As the Desert Swing reaches its climax at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, europeantour.com takes a closer look at the field assembled at Emirates Golf Club…
In the field there are:
132 players from 27 different countries
84 European Tour winners
9 Major Championship winners with 24 wins between them
Tiger Woods (14)
Martin Kaymer (2)
Jose María Olazábal (2)
Darren Clarke, Paul Lawrie, Trevor Immelman, Graeme McDowell, Henrik Stenson and Danny Willett (1 each)
3 former World Number Ones
Martin Kaymer
Lee Westwood
Tiger Woods
27 Ryder Cup players
11 former Dubai Desert Classic winners
Richard Green (1997)
José María Olazábal (1998)
David Howell (1999)
Thomas Bjørn (2001)
Tiger Woods (2006 and 2008)
Henrik Stenson (2007)
Miguel Angel Jiménez (2010)
Alvaro Quiros (2011)
Rafa Cabrera Bello (2012)
Stephen Gallacher (2013 and 2014)
Danny Willett (2016)
5 winners from the 2017 season
Brandon Stone (Alfred Dunhill Championship)
Sam Brazel (UBS Hong Kong Open)
Graeme Storm (BMW SA Open hosted by City of Ekurhuleni)
Tommy Fleetwood (Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship)
Jeunghun Wang (Commercial Bank Qatar Masters)
15 of the 2016 Race to Dubai top 20, including
Alex Noren
Matt Fitzpatrick
Bernd Wiesberger
Andy Sullivan
2 amateurs
Curtis Luck
Rayhan Thomas
