Field in Focus: at the BMW Masters

<strong>By Will Pearson, europeantour.com<br />
at Lake Malaren</strong>

<em>As we continue the build-up to the BMW Masters, <strong>europeantour.com</strong> takes a closer look at the stellar field assembled in Shanghai for the launching event of The 2014 Race to Dubai ‘Final Series’.</em>

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

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

<strong>3 European Number Ones<br />
</strong>Ernie Els (2003, 2004)<br />Justin Rose (2007)<br />Robert Karlsson (2008)

<strong>53 European Tour winners </strong>

<strong>22 winners in The 2014 Race to Dubai</strong>

<strong>1 former BMW Masters winner<br />
</strong>Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (2013)

<strong>2 former winners in the ‘Final Series’<br />
</strong>Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (2013 BMW Masters)<br />Victor Dubuisson (2013 Turkish Airlines Open)

<strong>1 former World Number One<br />
</strong>Ernie Els

<strong>4 Major Champions with 8 victories between them<br />
</strong>Ernie Els (4)<br />Graeme McDowell (1)<br />Jose Maria Olazabal (2)<br />Justin Rose (1)

<strong>17 of the top 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking</strong>

<strong>2 victorious Ryder Cup captains<br />
</strong>Jose Maria Olazabal (2012)<br />Paul McGinley (2014)

<strong>7 triumphant members of the 2014 European Ryder Cup side<br />
</strong>Thomas Bjorn<br />Jamie Donaldson<br />Victor Dubuisson<br />Stephen Gallacher<br />Graeme McDowell<br />Ian Poulter<br />Justin Rose

<strong>4 World Golf Championships winners<br />
</strong>Ernie Els (2004, 2010 – WGC-Cadillac Championship)<br />Francesco Molinari (2010 WGC-HSBC Champions)<br />Justin Rose (2012 – WGC-Cadillac Championship)<br />Ian Poulter (2010 – WGC-Accenture Match Play, 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions)