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Field in Focus: Nedbank Golf Challenge
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Field in Focus: Nedbank Golf Challenge

Ahead of the second part of The 2016 Race to Dubai Final Series, europeantour.com drills down into the make-up of the elite field assembled in Sun City for this week’s Nedbank Golf Challenge.

Alex Noren

In the field there are:

72 players from22different countries

56European Tour winners

Henrik Stenson

4former European Number Ones
Henrik Stenson (2013)
Martin Kaymer (2010)
Padraig Harrington (2006)
Retief Goosen (2001, 2002)

42of the top 50 in The Race to Dubai

23winners this season

Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel and Branden Grace

All 5 multiple winners this season
Henrik Stenson
Danny Willett
Charl Schwartzel
Jeunghun Wang
Alex Noren

4 former winners of the Nedbank Golf Challenge
Retief Goosen (2004)
Henrik Stenson (2008)
Martin Kaymer (2012)
Danny Willett (2014 (part of 2015 Schedule))

 Retief Goosen

7Major winners11titles between them
Padraig Harrington (3)
Martin Kaymer, Retief Goosen (2 each)
Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Henrik Stenson, Danny Willett (1 each)

1 former World Number One
Martin Kaymer

12Ryder Cup players

61 per cent of the field will be making their tournament debut

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