Field in Focus: at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
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<strong>By Will Pearson, europeantour.com<br />
at St Andrews</strong><br /><br />Ahead of this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship,<strong>europeantour.com </strong>takes a closer look at the star-studded field assembled for the Pro-Am showpiece St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns.
<strong>In the field, there are:</strong>
<strong>168 players from 25 different countries</strong>
<strong>1 Current World Number One<br />
</strong>Rory McIlroy
<strong>4 former World Number Ones<br />
</strong>David Duval<br />Ernie Els<br />Sir Nick Faldo<br />Martin Kaymer
<strong>3 European Ryder Cup captains<br />
</strong>Paul McGinley (2014)<br />Colin Montgomerie (2010)<br />Sir Nick Faldo (2008)<br /><br /><strong>4 of Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup 2014 side<br />
</strong>Victor Dubuisson<br />Stephen Gallacher<br />Martin Kaymer<br />Rory McIlroy<br /><br /><strong>11 Players from the top 60 of the Official World Golf Ranking</strong>
<strong>11 Major Champions with 256Major victories between them<br />
</strong>Sir Nick Faldo (6)<br />Ernie Els (4)<br />Rory McIlroy (4)<br />Padraig Harrington (3)<br />Martin Kaymer, Sandy Lyle (both 2)<br />Darren Clarke, David Duval, Paul Lawrie, Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel (all 1)
<strong>8 European Number Ones<br />
</strong>Rory McIlroy (2012)<br />Martin Kaymer (2010)<br />Robert Karlsson (2008)<br />Padraig Harrington (2006)<br />Ernie Els (2004, 2003)<br />Colin Montgomerie (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005)<br />Sir Nick Faldo (1983, 1992)<br />Sandy Lyle (1985)
<strong>12 of the 13 former winners of the Dunhill Links<br />
</strong>David Howell (2013)<br />Branden Grace (2012)<br />Michael Hoey (2011)<br />Martin Kaymer (2010)<br />Simon Dyson (2009)<br />Robert Karlsson (2008)<br />Nick Dougherty (2007)<br />Padraig Harrington (2002, 2007)<br />Colin Montgomerie (2005)<br />Stephen Gallacher (2004)<br />Paul Lawrie (2001)
<strong>1 multiple winner of the Dunhill Links<br />
</strong>Padraig Harrington (2002, 2007)
<strong>23 winners from The 2014 Race to Dubai</strong>
<strong>PLUS…<br />
</strong><br /><strong>4 Ballon d’Or winners with 6 wins between them<br />
</strong>Sir Bobby Charlton (1966)<br />Johan Cruyff (1971, 1973, 1974)<br />Ruud Gullit (1987)<br />Luis Figo (2000)<br /><br /><strong>1 FIFA World Cup Winner<br />
</strong>Bobby Charlton (1966)<br /><br /><strong>1 Olympic Ski Gold Medallist <br />
</strong>Franz Klammer (1976)<br /><br /><strong>1 5-time Olympic Rowing Gold Medallist<br />
</strong>Sir Steve Redgrave
<strong>4 Golden Globe Winners<br />
</strong>Hugh Grant<br />Damian Lewis<br />Kyle MacLachlan<br />Bill Murray<strong><br />
</strong><br /><strong>1 Former Vice President of the United States of America<br />
</strong>Dan Quayle
<strong>and…<br />
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1 Dragon<br />
</strong>Peter Jones<br /><br /><strong>PLUS MANY MORE</strong>
