Field in Focus: at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters

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

Ahead of the second part of the Desert Swing trilogy, the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, europeantour.com takes a close look at the stellar field assembled at Doha Golf Club this week.

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

<strong>126 players from 25 different countries</strong>

<strong>79 European Tour winners with 280 victories between them</strong>

<strong>6 Major Champions with 10 victories between them<br />
</strong>Ernie Els (4 – 1994 US Open, 1997 US Open, 2002 Open, 2012 Open)<br />José Maria Olazábal (2 – 1994 Masters Tournament, 1999 Masters Tournament)<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>4 former European Number Ones<br />
</strong>Henrik Stenson (2013)<br />Robert Karlsson (2008)<br />Justin Rose (2007)<br />Ernie Els (2003, 2004)

<strong>3 of the top 6 in the Official World Golf Ranking<br />
</strong>Henrik Stenson (2)<br />Sergio Garcia (5)<br />Justin Rose (6)

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

<strong>7 winners of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters with 8 victories between them<br />
</strong>Sergio Garcia (2014)<br />Paul Lawrie (1999, 2012)<br />Robert Karlsson (2010)<br />Alvaro Quiros (2009)<br />Henrik Stenson (2006)<br />Ernie Els (2005)<br />Darren Fichardt (2003)

<strong>14 players who have won European Tour events in the Middle East<br />
</strong>Including record holders Ernie Els and Henrik Stenson, who have both won 4 apiece

<strong>1 youngest player in Commercial Bank Qatar Masters history<br />
</strong>Jakub Hrinda (14 years and 305 days) – beating previous record of Dominic Foos, who was 15 years and 142 days in 2013

<strong>3 of the 4 winners in The 2015 Race to Dubai</strong><br />Branden Grace (Alfred Dunhill Championship)<br />Andy Sullivan (South African Open Championship hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni)<br />Gary Stal (Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship)

<strong>14 Ryder Cup players with 33 appearances between them</strong>

<strong>3 World Golf Championships winners with 4 victories between them<br />
</strong>Ernie Els (2004, 2010 Cadillac)<br />Justin Rose (2012 Cadillac)<br />Henrik Stenson (2007 Match Play)

<strong>4 Amateurs<br />
</strong>Ali Al-Shahrani<br />Ali Saleh Al Kaabi<br />Jakub Hrinda<br />Antonio Murdaca