• WGC-Mexico: Inside the field

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    Ahead of the first World Golf Championships event of the season, take a look at the field assembling in Mexico City.

    In the field there are…

    65 players from 18 different countries including six South Africans:

    Branden Grace, Louis Oosthuizen, Dylan Frittelli, Charl Schwartzel, Dean Burmester and Brandon Stone

    11 Major Champions with 18 wins between them, including:
    Phil Mickelson (5)
    Bubba Watson (2)
    Jordan Spieth (3)
    Sergio Garcia (1)
    Justin Rose (1)

    45 of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings

    2 current or former World Number Ones:
    Dustin Johnson
    Jordan Spieth

    30 European Tour members, including:
    Rafa Cabrera Bello
    Paul Casey
    Paul Dunne
    Jon Rahm


    6 former WGC winners, including:
    Matt Kuchar (2013 WGC-Match Play Championship)
    Francesco Molinari (2010 WGC-HSBC Champions)

    4 former winners of the WGC-Mexico Championship:
    Dustin Johnson (2015, 2017)
    Phil Mickelson (2009)
    Justin Rose (2012)
    Patrick Reed (2014)

    16 Ryder Cup players, including:
    Matt Fitzpatrick
    Thomas Pieters
    Justin Rose
    Rickie Fowler

    8 winners from the 2018 Race to Dubai
    Kiradech Aphibarnrat (ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth)
    Tommy Fleetwood (Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship)
    Dylan Frittelli (AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open)
    Li Haotong (Omega Dubai Desert Classic)
    Joost Luiten (NBO Oman Open)
    Wade Ormsby (UBS Hong Kong Open)
    Chris Paisley (BMW SA Open hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni)
    Shubhankar Sharma (Joburg Open and Maybank Championship)

    9 of the top ten in the Race to Dubai Rankings

    1 reigning Race to Dubai Champion:
    Tommy Fleetwood

    Credit: European Tour

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