Inside the field: Mercedes-Benz Champ.

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Jan. 5, 2009

A total of 33 players will compete at Mercedes-Benz Championship, the first event in the 2009 season. Who's playing? We've analyzed the field based on the following categories:

Top 10s*

FedExCup standings	PGA TOUR Money List	Official World Golf Ranking
Player (Rk.)	Player (Rk.)	Player (Rk.)
Vijay Singh (1)	Vijay Singh (1)	Vijay Singh (5)
Camilo Villegas (2)	Kenny Perry (5)	Camilo Villegas (7)
Anthony Kim (4)	Anthony Kim (6)	Ernie Els (9)
Justin Leonard (8)	Camilo Villegas (7)
K.J. Choi (10)	Stewart Cink (9)
	Justin Leonard (10)
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*Based on the final standings from the 2008 season

Major winners

Player	Major(s) won	Tournament
Ernie Els	3	1994, 1997 U.S. Open; 2002 British Open
Vijay Singh	3	1998, 2004 PGA Championship; 2000 Masters Tournament
Trevor Immelman	1	2008 Masters
Zach Johnson	1	2007 Masters
Justin Leonard	1	1997 British Open
Davis Love III	1	1997 PGA Championship
Geoff Ogilvy	1	2006 U.S. Open

Past winners of the Mercedes-Benz Championship

Daniel Chopra (2008)

Davis Love III (1993)

Ernie Els (2003)

Vijay Singh (2007)

International players

	Australia	Adam Scott, Geoff Ogilvy
	Argentina	Andres Romero
	Colombia	Camilo Villegas
	Fiji	Vijay Singh
	Japan	Ryuji Imada
	Korea	K.J. Choi
	South Africa	Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman
	Sweden	Carl Pettersson, Daniel Chopra, Richard S. Johnson

Younger and older

Young Guns (under 30)	Grizzled Vets (40 and over)
Anthony Kim	Davis Love III
Dustin Johnson	Greg Kraft
J.B. Holmes	Vijay Singh
Sean O'Hair	Kenny Perry
Andres Romero	Steve Lowery
Camilo Villegas
Chez Reavie
Adam Scott
D.J. Trahan
Johnson Wagner
Trevor Immelman
Parker McLachlin