Field in Focus: at the BMW Masters

<strong>Field in Focus – at the BMW Masters</strong><br /><br /><strong><em>europeantour.com</em></strong>takes a closer look at the field taking to Lake Malaren Golf Club for the first leg of the inaugural Final Series – the BMW Masters presented by SRE Group.

<strong>• 78 players from 23 different countries</strong>

<strong>• 60 European Tour winners with 271 victories</strong>

<strong>• 7 Major Champions with 11 Major victories</strong><br />John Daly<br />Padraig Harrington<br />Martin Kaymer<br />Paul Lawrie<br />Graeme McDowell<br />Rory McIlroy<br />Louis Oosthuizen

<strong>• Four former World Number Ones</strong><br />Luke Donald<br />Martin Kaymer<br />Rory McIlroy<br />Lee Westwood

<strong>• 18 Ryder Cup players with 53 appearances between them</strong>

<strong>• 5 World Golf Championships winners with 6 wins</strong><br />Luke Donald<br />Martin Kaymer<br />Francesco Molinari<br />Ian Poulter<br />Henrik Stenson

<strong>• 5 European Tour Number Ones</strong><br />Luke Donald (2011)<br />Padraig Harrington (2006)<br />Martin Kaymer (2010)<br />Rory McIlroy (2012)<br />Lee Westwood (2000, 2009)

<strong>• 21 of the 2013 European Tour winners</strong>

<strong>• 3 two-time European Tour winners in 2013</strong><br />Joost Luiten (Lyoness Open, KLM Open)<br />Graeme McDowell (Volvo World Match Play, Alstom Open de France)<br />Brett Rumford (Ballantine’s Championship, Volvo China Open)

<strong>• 10 of the victorious 2012 European Ryder Cup team</strong><br />Nicolas Colsaerts<br />Luke Donald<br />Peter Hanson<br />Martin Kaymer<br />Paul Lawrie<br />Graeme McDowell<br />Rory McIlroy<br />Francesco Molinari<br />Ian Poulter<br />Lee Westwood

<strong>• 5 former winners of the flagship BMW PGA Championship</strong><br />Paul Casey (2009)<br />Luke Donald (2011, 2012)<br />David Howell (2006)<br />Miguel Angel Jimenez (2008)<br />Simon Khan (2010)

<strong>• 3 previous BMW-sponsored victories for Miguel Angel Jimenez – the most of anyone in the field</strong><br />2004 BMW Asian Open<br />2004 BMW International Open<br />2008 BMW PGA Championship

<strong>• 14 players from China</strong><br />Selected by the China Golf Association, including the winners of the BMW Junior Open and the Chinese BMW Golf Cup International, as the growth of golf in the country continues apace.<br /><br />