Field in Focus: at the Masters
europeantour.com takes a closer look at the field taking to Augusta National for the year's first Major at the Masters Tournament from April 5-8.
In the field are:
57 European Tour winners with 441 titles
Bernhard Langer, Masters Champion in 1985 and 1993, tees it up at Augusta as the man with the most European Tour titles with a total of 40 dating back to his first at the 1980 Dunlop Masters through to his last where he shared Volvo Masters Andalucía glory alongside Colin Montgomerie in 2002.
Four- time champion Tiger Woods is next on the list with 38 victories on The European Tour, a tally made up of 16 World Golf Championships, 14 Major titles and a further eight wins. These have tended to come in pairs, with two victories each at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, Johnnie Walker Classic and the Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe.
Ian Woosnam won the Masters in 1991 contributing to his total of 28 wins on The Tour, followed by two time Augusta champ José María Olazábal with 23 and England's Lee Westwood with 21. There are a further nine players with counts in the teens before a plethora of world class talent who tee it up at Augusta with at least one European Tour trophy on their mantle.
32 Major Championship winners with 65 Major titles
Player | Wins | Tournaments | ||||||||
Tiger Woods | 14 | Masters: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 | ||||||||
Tom Watson | 8 | Masters: 1977, 1981 US Open Championship: 1982 Open Championship: 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 | ||||||||
Phil Mickelson | 4 | Masters: 2004, 2006, 2010 US PGA Championship: 2005 | ||||||||
Padraig Harrington | 3 | Open Championship: 2007, 2008 US PGA Championship: 2008 | ||||||||
Vijay Singh | 3 | Masters: 2000 US PGA Championship: 1998, 2004 | ||||||||
Angel Cabrera | 2 | Masters: 2009 US Open Championship: 2007 | ||||||||
Ben Crenshaw | 2 | Masters: 1984, 1995 | ||||||||
Bernhard Langer | 2 | Masters: 1985, 1993 | ||||||||
Sandy Lyle | 2 | Masters: 1988 Open Championship: 1985 | ||||||||
José María Olazábal | 2 | Masters: 1994, 1999 | ||||||||
Mark O'Meara | 2 | Masters: 1998 Open Championship: 1998 | ||||||||
Keegan Bradley | 1 | US PGA Championship: 2011 | ||||||||
Stewart Cink | 1 | Open Championship: 2009 | ||||||||
Darren Clarke | 1 | Open Championship: 2011 | ||||||||
Fred Couples | 1 | Masters: 1992 | ||||||||
Jim Furyk | 1 | US Open Championship: 2003 | ||||||||
Lucas Glover | 1 | US Open Championship: 2009 | ||||||||
Trevor Immelman | 1 | Masters: 2008 | ||||||||
Zach Johnson | 1 | Masters: 2007 | ||||||||
Martin Kaymer | 1 | US PGA Championship: 2010 | ||||||||
Paul Lawrie | 1 | Open Championship: 1999 | ||||||||
Graeme McDowell | 1 | US Open Championship: 2010 | ||||||||
Rory McIlroy | 1 | US Open Championship: 2011 | ||||||||
Larry Mize | 1 | Masters: 1987 | ||||||||
Geoff Ogilvy | 1 | US Open Championship: 2006 | ||||||||
Louis Oosthuizen | 1 | Open Championship: 2010 | ||||||||
Charl Schwartzel | 1 | Masters: 2011 | ||||||||
Craig Stadler | 1 | Masters: 1982 | ||||||||
David Toms | 1 | US PGA Championship: 2001 | ||||||||
Mike Weir | 1 | Masters: 2003 | ||||||||
Ian Woosnam | 1 | Masters: 1991 | ||||||||
YE Yang | 1 | US PGA Championship: 2009 |
9 World Number Ones with a total of 799 weeks atop the Ranking
Tiger Woods has broken all records regarding time at the top of the Official World Golf Rankings during his tenures as the Number One player, and as a result he has spent a collective 623 weeks atop the game. Ian Woosnam is second on the list of players competing in 2012 with 50 weeks, closely followed by Luke Donald with 43.
Vijay Singh is next on the list having spent 32 weeks as top dog, 1992 Masters Champ Fred Couples topped the ranking for 16 weeks before Martin Kaymer, Bernhard Langer and Rory McIlroy who have all spent eight, three and two weeks as Number One respectively.
18 different nationalities represented
Argentina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Australia | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Canada | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
England | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Fiji | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Japan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
South Africa | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Scotland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
South Korea | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Spain | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
United States | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
Wales | 1 |
14 of the top 15 in the 2011 Race to Dubai
Race to Dubai | Player | ||||
1 | Luke Donald | ||||
2 | Rory McIlroy | ||||
3 | Martin Kaymer | ||||
4 | Charl Schwartzel | ||||
5 | Lee Westwood | ||||
6 | Alvaro Quiros | ||||
7 | Anders Hansen | ||||
8 | Sergio Garcia | ||||
9 | Thomas Bjørn | ||||
10 | Simon Dyson | ||||
11 | Darren Clarke | ||||
12 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | ||||
13 | Peter Hanson | ||||
15 | Louis Oosthuizen |
18 former champions with 27 Masters titles
Tiger Woods has been victorious on four occasions round Augusta National, slipping on the hallowed Green Jacket in 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005. Phil Mickelson is close behind with three victories since 2004, with further triumphs coming two years later in 2006 and again in 2010, while Ben Crenshaw, Bernhard Langer, José María Olazábal and Tom Watson all have two Masters titles.
There are a further 12 champions in the field this year that have won on one occasion, the most recent of which being defending champion Charl Schwartzel, with a number of veterans also playing this year including Craig Stadler, Mark O'Meara, Ian Woosnam and Sandy Lyle.
24 European Ryder Cup players and captains
Position | Player | ||||
1997, 2002 | Thomas Bjørn | ||||
2004, 2006, 2008 | Paul Casey | ||||
1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006 | Darren Clarke | ||||
2004, 2006, 2010 | Luke Donald | ||||
2010 | Ross Fisher | ||||
1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 | Sergio Garcia | ||||
2010 | Peter Hanson | ||||
1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 | Padraig Harrington | ||||
1999, 2004, 2008, 2010 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | ||||
2006, 2008 | Robert Karlsson | ||||
2010 | Martin Kaymer | ||||
1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2004 (Capt.) | Bernhard Langer | ||||
1999 | Paul Lawrie | ||||
1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987 | Sandy Lyle | ||||
2008, 2010 | Graeme McDowell | ||||
2010 | Rory McIlroy | ||||
2010 | Edoardo Molinari | ||||
2010 | Francesco Molinari | ||||
1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2012 (Capt.) | José María Olazábal | ||||
2004, 2008, 2010 | Ian Poulter | ||||
2008 | Justin Rose | ||||
2006, 2008 | Henrik Stenson | ||||
1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 | Lee Westwood | ||||
1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2006 (Capt.) | Ian Woosnam |
1 European Tour member making their first appearance
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño makes his debut at Augusta in 2012 having surged back to the top of the game late last year after spending much of the season out with injury. He threatened victory on a couple of occasions towards the end of 2011, before eventually cashing in on his fine play with a Monday play-off victory over Juvic Pagunsan to take the Barclays Singapore Open title in November. He is one of 15 players making their first appearance at Augusta.