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.
In the field are:
10 former winners of the BMW PGA Championship with 14 titles
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Player |
Year |
| Paul Casey | 2009 |
| Luke Donald | 2011, 2012 |
| Scott Drummond | 2004 |
| Ignacio Garrido | 2003 |
| Anders Hansen | 2002, 2007 |
| David Howell | 2006 |
| Miguel Angel Jiménez |
2008 |
| Simon Khan | 2010 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| José María Olazábal | 1994 |
9 Major winners with 15 victories
|
Player |
Number of wins |
Tournaments | ||||
| Ernie Els | 4 | US Open Championship (1994, 97) Open Championship (2002, 12) |
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| Retief Goosen | 2 | US Open Championship (2001, 2004) | ||||
| Rory McIlroy | 2 | US Open Championship (2011) US PGA Championship (2012) |
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| José María Olazábal |
2 | Masters (1994, 99) | ||||
| Michael Campbell | 1 | US Open Championship (2005) | ||||
| Darren Clarke | 1 | Open Championship (2011) | ||||
| Martin Kaymer | 1 | US PGA Championship (2010) | ||||
| Paul Lawrie | 1 | Open Championship (1999) | ||||
| Graeme McDowell | 1 | US Open Championship (2010) |
8 former European Tour Number Ones with 18 titles
|
Player |
Year |
| Luke Donald | 2011 |
| Ernie Els | 2003, 2004 |
| Retief Goosen | 2001, 2002 |
| Martin Kaymer | 2010 |
| Rory McIlroy | 2012 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 1993-99, 2005 |
| Justin Rose | 2007 |
| Lee Westwood | 2000, 2009 |
1 Current Ryder Cup Captain
Paul McGinley - 2014 - The Gleneagles Hotel
2 Former Ryder Cup Captains
|
Player |
Year |
Venue | ||||
| Colin Montgomerie | 2010 | The Celtic Manor Resort | ||||
| José María Olazábal | 2012 | Medinah CC |
12 Challenge Tour graduates from 2012
|
Player |
Challenge Tour Ranking 2012 |
| Espen Kofstad | 1 |
| Kristoffer Broberg |
2 |
| Andreas Harto |
3 |
| JB Hansen | 4 |
| Gary Lockerbie | 5 |
| Simon Wakefield | 7 |
| Alessandro Tadini | 8 |
| Alexandre Kaleka | 9 |
| Chris Doak | 10 |
| Scott Henry | 11 |
| Chris Paisley | 12 |
| Eddie Pepperell | 13 |
27 different nationalities represented
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Argentina | 2 |
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Australia |
4 |
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Austria | 2 |
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Belgium | 1 |
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Chile | 1 |
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China | 1 |
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Denmark | 7 |
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England | 36 |
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Finland | 1 |
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France | 10 |
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Germany | 3 |
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India | 3 |
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Ireland | 6 |
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Italy | 5 |
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Netherlands | 3 |
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Northern Ireland | 5 |
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Norway | 1 |
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New Zealand | 1 |
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Paraguay | 1 |
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Portugal | 1 |
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Scotland | 14 |
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South Africa |
14 |
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Spain | 10 |
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Sweden | 8 |
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Thailand | 3 |
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USA | 1 |
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Wales | 2 |
