Field in Focus: at The Irish Open
europeantour.com takes a closer look at the field taking to Royal Portrush's Dunluce Links for The Irish Open from June 28 - July 1.
In the field are:
9 former Irish Open Champions
| Player | Year | ||||
| Michael Campbell | 2003 | ||||
| Simon Dyson | 2011 | ||||
| Ross Fisher | 2010 | ||||
| Richard Finch | 2008 | ||||
| Padraig Harrington | 2007 | ||||
| Shane Lowry | 2009 | ||||
| Colin Montgomerie | 1996, 1997, 2001 | ||||
| José María Olazábal | 1990 | ||||
| Brett Rumford | 2004 |
10 Major Championship winners with 14 Major titles
| Player | Wins | Tournaments | ||||||||
| Padraig Harrington | 3 | Open Championship: 2007, 2008 US PGA Championship: 2008 | ||||||||
| John Daly | 2 | Open Championship: 1995 US PGA Championship: 1991 | ||||||||
| José María Olazábal | 2 | Masters: 1994, 1999 | ||||||||
| Rich Beem | 1 | US PGA Championship: 2002 | ||||||||
| Keegan Bradley | 1 | US PGA Championship: 2011 | ||||||||
| Michael Campbell | 1 | US Open Championship: 2005 | ||||||||
| Darren Clarke | 1 | Open Championship: 2011 | ||||||||
| Paul Lawrie | 1 | Open Championship: 1999 | ||||||||
| Graeme McDowell | 1 | US Open Championship: 2010 | ||||||||
| Rory McIlroy | 1 | US Open Championship: 2011 |
84 European Tour Champions with 271 titles
This year's Irish Open boasts a field chocked with championship winning talent that in 2012 is book ended by Colin Montgomerie with 31 wins dating back to the Portuguese Open TPC in 1989, and by the latest man to enter the European Tour winner's club, Danny Willett, coming fresh off a fine maiden title at the BMW International Open last week.
13 European Tour winners with 15 titles in 2012
| Player | Wins | Tournament | ||||||||
| Branden Grace | 3 | Joburg Open, Volvo Golf Champions, Volvo China Open | ||||||||
| Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 1 | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | ||||||||
| Nicolas Colsaerts | 1 | Volvo World Match Play Championship | ||||||||
| Darren Fichardt | 1 | Saint-Omer Open presented by NEUFLIZE OBC | ||||||||
| Michael Hoey | 1 | Trophée Hassan II | ||||||||
| Thongchai Jaidee | 1 | ISPS Handa Wales Open | ||||||||
| J'be Kruger | 1 | Avantha Masters | ||||||||
| Paul Lawrie | 1 | Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy | ||||||||
| Francesco Molinari | 1 | Reale Seguros Open de España | ||||||||
| Thorbjørn Olesen | 1 | Sicilian Open | ||||||||
| Robert Rock | 1 | Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship | ||||||||
| Ricardo Santos | 1 | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal | ||||||||
| Danny Willett | 1 | BMW International Open |
26 different nationalities represented
 | Argentina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Australia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Austria | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Belgium | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Chile | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Denmark | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 | England | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Finland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | France | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | India | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Ireland | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Italy | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Netherlands | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 | New Zealand | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Northern Ireland | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Norway | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Paraguay | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Portugal | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Scotland | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
 | South Africa | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Spain | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Sweden | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Thailand | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 | United States | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Wales | 4 |
15 Ryder Cup Players
Player Year Darren Clarke 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006 Niclas Fasth 2002 Ross Fisher 2010 Ignacio Garrido 1997 Padraig Harrington 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 David Howell 2004, 2006 Paul Lawrie 1999 Thomas Levet 2004 Graeme McDowell 2008, 2010 Paul McGinley 2002, 2004, 2006 Rory McIlroy 2010 Francesco Molinari 2010 Colin Montgomerie 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006 José María Olazábal 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006 Phillip Price 2002
7 players who finished in the top ten at this event in 2011
| Player | Position | ||||
| Simon Dyson | 1 | ||||
| Richard Green | 2 | ||||
| Stephen Gallacher | 3 | ||||
| Ignacio Garrido | 5 | ||||
| Lorenzo Gagli | T8 | ||||
| David Howell | T8 | ||||
| Peter Lawrie | T8 |
