Since New Zealand’s Bob Charles won the inaugural BellSouth Classic in 1967, only one player from outside of North America has won this event -- South Africa’s Retief Goosen in 2002. Dave Barr of Canada is the only other international player to win in the tournament’s history.

• Two-time winners are plentiful at the BellSouth Classic, but no one has ever won back-to-back titles. Phil Mickelson, one of those two-time winners, will look to become the first to win back-to-back this week in Georgia.

• While no one has won back-to-back at the BellSouth, Hale Irwin won in 1975 and 1977. The catch here is that THE PLAYERS Championship was contested in Atlanta in 1976, pre-empting the 1976 BellSouth Classic.

• This week’s field includes a whopping seven lefthanders -- Eric Axley, Greg Chalmers, John Engler, Steve Flesch, Phil Mickelson, Nick O’Hern and Bubba Watson.

• With the sterling start by rookie Camilo Villegas, Colombian television has become interested in the PGA TOUR and will broadcast 30 PGA TOUR events for the first time this season.

• Speaking of Villegas, only three players have three Top-3 finishes so far this season -- Villegas, Rory Sabbatini and David Toms.