Inside the field: Valero Texas Open

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May. 10, 2010

Who's playing at TPC San Antonio this week? We've analyzed the field based on the following categories. Check the bottom of this file for the latest field updates. Click here for alphabetical list of players

Top 10s

FedExCup standings	PGA TOUR Money List	Official World Golf Ranking
Player (Rk.)	Player (Rk.)	Player (Rk.)
Ernie Els (1)	Ernie Els (1)	Ernie Els (7)
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2010 Tournament Winners

Player	Event(s) won	Tournament
Ryan Palmer	1	Sony Open in Hawaii
Ben Crane	1	Farmers Insurance Open
Cameron Beckman	1	Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
Ernie Els	2	World Golf Championships-CA Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard

Past winners of the Valero Texas Open

Zach Johnson (2008, 2009)	Justin Leonard (2000, 2001, 2007)
Eric Axley (2006)	Robert Gamez (2005)
Tommy Armour III (2003)	Tim Herron (1997)
Bob Estes (1994)

Major winners

Player	Major(s) won	Tournament
Mark Brooks	1	1996 PGA Championship
David Duval	1	2001 British Open
Steve Elkington	1	1995 PGA Championship
Todd Hamilton	1	2004 British Open
Zach Johnson	1	2007 Masters
Justin Leonard	1	1997 British Open
Shaun Micheel	1	2003 PGA Championship
John Daly	2	1991 PGA Championship, 1995 British Open
Lee Janzen	2	1993, 1998 U.S. Open
Ernie Els	3	1994, 1997 U.S. Open; 2002 British Open
Vijay Singh	3	1998, 2004 PGA Championship; 2000 Masters

International players

	Australia	Marc Leishman, James Nitties, Aaron Baddeley, Adam Scott, Mathew Goggin, Steve Elkington, Mark Hensby, Matt Jones, David Lutterus, Jarrod Lyle, Cameron Percy, Aron Price, Michael Sim
	Canada	Stephen Ames, Graham DeLaet
	England	Greg Owen
	Fiji	Vijay Singh
	Germany	Alex Cejka
	India	Arjun Atwal, Jeev Milkha Singh
	Ireland	Thomas Kearney
	Japan	Ryuji Imada
	Korea	Charlie Wi
	New Zealand	Phil Tataurangi, Grant Waite, Tim Wilkinson
	Norway	Henrik Bjornstad
	Paraguay	Carlos Franco
	Scotland	Martin Laird
	South Africa	Ernie Els, Andrew McLardy, Garth Mulroy, Brendan Pappas
	Spain	Sergio Garcia
	Sweden	Richard S. Johnson, Fredrik Jacobson, Daniel Chopra, Mathias Gronberg, Carl Pettersson

Younger and older

Young Guns (under 30)		Grizzled Vets (40 and over)
Cameron Tringale	Nicholas Thompson	Cameron Beckman	Lee Janzen
TroyMerritt	Graham DeLaet	Ernie Els	Skip Kendall
Spencer Levin	Martin Flores	Mathias Gronberg	Grant Waite
David Lutterus	J.B. Holmes	Tim Herron	Marco Dawson
Michael Sim	Jarrod Lyle	Frank Lickliter II	Joe Durant
Chris Wilson	Aron Price	Brenden Pappas	Jeff Maggert
Gary Woodland	Chez Reavie	Dicky Pride	Steve Elkington
Marc Leishman	Chris Stroud	Brett Quigley	Rocco Mediate
James Nitties	Aaron Baddeley	Paul Stankowski	Vijay Singh
Brian Stuard	Adam Scott	Dean Wilson	Jim Carter
Brent Delahoussaye		Craig Bowden	John Huston
		Michael Clark II	Kirk Triplett
		Chris DiMarco	Mark Brooks
		Robert Gamez	Jay Delsing
		Tom Gillis	J.L. Lewis
		Cliff Kresge	Steve Lowery
		Shaun Micheel	Tommy Armour III
		Omar Uresti	David Peoples
		Steve Flesch	Tom Pernice Jr.
		Len Mattiace	Robin Freeman
		Spike McRoy	John Morse
		Michael Bradley	Billy Mayfair
		Kevin Johnson	Tim Petrovic
		Kent Jones	Jay Williamson
		Bob Estes	John Daly
		Carlos Franco	Glen Day
		Todd Hamilton	Guy Boros
		Scott McCarron	Paul Goydos
		Vance Veazey	Tim Thelen

Field updates

Here are the most recent changes to the Valero Texas Open:
Ronnie Black	Withdrew after deadline
Trevor Dodds	Withdrew after deadline
Steve Pate	Withdrew after deadline
David Peoples	Withdrew after deadline
Fran Quinn	Withdrew after deadline
Mike Standly	Open Qualifier
Willie Wood	Withdrew after deadline
Stephen Ames	Withdrew after deadline
Bob Burns	Withdrew after deadline
Dicky Pride	Sponsor exemption
Tom Scherrer	Withdrew after deadline
Alex Cejka	Withdrew after deadline
Ryuji Imada	Withdrew after deadline
Mark Wilson	Committed
David Gossett	Withdrew after deadline
Ben Crane	Withdrew after deadline
Derek Tolan	Open Qualifier
Ryan Baca	Open Qualifier
Gene Williams	Open Qualifier