Feb. 5, 2009
Who's playing at the Buick Invitational? We've analyzed the field based on the following categories (please check at bottom for late-breaking updates to the field):
| Past winners of the Buick Invitational |
| Phil Mickelson (1993, 2000, 2001) |
| Davis Love III (1996) |
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| Major winners |
| Padraig Harrington |
3 |
2007, 2008 British Open; 2008 PGA Championship |
| Phil Mickelson |
3 |
2004, '06 Masters; 2005 PGA Championship |
| Retief Goosen |
2 |
2001, 2004 U.S. Open |
| Lee Janzen |
2 |
1993, 1998 U.S. Open |
| Ben Curtis |
1 |
2003 British Open |
| Rich Beem |
1 |
2002 PGA Championship |
| Todd Hamilton |
1 |
2004 British Open |
| Davis Love III |
1 |
1997 PGA Championship |
| Fred Couples |
1 |
1992 Masters |
| Tom Lehman |
1 |
1996 British Open |
| Corey Pavin |
1 |
1995 U.S. Open |
| Bob Tway |
1 |
1986 PGA Championship |
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| 2009 PGA TOUR Winners |
| Pat Perez |
1 |
50th Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer |
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| International players |
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Australia |
Jason Day, Marc Leishman, James Nitties, Aron Price, Aaron Baddeley, Jarrod Lyle, Matt Jones, Nathan Green, Mathew Goggin, Steve Allan, Greg Chalmers, Stuart Appleby, John Senden, Rod Pampling, Peter Lonard |
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Colombia |
Camilo Villegas |
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England |
Luke Donald, Greg Owen |
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Germany |
Alex Cejka |
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India |
Arjun Atwal |
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Ireland |
Padraig Harrington |
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Japan |
Ryuji Imada |
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Korea |
Charlie Wi, Y.E. Yang |
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Scotland |
Martin Laird |
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South Africa |
Rory Sabbatini, Retief Goosen |
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Sweden |
Carl Pettersson, Fredrik Jacobson, Daniel Chopra, Mathias Gronberg, Jesper Parnevik |
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Zimbabwe |
Brendon de Jonge |
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| Younger and older |
| Young Guns (under 30) | Grizzled Vets (40 and over) |
| Josh Anderson |
Jarrod Lyle |
David Berganio Jr. |
Davis Love III |
| Jason Day |
Chez Reavie |
Retief Goosen |
Kevin Sutherland |
| Colt Knost |
Chris Stroud |
Dudley Hart |
Billy Andrade |
| Webb Simpson |
Peter Tomasulo |
Cliff Kresge |
Woody Austin |
| Brendon Todd |
Camilo Villegas |
Rick Price |
Wes Short Jr. |
| Tyler Aldridge |
Nick Watney |
Peter Lonard |
Gregory Casagranda |
| Spence Levin |
Brendon de Jonge |
Kent Jones |
Bart Bryant |
| Gary Woodland |
Matt Jones |
Tim Petrovic |
Greg Kraft |
| Dustin Johnson |
Steve Marino |
Jay Williamson |
Dennis Paulson |
| Casey Wittenberg |
Brandt Snedeker |
Glen Day |
Brad Faxon |
| Marc Leishman |
Johnson Wagner |
Bob Estes |
John Huston |
| Jeff Overton |
Matt Weibring |
Todd Hamilton |
Tim Parun |
| James Nitties |
Lucas Glover |
Brandt Jobe |
Fred Couples |
| James Oh |
Charles Howell III |
Scott McCarron |
Tom Lehman |
| Bill Haas |
John Mallinger |
Jesper Parnevik |
Corey Pavin |
| J.B. Holmes |
Troy Matteson |
Joe Durant |
Tom Pernice Jr. |
| Martin Laird |
Parker McLachlin |
Paul Goydos |
Bob Tway |
| Hunter Mahan |
Kevin Stadler |
Lee Janzen |
Michael Allen |
| John Merrick |
Aaron Watkins |
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| Ryan Moore |
Ricky Barnes |
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| Aron Price |
Leif Olson |
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| Nicholas Thompson |
Aaron Baddeley |
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| Field updates |
| Bob Estes |
Withdrew after deadline |
| Carlos Franco |
Added as alternate |
| Mark Hensby |
Withdrew due to injury |
| Rocco Mediate |
Withdrew after deadline |
| Brian Gay |
Withdrew before deadline |
| Mathias Gronberg |
Withdrew after deadline |
| Bo Van Pelt |
Withdrew before deadline |
| Dennis Paulson |
Added as sponsor exemption |
| Gregory Casagranda |
Added as sponsor exemption |
| Tag Ridings |
Added as sponsor exemption |
| Tommy Gainey |
Added as sponsor exemption |
| Kevin Stadler |
Committed |
| Robert Gamez |
Withdrew after deadline |
| Omar Uresti |
Withdrew after deadline |
| J.P. Hayes |
Withdrew after deadline |
| Dicky Pride |
Withdrew after deadline |
| Robert Damron |
Withdrew after deadline |
| Garrett Willis |
Withdrew after deadline |
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