By Will Pearson, europeantour.com
at Lake Malaren
As we continue the build-up to the BMW Masters, europeantour.com takes a closer look at the stellar field assembled in Shanghai for the launching event of The 2014 Race to Dubai ‘Final Series’.
In the field there are:
78 players from 23 different countries
3 European Number Ones
Ernie Els (2003, 2004)
Justin Rose (2007)
Robert Karlsson (2008)
53 European Tour winners
22 winners in The 2014 Race to Dubai
1 former BMW Masters winner
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (2013)
2 former winners in the ‘Final Series’
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (2013 BMW Masters)
Victor Dubuisson (2013 Turkish Airlines Open)
1 former World Number One
Ernie Els
4 Major Champions with 8 victories between them
Ernie Els (4)
Graeme McDowell (1)
Jose Maria Olazabal (2)
Justin Rose (1)
17 of the top 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking
2 victorious Ryder Cup captains
Jose Maria Olazabal (2012)
Paul McGinley (2014)
7 triumphant members of the 2014 European Ryder Cup side
Thomas Bjorn
Jamie Donaldson
Victor Dubuisson
Stephen Gallacher
Graeme McDowell
Ian Poulter
Justin Rose
4 World Golf Championships winners
Ernie Els (2004, 2010 – WGC-Cadillac Championship)
Francesco Molinari (2010 WGC-HSBC Champions)
Justin Rose (2012 – WGC-Cadillac Championship)
Ian Poulter (2010 – WGC-Accenture Match Play, 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions)
