Inside the field: Arnold Palmer Invitational

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Mar. 23, 2011

A total of 120 players will compete at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. Who's playing? We've analyzed the field based on the following categories (please check the bottom for late-breaking updates to the field):

Top 10s: Who's playing?

FedExCup	Money List	Official World Golf Ranking
Mark Wilson (1)	Mark Wilson (2)	Graeme McDowell (4)
Gary Woodland (3)	Gary Woodland (3)	Tiger Woods (5)
Jhonattan Vegas (5)	Bubba Watson (5)	Phil Mickelson (6)
Bubba Watson (6)	Aaron Baddeley (9)
D.A. Points (7)	Jhonattan Vegas (10)
Aaron Baddeley (10)

2011 Tournament Winners

Player	Event(s) won	Tournament
Mark Wilson	2	Sony Open in Hawaii, Waste Management Phoenix Open
Jhonattan Vegas	1	Bob Hope Classic
Bubba Watson	1	Farmers Insurance Open
D.A. Points	1	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Aaron Baddeley	1	Northern Trust Open
Johnson Wagner	1	Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
Gary Woodland	1	Transitions Championship

Past winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational

Tiger Woods (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009)

Vijay Singh (2007)

Rod Pampling (2006)

Kenny Perry (2005)

Chad Campbell (2004)

Tim Herron (1999)

Ernie Els (1998, 2010)

Phil Mickelson (1997)

Paul Goydos (1996)

Andrew Magee (1991)

Robert Gamez (1990)

Andy Bean (1981)

Major winners

Player	Major(s) won	Tournament
Mike Weir	1	2003 Masters
Graeme McDowell	1	2010 U.S. Open
Trevor Immelman	1	2008 Masters
Ben Curtis	1	2003 British Open
Zach Johnson	1	2007 Masters
Stewart Cink	1	2009 British Open
Justin Leonard	1	1997 British Open
David Duval	1	2001 British Open
Jim Furyk	1	2003 U.S. Open
David Toms	1	2001 PGA Championship
Lee Janzen	2	1993, 1998 U.S. Open
Vijay Singh	3	2000 Masters; 1998, 2004 PGA Championship
Ernie Els	3	1994, 1997 U.S. Open; 2002 British Open
Phil Mickelson	4	2004, 2006 Masters; 2005 PGA Championship
Tiger Woods	14	1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 Masters; 2000, 2002, 2008 U.S. Open; 2000, 2005, 2006 British Open; 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 PGA Championship

International players

	Australia	Michael Sim, Marc Leishman, Jarrod Lyle, Aaron Baddeley, Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Nick O'Hern, John Senden, Rod Pampling
	Canada	Mike Weir, Stephen Ames
	Colombia	Camilo Villegas
	England	Justin Rose, Brian Davis, Greg Owen
	Fiji	Vijay Singh
	Germany	Alex Cejka
	India	Arjun Atwal
	Northern Ireland	Graeme McDowell
	Italy	Matteo Manassero, Edoardo Molinari
	Japan	Ryo Ishikawa, Yuta Ikeda
	Korea	Charlie Wi, K.J. Choi
	Scotland	Martin Laird
	South Africa	Charl Schwartzel, Trevor Immelman, Ernie Els
	Spain	Sergio Garcia
	Sweden	Peter Hanson, Carl Pettersson, Richard S. Johnson, Henrik Stenson, Fredrik Jacobson, Daniel Chopra
	Venezuela	Jhonattan Vegas
	Zimbabwe	Brendon de Jonge

Younger and older

Young Guns (under 30)		Grizzled Vets (40 and over)
Matteo Manassero	Gary Woodland	Alex Cejka	Tom Gillis
Alex Carpenter	Matt Every	K.J. Choi	David Toms
Ryo Ishikawa	Marc Leishman	Jim Furyk	Brandt Jobe
Kyle M. Stanley	Kevin Na	Phil Mickelson	Stephen Ames
Rickie Fowler	Jeff Overton	Mike Weir	Paul Goydos
Ben Martin	Brendan Steele	Cameron Beckman	Lee Janzen
Sam Saunders	Daniel Summerhays	Ernie Els	Skip Kendall
Keegan Bradley	Bill Haas	Tim Herron	Scott Verplank
Chris Kirk	J.B. Holmes	Rod Pampling	Andrew Magee
Webb Simpson	Martin Laird	Dicky Pride	Rocco Mediate
Yuta Ikeda	Hunter Mahan	Chris DiMarco	Vijay Singh
Dustin Johnson	Ryan Moore	Robert Gamez	Brad Faxon
Spencer Levin	Sean O'Hair	Andy Bean	Kenny Perry
Zack Miller	Jarrod Lyle
Alex Prugh	Camilo Villegas
Charl Schwartzel	Billy Hurley III
Michael Sim	Jhonattan Vegas

Field Updates

Mike Weir	W/D After Deadline
Chad Campbell	Commit
Chris Riley	W/D After Deadline
Pat Perez	Sponsor-Members not otherwise
Colt Knost	Sponsor-Qualifying Tournament