Inside the field: The Heritage

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Apr. 18, 2011

Who's playing at The Heritage? We've analyzed the field based on the following categories (please check the bottom for late-breaking updates to the field):

Top 20s

FedExCup standings	PGA TOUR Money List	Official World Golf Ranking
Player (Rk.)	Player (Rk.)	Player (Rk.)
Mark Wilson (1)	Mark Wilson (1)	Luke Donald (3)
Aaron Baddeley (6)	Luke Donald (5)	Graeme McDowell (5)
Luke Donald (7)	Aaron Baddeley (7)	Matt Kuchar (10)
Matt Kuchar (12)	Matt Kuchar (8)	Jim Furyk (13)
Steve Marino (15)	Steve Marino (14)	Ernie Els (15)
Jonathan Byrd (16)	Jonathan Byrd (17)	Ian Poulter (16)
Brendan Steele (19)	Brendan Steele (20)	Francesco Molinari (19)
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2011 Tournament Winners

Player	Event(s) won	Tournament
Jonathan Byrd	1	Hyundai Tournament of Champions
Mark Wilson	2	Sony Open in Hawaii, Waste Management Phoenix Open
Aaron Baddeley	1	Northern Trust Open
Johnson Wagner	1	Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
Luke Donald	1	World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship
Michael Bradley	1	Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com
Brendan Steele	1	Valero Texas Open

Past winners of The Heritage

Jim Furyk (2010)	Brian Gay (2009)
Boo Weekley (2007, 2008)	Aaron Baddeley (2006)
Stewart Cink (2000, 2004)	Davis Love III (1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2003)
Glen Day (1999)

Major winners

Player	Major(s) won	Tournament
Steve Elkington	1	1995 PGA Championship
Mike Weir	1	2003 Masters
Graeme McDowell	1	2010 U.S. Open
Trevor Immelman	1	2008 Masters
Lucas Glover	1	2009 U.S. Open
Ben Curtis	1	2003 British Open
Zach Johnson	1	2007 Masters
Stewart Cink	1	2009 British Open
Justin Leonard	1	1997 British Open
Jim Furyk	1	2003 U.S. Open
Shaun Micheel	1	2003 PGA Championship
Davis Love III	1	1997 PGA Championship
John Daly	2	1991 PGA Championship, 1995 British Open
Lee Janzen	2	1993, 1998 U.S. Open
Ernie Els	3	1994, 1997 U.S. Open, 2002 British Open

International players

	Argentina	Fabian Gomez
	Australia	Jason Day, Michael Sim, Steven Bowditch, Marc Leishman, Jarrod Lyle, Aaron Baddeley, Matt Jones, Nathan Green, Greg Chalmers, Stuart Appleby, Nick O'Hern, Steve Elkington
	Canada	David Hearn, Mike Weir, Stephen Ames
	Colombia	Camilo Villegas
	England	Luke Donald, Ian Poulter, Brian Davis
	Germany	Alex Cejka
	India	Arjun Atwal
	Northern Ireland	Graeme McDowell
	Italy	Francesco Molinari
	Japan	Ryuji Imada
	Korea	Charlie Wi, Bio Kim
	South Africa	Trevor Immelman, Ernie Els
	Sweden	Peter Hanson, Carl Pettersson, Henrik Stenson, Fredrik Jacobson, Jesper Parnevik
	Zimbabwe	Brendon de Jonge

Younger and older

Young Guns (under 30)		Grizzled Vets (40 and over)
Bio Kim	Steven Bowditch	Alex Cejka	Glen Day
Mark Anderson	Kevin Kisner	Jim Furyk	J.P. Hayes
Rickie Fowler	Marc Leishman	Mike Weir	Stephen Ames
Jason Day	Kevin Na	Jeff Peck	Paul Goydos
Ben Martin	Daniel Summerhays	Cameron Beckman	Lee Janzen
Sam Saunders	Bill Haas	Ernie Els	Jesper Parnevik
Kyle Stanley	Sean O'Hair	Tim Herron	Scott Verplank
Cameron Tringale	Brendan Steele	Dean Wilson	Joe Durant
Keegan Bradley	Francesco Molinari	Chris DiMarco	Davis Love III
Bobby Gates	Chris Epperson	Tom Gillis	Jeff Maggert
Chris Kirk	Jarrod Lyle	Shaun Micheel	Steve Elkington
Troy Merritt	Chris Stroud	Steve Flesch	Rocco Mediate
Webb Simpson	Camilo Villegas	Michael Bradley	Brad Faxon
Spencer Levin	Michael Sim	John Daly	Fred Funk
Zack Miller	Scott Stallings	Kent Jones	Billy Mayfair
		Jerry Kelly	Tim Petrovic

Field updates

Here are the most recent updates to the Valero Texas Open field:
Tom Gillis	W/D After Deadline
Will MacKenzie	Sponsor-Unrestricted
Matt Jones	W/D After Deadline