Field in Focus: at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic

Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, europeantour.com broke the elite field teeing it up at Emirates GC this week down into a number of vital statistics ahead of the latest stop on The European Tour Race to Dubai.

<strong>132 players </strong>

<strong>85 European Tour winners with 401 European Tour victories between them</strong>

<strong>5 European Number Ones<br />
</strong>Ernie Els<br />Robert Karlsson<br />Rory McIlroy<br />Colin Montgomerie<br />Henrik Stenson

<strong>9 Major Champions with 29 Major titles</strong><br />Michael Campbell<br />Fred Couples<br />John Daly<br />Ernie Els<br />Paul Lawrie<br />Rory McIlroy<br />José Maria Olazábal<br />Mark O'Meara<br />Tiger Woods

<strong>4 World Number Ones</strong><br />Fred Couples<br />Ernie Els<br />Rory McIlroy<br />Tiger Woods

<strong>11 in the Official World Golf Ranking top 50</strong><br />Tiger Woods (1)<br />Henrik Stenson (3)<br />Rory McIlroy (6)<br />Thomas Bjorn (24)<br />Jamie Donaldson (25)<br />Ernie Els (28)<br />Miguel Angel Jimenez (38)<br />Joost Luiten (41)<br />Francesco Molinari (43)<br />Branden Grace (45)<br />Matteo Manassero (47)

<strong>21 Ryder Cup players</strong>

<strong>2 Ryder Cup Captains</strong><br />Colin Montgomerie (2010)<br />José Maria Olazábal (2012)

<strong>4 World Golf Champions</strong><br />Ernie Els<br />Francesco Molinari<br />Henrik Stenson<br />Tiger Woods

<strong>5 of the winners on the 2014 Race to Dubai</strong><br />Thomas Bjorn<br />Miguel Angel Jiménez<br />Pablo Larrazábal<br />Morten Orum Madsen<br />Dawie Van der Walt

<strong>18 former winners of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic</strong><br />Wayne Westner (1993)<br />Ernie Els (1994, 2002, 2005)<br />Fred Couples (1995)<br />Colin Montgomerie (1996)<br />Richard Green (1997)<br />José Maria Olazábal (1998)<br />David Howell (1999)<br />José Coceres (2000)<br />Thomas Bjorn (2001)<br />Robert-Jan Derksen (2003)<br />Mark O'Meara (2004)<br />Tiger Woods (2006, 2008)<br />Henrik Stenson (2007)<br />Rory McIlroy (2009)<br />Miguel Angel Jiménez (2010)<br />Alvaro Quiros (2011)<br />Rafa Cabrera-Bello (2012)<br />Stephen Gallacher (2013)

<strong>14 Challenge Tour graduates</strong>

<strong>3 from the Qualifying School</strong>