Inside the field: Zurich Classic of New Orleans

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Apr. 21, 2010

Who's playing at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans? We've analyzed the field based on the following categories (please check the bottom for late-breaking updates to the field):

Top 10s

FedExCup standings	PGA TOUR Money List	Official World Golf Ranking
Player (Rk.)	Player (Rk.)	Player (Rk.)
Steve Stricker (4)	Steve Stricker (5)	Steve Stricker (3)
Ben Crane (10)	Ian Poulter (9)	Ian Poulter (6)
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2010 Tournament Winners

Player	Event(s) won	Tournament
Ryan Palmer	1	Sony Open in Hawaii
Ben Crane	1	Farmers Insurance Open
Steve Stricker	1	Northern Trust Open
Ian Poulter	1	World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship
Derek Lamely	1	Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular

Past winners of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Jerry Kelly (2009)	Andres Romero (2008)
Chris Couch (2006)	Tim Petrovic (2005)
Steve Flesch (2003)	K.J. Choi (2002)
David Toms (2001)	Carlos Franco (1999, 2000)
Brad Faxon (1997)	Scott McCarron (1996)

Major winners

Player	Major(s) won	Tournament
Mike Weir	1	2003 Masters
David Duval	1	2001 British Open
Rich Beem	1	2002 PGA Championship
Shaun Micheel	1	2003 PGA Championship
David Toms	1	2001 PGA Championship
Todd Hamilton	1	2004 British Open
Mark Calcavecchia	1	1989 British Open
John Daly	2	1991 PGA Championship; 1995 British Open
Lee Janzen	2	1993, 1998 U.S. Open

International players

	Argentina	Andres Romero
	Australia	David Lutterus, James Nitties, Jarrod Lyle, Aaron Baddeley, Matt Jones, Mathew Goggin, Cameron Percy, Greg Chalmers, Stuart Appleby, Nick O'Hern, John Senden, Rod Pampling
	Canada	Graham DeLaet, Mike Weir, Stephen Ames
	England	Justin Rose, Ian Poulter, Brian Davis, Greg Owen
	Germany	Alex Cejka
	India	Arjun Atwal
	Japan	Ryuji Imada
	Korea	Charlie Wi, K.J. Choi
	New Zealand	Tim Wilkinson
	Norway	Henrik Bjornstad
	Paraguay	Carlos Franco
	South Africa	Garth Mulroy, Rory Sabbatini, Andrew McLardy, Brenden Pappas
	Spain	Sergio Garcia
	Sweden	Richard S. Johnson, Daniel Chopra, Mathias Gronberg
	Zimbabwe	Brendon de Jonge

Younger and older

Young Guns (under 30)		Grizzled Vets (40 and over)
Cameron Tringale	Graham DeLaet	Bob Estes	Lee Janzen
David Lutterus	Martin Flores	Shane Bertsch	Fran Quinn
Troy Merritt	Jarrod Lyle	Mathias Gronberg	Kevin Sutherland
Webb Simpson	John Merrick	Tim Herron	Scott Verplank
Spencer Levin	Chez Reavie	Rod Pampling	Stephen Ames
Alex Prugh	Andres Romero	Brett Quigley	Woody Austin
Chris Wilson	Chris Stroud	Craig Bowden	Joe Durant
Matt Every	Brent Delahoussaye	Chris DiMarco	Greg Kraft
Jeff Overton	Aaron Baddeley	Tom Gillis	Jeff Maggert
James Nitties	Brendon de Jonge	Shaun Micheel	Rocco Mediate
Brian Stuard	Derek Lamely	Chris Smith	Brad Faxon
Nicholas Thompson	Michael Letzig	Omar Uresti	Mark Calcavecchia
Brandt Snedeker	Justin Rose	Steve Flesch	Steve Lowery
		Michael Bradley	Tommy Armour III
		Kevin Johnson	Tom Pernice Jr.
		Jerry Kelly	Fred Funk
		Tim Petrovic	Carlos Franco
		Steve Stricker	Todd Hamilton
		David Toms	Scott McCarron
		Jay Williamson	Vance Veazey
		John Daly	Paul Goydos

Field updates

Here are the most recent changes to the Zurich Classic:
John Daly	Sponsor exemption
Shane Bertsch	Withdrew after deadline
Ken Duke	Sponsor exemption
Brett Wetterich	Withdrew after deadline
Rich Beem	Withdrew after deadline
Matt Every	Withdrew after deadline
Steve Elkington	Withdrew after deadline
Marco Dawson	Withdrew after deadline
Ian Poulter	Withdrew after deadline
Steve Stricker	Withdrew after deadline