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The Claret Jug is the goal for 156 players this week. Who'll emerge victorious on Sunday afternoon at Turnberry?

Jul. 16, 2009
By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM Chief of Correspondents

Will Tiger Woods win his first major of the year? Will Padraig Harrington extend his Open Championship winning streak to three straight? Or will we have another surprise winner, as the season's third major occasionally provides us? PGATOUR.COM's Helen Ross breaks down the entire field at Turnberry this week, with analysis of each of the 156 players (in order of Official World Golf Ranking).

2009 Open Championship

Rk.	Name	Country	Open starts	Best finish	FEC rank
1	Tiger Woods	USA	13	1st (2000, '05, '06)	1
The prohibitive favorite comes to Turnberry completely healthy and on the heels of his third win of the season. He's been shut out in the first two majors -- so beware.
3	Paul Casey	England	7	T7 (2008)	12
He picked up his first TOUR win and had six top-10s in his first seven starts. Casey's cooled off considerably since, though -- missing the cut at the U.S. Open and AT&T National.
4	Kenny Perry	USA	5	T8 (2004)	3
He skipped the Open Championship last year as he made a spirited -- and successful -- bid for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. A two-time winner in '09 and playoff loser at the Masters, the 48-year-old Perry could be a threat -- he has three top-11 finishes in the Open.
5	Sergio Garcia	Spain	12	2nd (2007)	118
A tie for 10th at the U.S. Open showed the young Spaniard might be emerging from the doldrums. He has the imagination to prosper at an Open, too, with six top-10s.
6	Steve Stricker	USA	9	T7 (2008)	2
One of the game's steadiest players and best ball-strikers, the soft-spoken man from Wisconsin appears to have figured out links golf ith top-10s in his last two Open starts. Stricker comes to Turnberry with momentum, too, after picking up his second win Sunday at the John Deere Classic.
7	Geoff Ogilvy	Australia	6	T5 (2005)	6
It's been feast or famine for the 2006 U.S. Open champion on the links across the pond. He's had two top-20 finishes but has missed his last two cuts and four overall.
8	Henrik Stenson	Sweden	5	T3 (2008)	N/A
The Swede took a step up when he won THE PLAYERS Championship two months ago. He missed the cut in his next two starts, though, so that solo ninth at the U.S. Open couldn't have come at a better time to boost his spirits.
9	Jim Furyk	USA	13	4th (1997, '98, 2006)	15
Furyk is a win waiting to happen after finishing 11th or better in his last eight starts. He has regained his comfort zone across the pond, too, finishing in the top-12 in his last three Opens.
10	Vijay Singh	Fiji	20	T2 (2003)	52
He's one of the few players in the field to have played the last time the Open was at Turnberry. Singh tied for 20th in 1994, but the big Fijian hasn't threatened this year -- a tie for sixth at Colonial is his best finish.
11	Martin Kaymer	Germany	1	80 (2008)	N/A
The 24-year-old is quickly making a name for himself among the game's elite. He won his second straight European Tour event on Sunday to move up eight spots in the world rankings; he seems primed to improve on last year's dismal Open debut.
12	Camilo Villegas	Colombia	1	T39 (2008)	35
The talented young Colombian started out like gangbusters in 2009, finishing in 12th or better in four of his first six starts. Villegas has cooled off, though, and hasn't cracked the top-10; he hasn't missed any cuts, either.
13	Sean O'Hair	USA	4	T14 (2006)	9
The 2009 season has been good to O'Hair. He became a father for the third time last month and won his third TOUR event in May. Can his first major be far behind?
14	Padraig Harrington	Ireland	12	1st (2007, 2008)	123
Even though he won the Irish PGA for the third straight year last weekend, a three-peat for the Claret Jug doesn't seem likely. The swing changes Harrington has made are still a work in progress and he had missed five straight cuts, including the U.S. Open.
15	Anthony Kim	USA	1	T7 (2008)	33
Just when you start to wonder what's happened to the young phenom, Kim goes to-to-toe with Tiger Woods at the AT&T National and finishes third. He seems to be back on track and should be confident after last year's debut at Royal Birkdale.
17	Lee Westwood	England	14	4th (2004)	N/A
Westwood was in the mix at Bethpage through two rounds, but fell back into a tie for 23rd with rounds of 73-74 on the long weekend. He's got momentum, though, after a playoff loss in France two weeks ago.
18	Ian Poulter	England	8	2nd (2008)	26
The confident Englishman has to be a threat after last year's performance at Birkdale that included a stellar 69 in the final round on the way to that runner-up finish. He's knocked on the door several times this year, too -- most notably second at THE PLAYERS.
19	Lucas Glover	USA	3	T27 (2007)	7
The recent U.S. Open champion is like the Energizer bunny. He keeps playing and playing -- and playing well with top-11 finishes in his two starts after Bethpage. After the Open Championship, his fifth in a row, the South Carolinian will finally get some rest.
20	Zach Johnson	USA	5	T20 (2007)	4
With the exception of that Masters win in 2007, Johnson's major record hasn't been anything spectacular. Maybe that will change in 2009 -- he's certainly playing well with two wins and a runner-up Sunday at the John Deere Classic.
21	Ross Fisher	England	2	T39 (2008)	N/A
He contended at the U.S. Open on Sunday before finishing fifth, was second at the BMW Championship and reached the quarterfinals of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Don't be surprised if Fisher is a factor at Turnberry.
22	Rory McIlroy	Northern Ireland	1	T42 (2008)	N/A
The personable 20-year-old will undoubtedly have the crowd behind him. And after top-20 finishes in the first two majors -- not to mention his maiden European Tour win -- this wunderkind is the real deal.
23	Retief Goosen	South Africa	14	T5 (2005)	17
Like his countryman Ernie Els, Goosen has a feel for links golf, with a run of four straight top-10s that began in 2002. Goosen -- who broke a four-year victory drought with a win in Tampa earlier this year -- could contend again.
24	Ernie Els	South Africa	18	1st (2002)	62
Els has had something of an off year, but he always seems to be a factor at the Open. He won in 2002 at Muirfield and has 10 other top-10 finishes, including the last three years. He tied for 24th the last time the Open was played at Turnberry.
25	Mike Weir	Canada	10	T8 (2007)	21
The diminutive Canadian has big-time game as evidenced by his 2003 Masters title and 11 other top-10s in the majors. One of those came at a tough track in Bethpage last month, so Weir is definitely primed.
26	Hunter Mahan	USA	4	T6 (2007)	14
Talking consistency? Think Hunter Mahan. The Oklahoma State product hasn't missed a cut since last year's PGA Championship and he has top-10s in his last three starts, including a tie for sixth at the U.S. Open and second at the AT&T National.
27	Ben Curtis	USA	6	1st (2003)	80
Curtis loves to play in Great Britain, and the fans respond in kind. He won the Open in his major championship debut and has top-10s in his last two appearances. Two forays on the European Tour earlier this year produced similar finishes.
28	Luke Donald	England	8	T35 (2006)	28
The young Englishman threatened at the Verizon Heritage before finishing second and has posted six other top-20s in an extremely consistent season. Donald has never played well at the Open Championship, though.
29	Angel Cabrera	Argentina	10	T4 (1999)	29
This Argentine may not top your list of contenders, but he tends to raise his game a notch when it comes to the big events. A win at Turnberry would give Cabrera three legs of the career Grand Slam.
30	David Toms	USA	9	T4 (2000)	11
The LSU product has been playing extremely well with seven top-10s, including two ties for second in his last four starts. Don't be surprised to see him in the mix at Turnberry.
31	Soren Kjeldsen	Denmark	4	T41 (2006)	N/A
Looking for a sleeper? The 33-year-old Dane may be your man. Kjeldsen has been playing extremely well with a third, T9, T13 and T4 in his last four starts.
32	Tim Clark	South Africa	5	T23 (2005)	19
That playoff loss at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial -- the seventh runner-up finish of his career -- appeared to take a toll on the young South African. Clark has a steady game made for majors, though.
33	Stewart Cink	USA	11	T6 (2007)	56
Of the four majors, the Open Championship has brought Cink the least success. He's battled the flat stick in 2009, as well.
34	Nick Watney	USA	1	T35 (2007)	10
Finished outside the top 25 only once in his first nine starts -- among them his second PGA TOUR win and a runner-up finish at Doral. But in the six tournaments he's played since, Watney hasn't contended and he's coming off a tie for 66th at AT&T National.
35	Brian Gay	USA	1	MC (2001)	8
Two wins this season should give him confidence. But aside from the PGA, Gay's major record leaves a lot to be desired with six MCs at the U.S. Open to go with the one early exit across the pond.
36	Alvaro Quiros	Spain	0	N/A (N/A)	N/A
So far, the big-hitting Spaniard's major championship record could be titled "Dr. No" after one of his beloved James Bond flicks. His maiden attempts at the Masters and U.S. Open this year resulted in missed cuts.
37	Justin Leonard	USA	13	1st (1997)	40
Five seems to be his lucky number this year -- Leonard's finished fifth three times in 2009. The Texan understands the bounces and breezes that characterize an Open, but he's missed the cut in the first two majors this year.
38	Rory Sabbatini	South Africa	7	T26 (2006)	13
Sabbatini picked up his fifth PGA TOUR victory in Dallas earlier this year. His major record isn't stellar, though, with just one top-10 -- a tie for second at the 2007 Masters -- in 31 starts.
39	Robert Allenby	Australia	16	T7 (2008)	55
Hard to know what to expect here. The Aussie veteran posted his best finish of the season in Memphis where four rounds in the 60s produced a tie for fourth. But he missed the cut at the U.S. Open and AT&T National in his next two starts leading to Turnberry.
40	Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano	Spain	1	T48 (2006)	N/A
He lost in a playoff earlier this year and has two other second-place finishes, including last week at the Barclays Scottish Open. Could he end the Spanish drought?
42	Miguel Angel Jimenez	Spain	16	T3 (2001)	N/A
At 45, he could be a father figure to some of these players -- that is, if he wasn't so competitive with them. That said, the Open Championship has never been his best major, that tie for third notwithstanding.
43	Adam Scott	Australia	9	T8 (2006)	100
Scott turns 28 on Thursday and would like nothing better than to celebrate with a win. He may have turned his season around, too, after a tie for fourth at the Barclays Scottish Open -- his first top-10 since a tie for second in Hawaii in January.
45	Dustin Johnson	USA	0	N/A	16
The big-hitting 2009 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am champ is a bit of a question mark after a wrist injury prompted him to withdraw from the Travelers Championship 15 days ago.
46	Graeme McDowell	Northern Ireland	5	T11 (2005)	N/A
He's had top-20s in each of the first two majors so why not add another at Turnberry? Ironically, though, McDowell's only top-10 of the season came on the other side of the pond at the St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx.
47	Oliver Wilson	England	2	MC (2007, 2008)	N/A
He's still looking for his first European Tour win -- and what a place Turnberry would be to break through. Wilson's had four top-10s this season, but hasn't finished higher than 14th in his last six starts.
49	K.J. Choi	Korea	9	T8 (2007)	84
The 2009 season hasn't been up to Choi's usual standards. The seven-time TOUR winner only has one top-10 -- and that was back at the Northern Trust Open in February. He has played well at the last two Opens, so maybe that can rekindle things.
50	Davis Love III	USA	22	T4 (2003)	31
A stretch of eight Open Championships where he finished in the top 20 showed remarkable consistency. Love's 2009 season has been a mixed bag, though -- not unlike his last three starts with a T5, T16 and T55.
51	Soren Hansen	Denmark	5	T8 (2002)	N/A
Top-10s in three of his last four events have this Dane among the hopefuls for his maiden major championship victory. That tie for sixth at the U.S. Open last month can't hurt, either.
52	Chad Campbell	USA	5	T15 (2003)	48
That playoff loss at the Masters in April appeared to take its toll. But Campbell's best finish in eight starts since came last week at the John Deere Classic so maybe things are looking up.
53	Justin Rose	England	7	T4 (1998)	113
He'll be forever identified for holing that pitch on the 72nd hole to finish fourth in his Open Championship debut as an 18-year-old amateur. More recently, though, his only top-10 on either side of the Atlantic this year came in a runner-up at Dubai.
54	Stephen Ames	Canada	10	T5 (1997)	69
He hasn't won in about 18 months, but the Canadian from Trinidad & Tobago has to feel pretty good about the way he's played in the majors this year. He tied for 20th in the Masters and 10th at the U.S. Open.
55	Thongchai Jaidee	Thailand	2	T52 (2005)	N/A
This will be Jaidee's eighth appearance in a major and his third at the Open Championship. He leads the Asian Tour Order of Merit and claimed his 11th and 12th titles earlier this year.
56	Prayad Marksaeng	Thailand	2	MC (1999, 2008)	N/A
Marksaeng made his presence known at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship when he opened with a 65 and went on to tie for 13th. He's also been runner-up twice this year on the Asian Tour.
57	J.B. Holmes	USA	2	MC (2006, 2008)	51
He lost to Paul Casey in a playoff at the Shell Houston Open and then promptly missed his next five cuts. Did that tie for 27th at the U.S. Open in his last start signal a return to form?
58	Mathew Goggin	Australia	3	T46 (2003)	65
A solid start that included two top-10s and four top-20s in his first seven starts has been followed by 10 tournaments where he hasn't finished higher than 26th.
59	Kevin Sutherland	USA	2	T9 (2001)	61
He hasn't played in an Open Championship since 2002 when he missed the cut. He comes to Turnberry after a steady, but not spectacular campaign with one top-10 and six top-25s.
60	Anders Hansen	Denmark	6	T19 (2008)	N/A
Already a European Tour winner in 2009, the Dane is playing in his first major of the season. He hasn't played in a World Golf Championships, either.
61	Peter Hanson	Sweden	3	T34 (2005)	N/A
A third round berth in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship accounted for one of his four top-10s this season. That tie for 18th at the U.S. Open had to be another confidence boost.
62	Louis Oosthuizen	South African	2	MC (2004, 2006)	N/A
The young South African hasn't got a lot of experience in majors on which to draw. He's played in just four; solo 73rd at last year's PGA Championship is his best finish.
63	Charl Schwartzel	South Africa	4	T22 (2006)	N/A
The 24-year-old has already won three times on the European Tour and he has challenged for another this year with four top-10s.
64	Ben Crane	USA	2	T11 (2006)	47
Crane hasn't played since he withdrew prior to the second round of the Travelers Championship two weeks ago with a knee injury. He made a spirited bid for THE PLAYERS Championship earlier in the year, eventually tying for fifth.
67	Bubba Watson	USA	0	N/A	38
The big-hitting Watson should find Turnberry's 7,204 yards to his liking but he's making his Open Championship debut. His biggest challenge is remaining patient, but when he does, Watson plays well like he did in finishing second at Quail Hollow.
69	Paul Goydos	USA	1	MC (2008)	39
He missed the cut in his first appearance across the pond, but Goydos loved the experience -- even eating fish and chips with the fans several times in the tented village. He's playing well, too, with three top-four finishes in his last five starts.
71	Nick Doughtery	England	3	T42 (2007)	N/A
This is Doughtery's first major of the 2009 campaign; a tie for fourth at the 3 Irish Open is the primary bright spot this year.
72	Andres Romero	Argentina	3	3rd (2007)	126
Romero led by two strokes with two holes to play at Carnoustie but finished double bogey-bogey to fall back to third. The reigning PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year has hit that sophomore slump; a tie for third in Los Angeles is his only finish higher than 33rd.
74	David Smail	New Zealand	5	T67 (2005)	N/A
The Kiwi plays primarily in Japan, where he has won five times, and Australasia, where he has two wins and ranks fourth on the Order of Merit. Smail has two runner-up finishes this season in Japan, as well.
75	Francesco Molinari	Italy	1	MC (2008)	N/A
Just nine months after his older brother Eduardo won the 2005 U.S. Amateur, Francesco won his first European Tour event. He's still looking to repeat that success, and he's getting close -- losing in a playoff in Hong Kong earlier this year and consecutive third-place finishes in Spain and Portugal.
76	Rod Pampling	Australia	6	T27 (2004, 2007)	93
Pampling tied for 20th Sunday at the Barclays Scottish Open but ended up with an extra week across the pond at Turnberry when Shingo Katayama withdrew. He tied for 20th in his last start at the AT&T National.
77	Steve Marino	USA	0	N/A	23
The talented pro from Virginia nearly picked up his first TOUR win at the Crowne Plaza Invitational presented by Colonial. Now he gets his first chance at an Open after making the field as an alternate.
78	Ryo Ishikawa	Japan	0	N/A	N/A
The teenager's major coming-out party continues at Turnberry where he is paired with his idol Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood in the first two rounds. The prodigy has played four times in the U.S. this year and made one cut at the Transitions Championship.
79	Boo Weekley	USA	2	T35 (2007)	75
He charmed the UK fans in his Open Championship debut two years ago. Weekley comes to Turnberry nursing a nagging shoulder injury but he's had four top-20s in his last eight starts.
81	Richard Sterne	South Africa	3	MC (2006, '07, '08)	N/A
Links golf doesn't appear to be his cup of tea. Sterne did win the South African Open Championship and Alfred Dunhill Championship back-to-back earlier this year, though.
82	Thomas Levet	France	7	T5 (2004)	N/A
A late addition to the Open field when Brett Quigley declined his chance to play after finishing fifth at the John Deere Classic, Levet picked up his fifth European Tour win earlier this year and ranks 18th on the Order of Merit.
83	Stuart Appleby	Australia	12	T2 (2002)	129
A tie for eight at the Transitions Championship is the lone bright spot this season for Appleby, who lost the Open in a playoff to Ernie Els at Muirfield in 2002.
85	Anthony Wall	England	4	T11 (2006)	N/A
It's been another consistent season for the Englishman, who is playing in his first major of 2009. Wall, who hasn't won since the 2000 Alfred Dunhill Championship, has five top-10s but hasn't finished higher than 25th in his last four starts.
86	Ryuji Imada	Japan	1	MC (2008)	68
The young man from Hiroshima who picked up his maiden PGA TOUR victory in 2008 has been one round away from contention this year. But he does have seven top-25 finishes this season.
89	Richard Green	Australia	9	T4 (2007)	N/A
A two-time winner on the European Tour, Green should bring confidence to Turnberry after finishing in the top 10 in three of his last four starts.
90	Brandt Snedeker	USA	1	MC (2008)	85
Snedeker has come back with a vengeance after missing seven weeks with a rib injury. He earned his spot with a top-five finish at the AT&T National and tied for second last week at the John Deere Classic.
92	D.J. Trahan	USA	0	N/A (N/A)	57
He cooled off considerably after four top-20s in his first six starts -- at one point missing six straight cuts and nine in 11 starts. Four rounds in the 60s at the Travelers Championship two weeks ago may have signaled a return to form.
93	Johan Edfors	Sweden	3	MC (2006, 2007, 2008)	N/A
Looking to break a three-year victory drought, Edfors has had three top-five finishes this year. His best in the last five starts, though, is a tie for 16th at the European Open.
95	Charley Hoffman	USA	1	T35 (2007)	18
He hasn't missed a cut this season and he counts a playoff loss to the ageless Kenny Perry at the FBR Open among three top-10s this season. Don't be surprised to see him play well.
96	Charles Howell III	USA	5	T42 (2004)	22
Those two runner-up finishes by the end of April were a confidence boost for the talented Georgian. Howell's missed five of his last six cuts, though.
97	John Senden	Australian	3	T35 (2006)	36
The Aussie made the field when Jeev Milka Singh withdrew on Tuesday. Don't be surprised if he makes something of the chance with top-10s in two of his last four starts.
100	Matt Kuchar	USA	4	MC (1998, '02, '07, '08)	54
His Open Championship record leaves a lot to be desired and he's coming off a missed cut and a tie for 66th. Not a good combination.
101	Fredrik Jacobsen	Sweden	8	T8 (2003)	98
The Swede has two runner-up finishes on the PGA TOUR but is still looking for his first win. He has two ties for fifth this year.
102	Briny Baird	USA	0	N/A (N/A)	43
Shortly after posting the fourth runner-up finish of his career, this veteran's game took a nosedive. He comes to his first Open Championship after missing his last four cuts.
109	Darren Clarke	Northern Ireland	17	T2 (1997)	N/A
The affable Irishman ended a five-year victory drought with two wins last year but has yet to post a top-10 in 2009. He tied for 38th at Turnberry in 1994.
111	Azuma Yano	Japan	1	MC (2008)	N/A
Yano tied for 27th at Bethpage in his U.S. Open debut earlier this year. He is a three-time winner on the Japan Tour.
117	James Kingston	South Africa	3	T57 (2003)	N/A
He picked up his maiden European Tour victory at the South African Airways Open last year but only has one top-10 this season.
123	Robert Rock	England	2	T16 (2006)	N/A
He's come close to his maiden European Tour victory this year, losing in a playoff at the 3 Irish Open and posting two other runner-up finishes.
124	Gary Orr	Scotland	6	T41 (2000)	N/A
The 41-year-old is making his first appearance in the Open in eight years.
125	Kenichi Kuboya	Japan	1	T59 (2002)	N/A
He's won four times on the Japan Tour but his last win came in 2002.
126	Carl Pettersson	Sweden	4	T8 (2006)	147
It's been a difficult year for the three-time TOUR champ who has missed nine cuts in 20 starts and hasn't finished better than 17th in the season-opener in Hawaii.
134	Graeme Storm	England	4	T39 (2008)	N/A
He's had top-20 finishes in his last three starts so Storm should be confident.
136	Raphael Jacquelin	France	6	T13 (2001)	N/A
He tied for second last Sunday at Loch Lomond, one of two runners-up he's had this year.
137	Bryce Molder	USA	0	N/A	53
The talented young pro tied for second in Memphis and finished solo fourth at AT&T National to come to Turnberry with momentum.
141	Ken Duke	USA	1	MC (1997)	136
The 40-year-old from Arkansas has struggled this year, missing 10 of 19 cuts and posting just one finish in the top 25.
143	Chris Wood	England	1	T5 (2008)	N/A
Wood tied for fifth as an amateur last year and then turned pro. He has four top-10s in his rookie year on the European Tour.
145	David Duval	USA	12	1st (2001)	131
Anyone who saw his gritty performance at Bethpage would be loathe to count him out at Turnberry.
147	Tomohiro Kondo	Japan	1	MC (2007)	N/A
He's won four times in the last four years on the Japan Tour.
154	Damien McGrane	Ireland	1	MC (2008)	N/A
The 38-year-old Irishman, who began playing golf at the age of 14, picked up his first European Tour victory last year.
155	Thomas Aiken	South Africa	2	T39 (2008)	N/A
Aiken is still looking for his first European Tour win, but he has five top-10s this year.
161	Paul Lawrie	England	16	1st (1999)	N/A
This is the 10th anniversary of his career-defining victory that saw him come from 10 strokes off the pace to win in a playoff.
168	Peter Hedblom	Sweden	7	T7 (1995)	N/A
The two-time European Tour winner hasn't finished higher than 21st this season.
176	Jeff Overton	USA	1	T70 (2008)	66
He's had three top-10s and seven top-25s this season, but he had to withdraw from the AT&T National with a wrist injury in his last start.
177	David Drysdale	Scotland	0	N/A	N/A
Drysdale has four top-10s this year -- including three of fourth or better -- and would love to delight the home crowd.
181	Wen-Chong Liang	China	1	T64 (2008)	N/A
The 30-year-old veteran became the first player from China to make the cut at the Open last year. He prepared for this year's edition with a practice round with two-time defending champ Padraig Harrington.
183	Tom Lehman	USA	15	1st (1996)	134
He turned 50 in March and won his first Champions Tour event, but Lehman also has three top-25s on the PGA TOUR.
186	Yuta Ikeda	Japan	0	N/A	N/A
Ikeda won the Japan PGA Championship last month.
187	Richard Finch	England	1	T58 (2008)	N/A
Finch, who won twice on the European Tour last year, has two top-10s this year but hasn't finished higher than a tie for 43rd in his last eight starts.
189	Pablo Larrazabal	Spain	1	T70 (2008)	N/A
The young Spaniard won his first European Tour event last year but hasn't had a top-10 since Hong Kong.
191	Billy Mayfair	USA	5	T3 (2001)	190
Mayfair is playing in the Open Championship for the first time since 2002, but he's only made the cut in six of 19 TOUR events this year.
193	Mark Brown	New Zealand	0	N/A	N/A
He won consecutive events on the Asian Tour and European Tour in 2008 and tied for third earlier this year in China.
196	Markus Brier	Austria	4	T12 (2007)	N/A
The 41-year-old, who didn't turn pro until he was 27, is a four-time winner on the European Tour.
199	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	19	2nd (2005)	N/A
A victory by the 2010 European Ryder Cup captain would be a popular one, but he's not had a top-10 finish all season.
200	Paul McGinley	Ireland	15	T14 (1996)	N/A
McGinley, who tied for eighth in China earlier this year, played Turnberry in 1994 but missed the cut.
212	Mark Calcavecchia	USA	22	1st (1989)	121
The 49-year-old Calcavecchia, who had consecutive top-10s in February, played Turnberry in 1994 and missed the cut.
214	Todd Hamilton	USA	8	1st (2004)	105
Hamilton beat Ernie Els in a playoff at Royal Troon but last year's tie for 32nd is his best finish since that 2004 win.
216	Rafa Echenique	Argentina	0	N/A	N/A
The 28-year-old posted the second runner-up finish of his career at three weeks ago at the BMW International Open.
264	Rhys Davies	Wales	0	N/A	N/A
The 24-year-old, who won 10 times while playing golf at East Tennessee State, is the only player from Wales competing at Turnberry this week.
266	Richie Ramsay	Scotland	1	MC (2007)	N/A
This will be Ramsay's first Open as a pro. The European Tour rookie won the 2006 U.S. Amateur.
277	Richard S. Johnson	Sweden	0	N/A	N/A
He won the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee a year ago this week.
282	Paul Broadhurst	England	13	T12 (1990, 2007)	N/A
A six-time winner and 1991 Ryder Cupper, the Englishman has played in more than 500 European Tour events.
284	Oliver Fisher	England	0	N/A	N/A
The 20-year-old protg of Nick Faldo is seeking his first European Tour victory.
286	Branden Grace	South Africa	0	N/A	N/A
The 21-year-old from Pretoria is playing in his first major championship.
288	James Driscoll	USA	0	N/A	86
The UVA product is playing in just his third major and looking to make the cut for the first time. He tied for second at the Valero Texas Open earlier this year but hasn't finished higher than 27th in any other start this year.
291	David Howell	England	10	T7 (2008)	N/A
The four-time European Tour winner doesn't come to Turnberry on top form -- his last six starts resulted in four missed cuts, one WD, one DQ and a tie for 72nd.
298	Michael Campbell	New Zealand	14	T3 (1995)	N/A
The Kiwi, who won the 2005 U.S. Open in Pinehurst, is still struggling with a shoulder injury and has yet to make a cut on the European Tour this year.
299	Martin Laird	Scotland	0	N/A (N/A)	184
The Scotsman, who is playing in his first Open Championship, has struggled this year with just one top-24 finish on TOUR.
303	Marc Cayeux	Zimbabwe	0	N/A	N/A
Now 31, he left school at the age of 14 to focus on professional golf. Cayeux is playing in his first major championship this week.
318	Greg Norman	26	1st (1986, 1993)	N/A
This year's International Presidents Cup captain thrilled us last year with his tie for third. Is it too much to ask for another challenge on a course where he won in 1986?
350	Terry Pilkadaris	Australia	1	MC (2007)	N/A
The Aussie competes primarily on the Asian Tour where he has won three times and Australasian Tour.
367	Peter Baker	England	13	T15 (1998)	N/A
The European Tour veteran hasn't won since 1993 and he's missed the cut in his last four Open Championships.
390	Josh Geary	New Zealand	0	N/A	N/A
He tied for second and fourth in two Nationwide Tour events Down Under earlier this year and won the Australasian Tour qualifier for the Open Championship.
415	Gaganjeet Bhullar	India	0	N/A	N/A
The 20-year-old replaced countryman Jeev Milkha Singh in the field and has been at Turnberry for two weeks preparing for his first major.
509	Fredrik Andersson Hed	Sweden	3	T50 (2002)	N/A
The European Tour journeyman first played in the Open Championship in 1995.
510	John Daly	USA	15	1st (1995)	233
Maybe those garish pants will bring him luck. Daly has missed his last three cuts at the Open Championship, but he did tie for second on the European Tour earlier this year.
628	Lloyd Saltman	Scotland	1	T15 (2005)	N/A
The 23-year-old Lloyd and his 27-year-old brother Elliott mark the first time brothers have competed in the Open since the Ozaki brothers in 1992.
660	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	30	1st (1985)	N/A
Lyle has played in the other three Opens at Turnberry. He missed the cut as an amateur in 1977, tied for 30th in 1986 and finished 74th in 1994.
778	Stephan Gross	Germany	0	N/A	N/A
The rising junior at Arizona State participated in the Palmer Cup last month and was an honorable mention All-American.
908	Jaco Alhers	South Africa	0	N/A	N/A
The 26-year-old is in his third year on the Sunshine Tour. The Open Championship is his first major.
964	David Higgins	Ireland	1	MC (2007)	N/A
The Irishman is the son of a club pro and currently plays the Challenge Tour.
984	Steve Surry	England	0	N/A	N/A
The 27-year-old Brit currently leads the EuroPro Order of Merit.
995	Michael Wright	Australia	1	MC (2006)	N/A
Wright tied for 13th and finished 63rd in two Nationwide Tour events Down Under.
N/A	Peter Ellebye	Denmark	0	N/A	N/A
He is playing in his first major championship.
N/A	Nick Faldo	England	32	1st (1987, '90, '92)	N/A
The only competitor with Sir before his name, Faldo tied for eighth at Turnberry in 1994, was fifth in 1986 and tied for 67th in 1977. Could he be this year's Greg Norman?
N/A	Daniel Gaunt	Australia	0	N/A	N/A
The London-based Aussie had given himself three weeks to make some money or quit the game when he qualified for the Open Championship.
N/A	Thomas Haylock	England	0	N/A	N/A
Haylock survived qualifying to play in his first major.
N/A	Jeremy Kavanagh	England	0	N/A	N/A
Kavanagh earned the right to play in his first major at the international qualifier in Africa.
N/A	Matteoi Manassero	Italy	0	N/A	N/A
The 16-year-old won the British Amateur championship last month.
N/A	Koumei Oda	Japan	0	N/A	N/A
He made the Token Homate Cup earlier this year his second Japan Tour win in as many years.
N/A	Mark O'Meara	USA	24	1st (1998)	N/A
He now plays most of his golf on the Champions Tour but that 1998 season -- when he also won the Masters -- was magical.
N/A	Elliott Saltman	Scotland	0	N/A	N/A
His brother Zach, who missed by a stroke of being the third sibling in the field, will caddy for him in his first Open.
N/A	Tim Stewart	Australia	0	N/A	N/A
The 24-year-old from Sydney had to survive a nine-man playoff for his spot in the Open Championship.
N/A	Bruce Vaughan	USA	2	MC (1994, '06)	N/A
The reigning Senior British Open champ was in the field the last time the Open was played at Turnberry but missed the cut.
N/A	Daniel Wardrop	England	0	N/A	N/A
The 25-year-old Englishman is playing in his first major championship.
N/A	Tom Watson	USA	31	1st (1975, '77, '80, '82, '83)	N/A
Watson has played in the three previous Opens at Turnberry -- outdueling Jack Nicklaus in 1977, tying for 35th in 1986 and tying for 11th in 1994.
N/A	Timothy Wood	Australia	0	N/A	N/A
The 27-year-old, who has played in Canada and Australasia, has an unusual pre-shot routine that one announcer compared to a wounded seagull.

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