Field in Focus: at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

<strong>By Will Pearson, europeantour.com<br />
in Abu Dhabi</strong>

<em>As we continue the build-up to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, <strong>europeantour.com </strong>takes a closer look at the star-studded field assembled for the tenth anniversary edition in the UAE...</em>

<strong>In the field, there are:</strong>

<strong>126 players from 26 different countries</strong>

<strong>82 European Tour winners with 306 victories between them <br />
</strong>Including…<br />Ernie Els (28)<br />Miguel Angel Jiménez (21)<br />Darren Clarke (14)<br />Martin Kaymer, Robert Karlsson (11 each)<br />Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson and Charl Schwartzel (9 each)

<strong>9 Major Champions with 16 victories between them<br />
</strong>Ernie Els (4 – 1994 US Open, 1997 US Open, 2002 Open, 2012 Open)<br />Rory McIlroy (4 – 2011 US Open, 2012 US PGA, 2014 Open, 2014 US PGA)<br />Martin Kaymer (2 – 2010 US PGA, 2014 US Open)<br />Michael Campbell (1 – 2005 US Open)<br />Darren Clarke (1 – 2011 Open)<br />Paul Lawrie (1 – 1999 Open)<br />Justin Rose (1 – 2013 US Open)<br />Charl Schwartzel (1 – 2011 Masters)<br />Y.E. Yang (1 – 2009 US PGA)

<strong>3 World Number Ones<br />
</strong>Rory McIlroy<br />Ernie Els<br />Martin Kaymer

<strong>6 European Number Ones<br />
</strong>Rory McIlroy (2012, 2014)<br />Ernie Els (2003, 2004)<br />Henrik Stenson (2013)<br />Martin Kaymer (2010)<br />Robert Karlsson (2008)<br />Justin Rose (2007)

<strong>5 former winners of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship with 7 victories between them<br />
</strong>Pablo Larrazábal (2014)<br />Jamie Donaldson (2013)<br />Robert Rock (2012)<br />Martin Kaymer (2008, 2010, 2011)<br />Chris DiMarco (2006)

<strong>4 of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking<br />
</strong>Rory McIlroy (1)<br />Henrik Stenson (2)<br />Justin Rose (6)<br />Rickie Fowler (10)

<strong>3 of 3 winners in The 2015 Race to Dubai<br />
</strong>Danny Willett (Nedbank Golf Challenge)<br />Branden Grace (Alfred Dunhill Championship)<br />Andy Sullivan (South African Open Championship hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni)

<strong>6 of the victorious 2014 European Ryder Cup side</strong><br />Victor Dubuisson<br />Jamie Donaldson<br />Martin Kaymer<br />Rory McIlroy<br />Justin Rose<br />Henrik Stenson

<strong>19 Ryder Cup players with 39 appearances between them (17 Europeans and 2 Americans)</strong>

<strong>6 World Golf Championships winners with 8 victories between them<br />
</strong>Ernie Els (2004 Match Play, 2010 Championship)<br />Darren Clarke (2000 Match Play, 2003 Invitational)<br />Martin Kaymer (2011 Champions)<br />Rory McIlroy (2014 Invitational)<br />Justin Rose (2012 Championship)<br />Henrik Stenson (2007 Match Play)

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