Inside the field: PGA Championship

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Aug. 4, 2008
By Jamie Batey, Special to PGATOUR.COM

A field of 156 players will participate in the season's last major, the PGA Championship, when it begins on Thursday morning at Oakland Hills Country Club. Here's a breakdown of the field in Bloomfield, Mich.:

Top 10s
FedExCup standings PGA TOUR money listOfficial World Golf Rankings
Player (Rk.) Player (Rk.) Player (Rk.)
Kenny Perry (2) Kenny Perry (2) Phil Mickelson (2)
Phil Mickelson (3) Phil Mickelson (3) Padraig Harrington (3)
Stewart Cink (4) Vijay Singh (4) Vijay Singh(4)
Anthony Kim (5) Stewart Cink (5) Ernie Els (5)
Vijay Singh (6) Anthony Kim (6) Sergio Garcia (6)
Justin Leonard (7) Justin Leonard (7) Geoff Ogilvy(7)
Ryuji Imada (8) Padraig Harrington (8) Adam Scott (8)
Geoff Ogilvy (9) Geoff Ogilvy (9) Stewart Cink (9)
Padraig Harrington (10) Robert Allenby (10) Steve Stricker (10)
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Major winners
Player Total majors Major(s) won
Paul Azinger 1 1993 PGA Championship
Rich Beem 1 2002 PGA Championship
Mark Brooks 1 1996 PGA Championship
Angel Cabrera 1 2007 U.S. Open
Mark Calcavecchia 1 1989 British Open
Michael Campbell 1 2005 U.S. Open
Fred Couples 1 1992 Masters
Ben Curtis 1 2003 British Open
John Daly 2 1991 PGA Championship; 1995 British Open;
Steve Elkington 1 1995 PGA Championship
Ernie Els 3 1994, 1997 U.S. Open; 2002 British Open
Jim Furyk 1 2003 U.S. Open
Retief Goosen 2 2001, 2004 U.S. Open
Todd Hamilton 1 2004 British Open
Padraig Harrington 1 2007, 2008 British Open
Trevor Immelman 1 2008 Masters
Zach Johnson 1 2007 Masters
Tom Lehman 1 1996 British Open
Justin Leonard 1 1997 British Open
Davis Love III 1 1997 PGA Championship
Phil Mickelson 3 2004, 2006 Masters; 2005 PGA Championship
Geoff Ogilvy 1 2006 U.S. Open
Corey Pavin 1 1995 U.S. Open
Vijay Singh 3 2000 Masters; 1998, 2004 PGA Championship
David Toms 1 2001 PGA Championship
Bob Tway 1 1986 PGA Championship
Mike Weir 1 2003 Masters
2008 tournament winners
Player Events won Tournament(s)
Daniel Chopra 1 Mercedes-Benz Championship
K.J. Choi 1 Sony Open in Hawaii
D.J. Trahan 1 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
J.B. Holmes 1 FBR Open
Steve Lowery 1 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Phil Mickelson 2 Northern Trust Open, Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Brian Gay 1 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
Ernie Els 1 the Honda Classic
Sean OHair 1 PODS Championship
Greg Kraft 1 Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular
Geoff Ogilvy 1 World Golf Championships-CA Championship
Andres Romero 1 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Johnson Wagner 1 Shell Houston Open
Trevor Immelman 1 Masters Tournament
Boo Weekley 1 Verizon Heritage
Adam Scott 1 EDS Byron Nelson Championship
Anthony Kim 2 Wachovia Championship, AT&T National
Sergio Garcia 1 THE PLAYERS Championship
Ryuji Imada 1 AT&T Classic
Kenny Perry 3 The Memorial Tournament, The Buick Open, John Deere Classic
Justin Leonard 1 Stanford St. Jude Championship
Stewart Cink 1 Travelers Championship
Richard S. Johnson 1 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
Padraig Harrington 1 British Open Championship
Chez Reavie 1 RBC Canadian Open
Parker McLachlin 1 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
Vijay Singh 1 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational
International players
Australia Robert Allenby, Aaron Baddeley, Peter Lonard, Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington, Matthew Goggin, Richard Green, Brendan Jones, Geoff Ogilvy, Nick O'Hern, Rod Pampling, Adam Scott, John Senden, Scott Strange
Germany Alex Cejka, Martin Kaymer
England Paul Casey, Nick Dougherty, Simon Dyson, Ross Fisher, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, Steve Webster, Lee Westwood, Oliver Wilson
New Zealand Mark Brown, Michael Campbell
Sweden Richard S. Johnson, Daniel Chopra, Niclas Fasth, Peter Hanson, Peter Hedblom, Fredrik Jacobson, Robert Karlsson, Carl Pettersson, Henrik Stenson
Spain Sergio Garcia, Miguel Angel Jimenez
Argentina Angel Cabrera, Andres Romero
Japan Hiroyuki Fujita, Ryuji Imada, Shingo Katayama, Toru Taniguchi
Scotland Alastair Forsyth, Colin Montgomerie
Canada Stephen Ames, Mike Weir
South Africa Tim Clark, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Trevor Immelman, James Kingston, Louis Oosthuizen, Hennie Otto, Rory Sabbatini, Charl Schwartzel
Korea K.J. Choi
Ireland Padraig Harrington
Colombia Camilo Villegas
Denmark Anders Hansen, Soren Hansen, Soren Kjeldsen
Northern Ireland Darren Clarke, Graeme McDowell
Fiji Vijay Singh
India Jyoti Randhawa, Jeev Milkha Singh
Thailand Prayad Marksaeng
Younger and Older
Young guns (under 30) Grizzled vets (40 and over)
Aaron Baddeley Ryan Benzel Stephen Ames Tommy Armour III
Nick Dougherty Eric Dugas Woody Austin Paul Azinger
Sergio Garcia J.B. Holmes Mark Brooks Bart Bryant
Charles Howell III Trevor Immelman Mark Calcavecchia Darren Clarke
Anthony Kim James Kingston Fred Couples John Daly
Greg Kraft Hunter Mahan Bradley Dean Steve Elkington
John Mallinger Steve Marino Frank Esposito Jr. James Estes
Graeme McDowell Parker McLachlin Kyle Flinton Steve Flesch
John Merrick Ryan Moore Paul Goydos Jay Haas
Sean OHair Jeff Quinney Todd Hamilton Miguel Angel Jimenez
Chez Reavie Justin Rose Jerry Kelly Pablo Larrazabal
Adam Scott Brandt Snedeker Tom Lehman Peter Lonard
Nicholas Thompson D.J. Trahan David Long Davis Love III
David Toms Scott Verplank Steve Lowery Eric Manning
Camilo Villegas Johnson Wagner Billy Mayfair Rocco Mediate
Bubba Watson Ross Fisher Colin Montgomerie Corey Pavin
Martin Kaymer Pablo Larrazabal Kenny Perry Vijay Singh
Louis Oosthuizen Andres Romero Sonny Skinner Steve Strcker
Charl Schwartzel   Kevin Sutherland Tim Thelem
    Bob Tway Don Yrene
    Hiroyuki Fujita Prayad Marksaeng
    Toru Taniguchi  
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