A total of 64 players will compete at the World Golf Championships - Accenture Match Play Championship. Who’s playing? We’ve analyzed the field based on the following categories:
2012 Tournament Winners
| Player |
Event(s) won |
Tournament |
| Steve Stricker |
1 |
Hyundai Tournament of Champions |
| Mark Wilson |
1 |
Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation |
| Brandt Snedeker |
1 |
Farmers Insurance Open |
| Kyle Stanley |
1 |
Waste Management Phoenix Open |
Past winners of the World Golf Championships - Accenture Match Play Championship
Major winners
| Player |
Major(s) won |
Tournament |
| 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 |
| Ernie Els |
3 |
1994, 1997 U.S. Open; 2002 British Open |
| Retief Goosen |
2 |
2001, 2004 U.S. Open |
| Geoff Ogilvy |
1 |
2006 U.S. Open |
| Rory McIlroy |
1 |
2011 U.S. Open |
| Darren Clarke |
1 |
2011 British Open |
| Paul Lawrie |
1 |
1999 British Open |
| Charl Schwartzel |
1 |
2011 Masters |
| Keegan Bradley |
1 |
2011 PGA Championship |
| Zach Johnson |
1 |
2007 Masters |
| Jim Furyk |
1 |
2003 U.S. Open |
| Martin Kaymer |
1 |
2010 PGA Championship |
| Graeme McDowell |
1 |
2010 U.S. Open |
| Louis Oosthuizen |
1 |
2010 British Open |
| David Toms |
1 |
2001 PGA Championship |
International players
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Australia |
Jason Day, Aaron Baddeley, Adam Scott, Geoff Ogilvy, Greg Chalmers, John Senden |
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Belgium |
Nicolas Colsaerts |
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Denmark |
Thomas Bjorn, Anders Hansen |
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England |
Justin Rose, Luke Donald, Simon Dyson, Robert Rock, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood |
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Germany |
Martin Kaymer |
 |
Ireland |
Padraig Harrington |
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Northern Ireland |
Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke |
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Italy |
Matteo Manassero, Francesco Molinari |
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Japan |
Ryo Ishikawa |
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Korea |
Sang-Moon Bae, Kyung-tae Kim, Y.E. Yang, K.J. Choi |
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Scotland |
Martin Laird, Paul Lawrie |
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South Africa |
George Coetzee, Charl Schwartzel, Louis Oosthuizen, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen |
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Spain |
Rafael Cabrera Bello, Alvaro Quiros, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano, Sergio Garcia, Miguel A. Jimenez |
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Sweden |
Peter Hanson, Fredrik Jacobson, Robert Karlsson |
Younger and older
| Young Guns (under 30) |
Grizzled Vets (40 and over) |
| Matteo Manassero |
Webb Simpson |
John Senden |
Robert Karlsson |
| Ryo Ishikawa |
Dustin Johnson |
Y.E. Yang |
Darren Clarke |
| Rory McIlroy |
Martin Kaymer |
Thomas Bjorn |
Retief Goosen |
| Rickie Fowler |
Charl Schwartzel |
K.J. Choi |
Paul Lawrie |
| Jason Day |
Gary Woodland |
Jim Furyk |
Steve Stricker |
| Kyle Stanley |
Rafael Cabrera Bello |
Anders Hansen |
David Toms |
| Sang-Moon Bae |
Kevin Na |
Ernie Els |
Miguel A. Jimenez |
| Keegan Bradley |
Bill Haas |
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| George Coetzee |
Martin Laird |
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| Kyung-tae Kim |
Hunter Mahan |
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| Nicolas Colsaerts |
Louis Oosthuizen |
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| Francesco Molinari |
Alvaro Quiros |
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