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Strength in Depth of European Tour on Display at US PGA Championship
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Strength in Depth of European Tour on Display at US PGA Championship

The European Tour presence at the US PGA Championship will be as strong as it has ever been, with a record equalling 41 Members heading to Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, New Jersey, next week for the 2005 season’’s fourth and final Major.

The record number of representatives was set in 2003 and equalled in 2004, and once again accentuates the strength and depth of The European Tour, which will be displayed by this powerful presence at Baltrusol.

Among the 41 are debutantes Stephen Dodd of Wales, Englishman Nick Dougherty, Scotsman Stephen Gallacher, Australian Richard Green, Sweden’’s Peter Hanson, Maarten Lafeber of the Netherlands, Henrik Stenson of Sweden and England’’s Steve Webster.

US Open Champion, and current European Tour Order of Merit leader, Michael Campbell of New Zealand is making his first appearance in the States since holding off the challenge of World Number One Tiger Woods at Pinehurst No.2 back in June.

The 87th US PGA Championship, the first to visit historic Baltusrol Golf Club, is the second Championship to be contested in New Jersey. The legendary Sam Snead captured the 1942 US PGA Championship at Seaview Country Club in Atlantic City.

2005 USPGA Championship Field:

Asterix denotes European Tour Member

ALLEN, Michael - Scottsdale, Ariz.

ALLENBY, Robert - AUSTRALIA

AMES, Stephen - CANADA

ANDRADE, Billy - Bristol, R.I.

APPLEBY, Stuart - AUSTRALIA

ATWAL, Arjun - INDIA

AUSTIN, Woody - Derby, Kan.

AZINGER, Paul - Bradenton, Fla.

BEEM, Rich - Austin, Texas

BERRY, Don - Brooklyn Park, Minn.

BJÖRN, Thomas - DENMARK *

BOHN, Jason - Acworth, Ga.

BROOKS, Mark - Fort Worth, Texas

BRYANT, Bart - Ocoee, Fla.

CABRERA, Angel - ARGENTINA *

CALCAVECCHIA, Mark - Phoenix, Ariz.

CAMPBELL, Chad - Lewisville, Texas

CAMPBELL, Michael - NEW ZEALAND *

CASEY, Paul – ENGLAND *

CEJKA, Alex – GERMANY *

CHOI, K.J. - SOUTH KOREA

CINK, Stewart - Duluth, Ga.

CLARK, Tim - SOUTH AFRICA

CLARKE, Darren - NORTHERN IRELAND *

COSTON, Jeff - Blaine, Wash.

COUPLES, Fred - Santa Barbara, Calif.

CRANE, Ben - Beaverton, Ore.

CURTIS, Ben - Stow, Ohio

DAVIS, Brian – ENGLAND *

DALY, John - Dardanelle, Ark. *

DIMARCO, Chris - Orlando, Fla.

DODD, Stephen – WALES *

DOUGHERTY, Nick – ENGLAND *

DONALD, Luke – ENGLAND *

DURANT, Joe - Pensacola, Fla.

DUVAL, David - Denver, Colo.

ELKINGTON, Steve - AUSTRALIA

ESTES, Bob - Austin, Texas

FASTH, Niclas – SWEDEN *

FAXON, Brad - Barrington, R.I.

FLEMING, Tim - Oklahoma City, Okla.

FLESCH, Steve - Union, Ky.

FORD, Bob - Oakmont, Pa.

FRANCO, Carlos - PARAGUAY

FUNK, Fred - Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

FURYK, Jim - Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

GALLACHER, Stephen – SCOTLAND *

GARCIA, Sergio – SPAIN *

GEIBERGER, Brent - Palm Desert, Calif.

GLOVER, Lucas - Greenville, S.C.

GOOSEN, Retief - SOUTH AFRICA *

GRADY, Wayne - AUSTRALIA

GREEN, Richard – AUSTRALIA *

HAAS, Jay - Greenville, S.C.

HAMILTON, Todd - McKinney, Texas

HANSON, Peter – SWEDEN *

HARRINGTON, Padraig – IRELAND *

HART, Dudley - Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

HENSBY, Mark – AUSTRALIA *

HERRON, Tim - Wayzata, Minn.

HO, S.K. - SOUTH KOREA

HOWELL, David – ENGLAND *

HOWELL, III, Charles - Orlando, Fla.

IMMELMAN, Trevor - SOUTH AFRICA *

INTERNATIONAL Winner

JACOBSON, Fredrik - SWEDEN

JAIDEE, Thongchai – THAILAND *

JANZEN, Lee - Orlando, Fla.

JIMENEZ, Miguel Angel - SPAIN *

JOHNSON, Chip - North Scituate, Mass.

JOHNSON, Zach - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

KATAYAMA, Shingo - JAPAN

KAYE, Jonathan - Phoenix, Ariz.

KELLY, Jerry - Madison, Wis.

KESTNER, Darrell - Glen Cove, N.Y

LAFEBER, Maarten - THE NETHERLANDS *

LANGER, Bernhard – GERMANY *

LEANEY, Stephen - AUSTRALIA

LEHMAN, Tom - Scottsdale, Ariz.

LEONARD, Justin - Dallas, Texas

LEVET, Thomas – FRANCE *

LONARD, Peter – AUSTRALIA *

LONG, Travis - Henderson, Nev.

LOVE III, Davis - Sea Island, Ga.

MAGGERT, Jeff - The Woodlands, Texas

MAHAN, Hunter - Keller, Texas

MARTIN, Jeff - Warwick, R.I.

MARUYAMA, Shigeki - JAPAN

MAYFAIR, Billy - Scottsdale, Ariz.

MCCARRON, Scott - Reno, Nev.

MCDOWELL, Graeme - NORTHERN IRELAND *

MCGINLEY, Paul – IRELAND *

MELTON, Brett - Chicago, Ill.

MICHEEL, Shaun - Memphis, Tenn.

MICKELSON, Phil - Scottsdale, Ariz.

MIELKE, Mark - East Norwich, N.Y

MITCHUM, Kelly - Southern Pines, N.C

MONTGOMERIE, Colin – SCOTLAND *

MORIN, Alan - Royal Palm Beach, Fla.

MOSS, Rob - Broadview Heights, Ohio

NA, Kevin - Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

NELSON, Larry - Marietta, Ga.

NORMAN, Greg – AUSTRALIA *

O'HAIR, Sean - Boothwyn, Pa.

O'HERN, Nick – AUSTRALIA *

OBERHOLSER, Arron - Scottsdale, Ariz.

OGILVIE, Joe - Austin, Texas

OGILVY, Geoff - AUSTRALIA

OLAZABAL, Jose Maria – SPAIN *

OWEN, Greg – ENGLAND *

PALMER, Ryan - Hurst, Texas

PAMPLING, Rod - AUSTRALIA

PARNEVIK, Jesper - SWEDEN

PARRY, Craig - AUSTRALIA

PEREZ, Pat - Scottsdale, Ariz.

PERNICE, Tom - Murietta, Calif.

PERRY, Kenny - Franklin, Ky.

PETROVIC, Tim - Dade City. Fla.

PHILO, Ron - Amelia Island, Fla.

POULTER, Ian – ENGLAND *

PURDY, Ted - Phoenix, Ariz.

QUIGLEY, Brett - Barrington, R.I.

REID, Michael - Orem, Utah

REMESY, Jean Francois – FRANCE *

RILEY, Chris - Las Vegas, Nev.

ROBERTS, Loren - Germantown, Tenn.

SABBATINI, Rory - SOUTH AFRICA

SCHNEITER, Steve - Sandy, Utah

SCOTT, Adam – AUSTRALIA *

SINGH, Vijay – FIJI *

SLUMAN, Jeff - Hinsdale, Ill.

SMALL, Mike - Chicago, Ill.

SPENCE, Scott - Shorewood, Minn.

STARKJOHANN, Chris - Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.

STEINMETZ, Rich - Perkiomenville, Pa.

STENSON, Henrik – SWEDEN *

STOLZ, Andre - AUSTRALIA

SUTTON, Hal - Shreveport, La.

TANIGUCHI, Toru - JAPAN

TAYLOR, Vaughn - Augusta, Ga.

TENTIS, Dave - White Bear Lake, Minn.

THELEN, Tim - Richmond, Texas

THOMAS, Craig - Muttontown, N.Y.

TOMS, David - Shreveport, La.

TWAY, Bob - Edmond, Okla.

VAN PELT, Bo - Tulsa, Okla.

VERPLANK, Scott - Edmond, Okla.

WEBSTER, Steve – ENGLAND *

WEINHART, Tim - Buford, Ga.

WEIR, Mike - CANADA

WESTWOOD, Lee – ENGLAND *

WIEMERS, Chris - Omaha, Neb.

WOODS, Tiger - Windermere, Fla.

YONG-EUN, Yang - SOUTH KOREA

YURKIEWICZ, Jeff - Mesa, Ariz.

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