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Monday, 11 June 2012
We focus in on The Irish Open field with a few key statistics as Simon Dyson defends the title he won a year ago (EuropeanTour)
Field in Focus: at The Irish Open
9 former Irish Open Champions
10 Major Championship winners with 14 Major titles
84 European Tour Champions with 271 titles
13 European Tour winners with 15 titles in 2012
26 different nationalities represented
15 Ryder Cup Players
7 players who finished in the top ten at this event in 2011
europeantour.com takes a closer look at the field taking to Royal Portrush's Dunluce Links for The Irish Open from June 28 - July 1.
9 former Irish Open Champions
| Player | Year | ||||
| Michael Campbell | 2003 | ||||
| Simon Dyson | 2011 | ||||
| Ross Fisher | 2010 | ||||
| Richard Finch | 2008 | ||||
| Padraig Harrington | 2007 | ||||
| Shane Lowry | 2009 | ||||
| Colin Montgomerie | 1996, 1997, 2001 | ||||
| José María Olazábal | 1990 | ||||
| Brett Rumford | 2004 |
10 Major Championship winners with 14 Major titles
| Player | Wins | Tournaments | ||||||||
| Padraig Harrington | 3 | Open Championship: 2007, 2008 US PGA Championship: 2008 | ||||||||
| John Daly | 2 | Open Championship: 1995 US PGA Championship: 1991 | ||||||||
| José María Olazábal | 2 | Masters: 1994, 1999 | ||||||||
| Rich Beem | 1 | US PGA Championship: 2002 | ||||||||
| Keegan Bradley | 1 | US PGA Championship: 2011 | ||||||||
| Michael Campbell | 1 | US Open Championship: 2005 | ||||||||
| Darren Clarke | 1 | Open Championship: 2011 | ||||||||
| Paul Lawrie | 1 | Open Championship: 1999 | ||||||||
| Graeme McDowell | 1 | US Open Championship: 2010 | ||||||||
| Rory McIlroy | 1 | US Open Championship: 2011 |
84 European Tour Champions with 271 titles
This year's Irish Open boasts a field chocked with championship winning talent that in 2012 is book ended by Colin Montgomerie with 31 wins dating back to the Portuguese Open TPC in 1989, and by the latest man to enter the European Tour winner's club, Danny Willett, coming fresh off a fine maiden title at the BMW International Open last week.
13 European Tour winners with 15 titles in 2012
| Player | Wins | Tournament | ||||||||
| Branden Grace | 3 | Joburg Open, Volvo Golf Champions, Volvo China Open | ||||||||
| Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 1 | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | ||||||||
| Nicolas Colsaerts | 1 | Volvo World Match Play Championship | ||||||||
| Darren Fichardt | 1 | Saint-Omer Open presented by NEUFLIZE OBC | ||||||||
| Michael Hoey | 1 | Trophée Hassan II | ||||||||
| Thongchai Jaidee | 1 | ISPS Handa Wales Open | ||||||||
| J'be Kruger | 1 | Avantha Masters | ||||||||
| Paul Lawrie | 1 | Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy | ||||||||
| Francesco Molinari | 1 | Reale Seguros Open de España | ||||||||
| Thorbjørn Olesen | 1 | Sicilian Open | ||||||||
| Robert Rock | 1 | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | ||||||||
| Ricardo Santos | 1 | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal | ||||||||
| Danny Willett | 1 | BMW International Open |
26 different nationalities represented
 | Argentina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Australia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Austria | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Belgium | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Chile | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Denmark | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 | England | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Finland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | France | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | India | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Ireland | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Italy | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Netherlands | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 | New Zealand | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Northern Ireland | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Norway | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Paraguay | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Portugal | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Scotland | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
 | South Africa | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Spain | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Sweden | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Thailand | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | United States | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Wales | 4 |
15 Ryder Cup Players
| Player | Year | ||||
| Darren Clarke | 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006 | ||||
| Niclas Fasth | 2002 | ||||
| Ross Fisher | 2010 | ||||
| Ignacio Garrido | 1997 | ||||
| Padraig Harrington | 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 | ||||
| David Howell | 2004, 2006 | ||||
| Paul Lawrie | 1999 | ||||
| Thomas Levet | 2004 | ||||
| Graeme McDowell | 2008, 2010 | ||||
| Paul McGinley | 2002, 2004, 2006 | ||||
| Rory McIlroy | 2010 | ||||
| Francesco Molinari | 2010 | ||||
| Colin Montgomerie | 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006 | ||||
| José María Olazábal | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006 | ||||
| Phillip Price | 2002 |
7 players who finished in the top ten at this event in 2011
| Player | Position | ||||
| Simon Dyson | 1 | ||||
| Richard Green | 2 | ||||
| Stephen Gallacher | 3 | ||||
| Ignacio Garrido | 5 | ||||
| Lorenzo Gagli | T8 | ||||
| David Howell | T8 | ||||
| Peter Lawrie | T8 |
Tournament Leaderboard
| Pos |  | Player name | | Nat | | Hole | | Par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | DONALDSON, Jamie | | WAL | | 18 | | -18 | ||
| T2 | | CABRERA-BELLO, Rafa | | ESP | | 18 | | -14 | ||
| T2 | | ZANOTTI, Fabrizio | | PAR | | 18 | | -14 | ||
| T2 | | WALL, Anthony | | ENG | | 18 | | -14 | ||
| T5 | | LUNDBERG, Mikael | | SWE | | 18 | | -13 | ||
| T5 | | FOSTER, Mark | | ENG | | 18 | | -13 |
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