Field in Focus: at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

<em><strong>europeantour.com</strong> takes a closer look at the field in the UAE this week for the first leg of The European Tour’s annual ‘Desert Swing’  – the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.</em>

<strong>126 players from 27 different countries</strong>

<strong>79 European Tour winners with 369 European Tour victories between them</strong>

<strong>7 European Tour Number Ones</strong><br />Henrik Stenson (2013)<br />Rory McIlroy (2012)<br />Luke Donald (2011)<br />Martin Kaymer (2010)<br />Robert Karlsson (2008)<br />Padraig Harrington (2006)<br />Colin Montgomerie (1993-99, 2005)

<strong>8 Major Champions with 16 victories between them</strong><br />Phil Mickelson (5)<br />Padraig Harrington (3)<br />Jose Maria Olazabal (2)<br />Rory McIlroy (2)<br />Martin Kaymer (1)<br />Darren Clarke (1)<br />Paul Lawrie (1)<br />Michael Campbell (1)

<strong>3 former World Number Ones</strong><br />Rory McIlroy<br />Luke Donald<br />Martin Kaymer

<strong>4 of the Top 10 in the OWGR</strong><br />Henrik Stenson (3)<br />Phil Mickelson (5)<br />Rory McIlroy (7)<br />Sergio Garcia (10)

<strong>3 European Ryder Cup Captains</strong><br />Colin Montgomerie (2010)<br />José María Olazábal (2012)<br />Paul McGinley (2014)

<strong>23 Ryder Cup players with 72 appearances between them</strong>

<strong>4 out of the 5 winners of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship</strong><br />Martin Kaymer (2008, 2010, 2011)<br />Paul Casey (2007, 2009)<br />Jamie Donaldson (2013)<br />Robert Rock (2012)

<strong>19 of the 2013 champions and 4 of the 5 winners from The 2014 Race to Dubai</strong>

<strong>15 graduates from the 2013 Challenge Tour</strong><br />Andrea Pavan<br />Jose-Filipe Lima<br />Shiv Kapur<br />Johan Carlsson<br />Daan Huizing<br />Adrian Otaegui<br />Sihwan Kim<br />Tyrell Hatton<br />Victor Riu<br />Robert Dinwiddie<br />Francois Calmels<br />Nacho Elvira<br />Jamie McLeary

<strong>5 players who came through the 2013 Qualifying School</strong><br />Carlos Del Moral<br />Fabrizio Zanotti<br />Marco Crespi<br />Gary Stal<br />Adrien Saddier