- David Toms is bidding to become the second player, following Tiger Woods (2003-04) to successfully defend the title.
- Justin Leonard and Stuart Appleby are the only players to have competed in all seven events, since the tournament began in 1999. The leading European Tour Members with six appearances are: Darren Clarke, Retief Goosen, Padraig Harrington and Vijay Singh.
- Here is a breakdown of the first round results year-by-year in relation to seedings:
1999 - 14 of 32 matches won by the higher seed
2000 - 21 of 32 matches won by the higher seed
2001 - 20 of 32 matches won by the higher seed
2002 - 19 of 32 matches won by the higher seed
2003 - 20 of 32 matches won by the higher seed
2004 - 12 of 32 matches won by the higher seed
2005 - 13 of 32 matches won by the higher seed
