the BMW PGA Championship on the West Course at Wentworth

In the field are:

10 former winners of the BMW PGA Championship with 14 titles

Player

Year
Paul Casey2009
Luke Donald2011, 2012
Scott Drummond2004
Ignacio Garrido2003
Anders Hansen2002, 2007
David Howell2006
Miguel Angel Jiménez
2008
Simon Khan2010
Colin Montgomerie1998, 1999, 2000
José María Olazábal1994


9 Major winners with 15 victories

Player

Number of wins

Tournaments
Ernie Els4US Open Championship (1994, 97)
Open Championship (2002, 12)
Retief Goosen2US Open Championship (2001, 2004)
Rory McIlroy2US Open Championship (2011)
US PGA Championship (2012)
José María Olazábal
2Masters (1994, 99)
Michael Campbell1US Open Championship (2005)
Darren Clarke1Open Championship (2011)
Martin Kaymer1US PGA Championship (2010)
Paul Lawrie1Open Championship (1999)
Graeme McDowell1US Open Championship (2010)

8 former European Tour Number Ones with 18 titles

Player

Year
Luke Donald2011
Ernie Els2003, 2004
Retief Goosen2001, 2002
Martin Kaymer2010
Rory McIlroy2012
Colin Montgomerie1993-99, 2005
Justin Rose2007
Lee Westwood2000, 2009

1 Current Ryder Cup Captain

Paul McGinley - 2014 - The Gleneagles Hotel


2 Former Ryder Cup Captains

Player

Year

Venue
Colin Montgomerie2010The Celtic Manor Resort
José María Olazábal2012Medinah CC



12 Challenge Tour graduates from 2012

Player

Challenge Tour Ranking 2012
Espen Kofstad1
Kristoffer Broberg
2
Andreas Harto
3
JB Hansen4
Gary Lockerbie5
Simon Wakefield7
Alessandro Tadini8
Alexandre Kaleka9
Chris Doak10
Scott Henry11
Chris Paisley12
Eddie Pepperell13


27 different nationalities represented

ARG
Argentina2
AUS

Australia

4
AUTAustria2
BEL
Belgium1
CHI
Chile1
CHN
China1
DENDenmark7
England36
FIN
Finland1
France10
GERGermany3
IND
India3
IRE
Ireland6
ITAItaly5
NEDNetherlands3
Northern Ireland5
NOR
Norway1
NZL
New Zealand1
PAR
Paraguay1
POR
Portugal1
SCOScotland14
RSASouth Africa
14
ESPSpain10
SWESweden8
THA
Thailand3
USA
USA1
WAL
Wales2

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