Field announced for 69th Senior PGA Championship
Defending champion Denis Watson of Zimbabwe is among 11 former winners and 25 former major winners set to compete at historic Oak Hill Country Club for the 69th Senior PGA Championship.
THE FIELD (As of 4/22/08)
ARBUCKLE, Dave -- Colorado Springs, CO (P)
ARTHUR, Perry -- Plano, TX (P)
BARGE, Mike -- Chanhassen, MN (P)
BEAN, Andy -- Lakeland, FL
BECK, Chip -- Lake Forest, IL
BLACKMAR, Phil -- Corpus Christi, TX
BLAIR III, James -- Ogden, UT (P)
BOYD, Bob -- Wilmington, NC (P)
BRAND, Gordon J. -- ENGLAND
BRANNEN, Thomas -- Augusta, GA (P)
BRITTON, Bill -- Rumson, NJ (P)
BRYANT, Brad -- Lakeland, FL
CALABRIA, John -- Naples, FL (P)
CAMERON, Bob -- ENGLAND
CANIZARES, Jose Maria -- SPAIN
CARBONETTI, Luis -- ARGENTINA
CHARLES, Bob -- NEW ZEALAND
CHILLAS, John -- SCOTLAND
COODY, Charles -- Abilene, TX
COOK, John -- Corona Del Mar, CA
COSTON, Jeff -- Blaine, WA (P)
CRENSHAW, Ben -- Austin, TX
DARLING, Bob -- Lewiston, ME (P)
DEFRANCESCO, Wayne -- Columbia, MD (P)
DOUGLASS, Dale -- Castle Rock, CO
DOYLE, Allen -- La Grange, GA
DRUMMOND, Ross -- SCOTLAND
EAKS, R.W. -- Fountain Hills, AZ
EDWARDS, Danny -- Scottsdale, AZ
EDWARDS, David -- Stillwater, OK
EGER, David -- Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
EICHELBERGER, Dave -- Honolulu, HI
FERGUS, Keith -- Houston, TX
FLOYD, Raymond -- Palm Beach Gardens, FL
FORD, Bob -- Oakmont, PA (P)
FORSTER, George -- Philadelphia, PA (P)
FUNK, Fred -- Ponte Vedra, FL
GIBSON, Freddy -- Orlando, FL (P)
GILDER, Bob -- Corvallis, OR
GINN, Stewart -- AUSTRALIA
GRADY, Wayne -- AUSTRALIA
GREEN, Hubert -- Birmingham, AL
HAAS, Jay -- Greer, SC
HARRIS, John -- Edina, MN
HATALSKY, Morris -- Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
HAYES, Mark -- Edmond, OK
HERZAN, Thomas -- Findlay, OH (P)
HOCH, Scott -- Orlando, FL
IRWIN, Hale -- Hokulia, HI
JACOBS, John -- Scottsdale, AZ
JACOBSEN, Peter -- Bonita Springs, FL
JAMES, Mark -- ENGLAND
JENKINS, Tom -- Austin, TX
JOB, Nick -- ENGLAND
JOHNSON, Doug -- Weirsdale, FL
KESTNER, Darrell -- Glen Cove, NY (P)
KITE, Tom -- Austin, TX
KURAMOTO, Massy -- JAPAN
LACROSSE, Doug -- Tampa, FL
LANGER, Bernhard -- GERMANY
LEVI, Wayne -- Naples, FL
LOEFFLER, Bill -- Castle Rock, CO (P)
LONGMUIR, Bill -- ENGLAND
LUNDSTROM, David -- Houston, TX (P)
LYLE, Sandy -- SCOTLAND
MAHLBERG, Scott -- San Diego, CA (P)
MASON, Carl -- ENGLAND
MAZZA, John -- Beaver Falls, PA (P)
MCCUMBER, Mark -- Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
MCKNIGHT, Tom -- Bluffton, SC
MCNULTY, Mark -- SOUTH AFRICA
MESHIAI, Hajime -- JAPAN
MORGAN, Gil -- Edmond, OK
MUROTA, Kiyoshi -- JAPAN
NELSON, Larry -- Marietta, GA
NIELSEN, Lonnie -- Palm Beach Gardens, FL
NORMAN, Greg -- AUSTRALIA
NUCKOLLS, Rod -- Wichita, KS (P)
OAKLEY, Pete -- Rookery, DE
O'MEARA, Mark -- Windermere, FL
OZAKI, Jet -- JAPAN
OZAKI, Joe -- JAPAN
PARRISH, Michael -- Guntersville, AL (P)
PATE, Jerry -- Pensacola, FL
PLAYER, Gary -- SOUTH AFRICA
POHL, Dan -- Phoenix, AZ
POOLEY, Don -- Tucson, AZ
PRICE, Nick -- SOUTH AFRICA
PURTZER, Tom -- Scottsdale, AZ
QUIGLEY, Dana -- West Palm Beach, FL
QUIROS, Juan -- SPAIN
RALSTON, Bob -- Little Rock, AR (P)
REID, Mike -- Provo, UT
RIVERO, Jose -- SPAIN
ROBERTS, Loren -- Memphis, TN
ROBISON, Gary -- Canton, OH (P)
ROCCA, Costantino -- ITALY
ROMERO, Eduardo -- ARGENTINA
ROTH, Jeffrey -- Flushing, MI (P)
SAN FILIPPO, Mike -- Hobe Sound, FL (P)
SAUTTER, Bill -- Warrington, PA (P)
SEITZ, Matt -- Hutchinson, KS (P)
SIMPSON, Scott -- San Diego, CA
SIMPSON, Tim -- Greensboro, GA
SINDELAR, Joey -- Horseheads, NY
SLUMAN, Jeff -- Hinsdale, IL
SMYTH, Des -- IRELAND
SOWINSKI, Gary -- Rancho Santa Fe, CA (P)
SPENCE, Scott -- Portsmouth, RI (P)
SPITTLE, Rod -- CANADA
STADLER, Craig -- Evergreen, CO
STARKJOHANN, Chris -- Cardiff by the Sea, CA (P)
STOCKTON, David -- Redlands, CA
STRANGE, Curtis -- Morehead City, NC
STUBBLEFIELD, Glen -- Ripon, CA (P)
THOMPSON, Robert -- Huntsville, TX (P)
THORPE, Jim -- Heathrow, FL
TOMORI, Katsuyoshi -- JAPAN
TORRANCE, Sam -- SCOTLAND
VAUGHAN, Bruce -- Hutchinson, KS
WADKINS, Bobby -- Richmond, VA
WADKINS, Lanny -- Dallas, TX
WARGO, Tom -- Centralia, IL
WATSON, Denis -- ZIMBABWE
WATSON, Tom -- White Sulphur Springs, WV
WEIBRING, D.A. -- Frisco, TX
WEST, Ralph -- Litchfield Park, AZ (P)
WHITE, Jim -- Lincoln, NE (P)
WIEBE, Mark -- Denver, CO
WOODWARD, Jim -- Edmond, OK (P)
WOOSNAM, Ian -- WALES
ZABRISKI, Bruce -- Jupiter, FL (P)
ZINNI, Mike -- Mankato, MN (P)
ZOELLER, Fuzzy -- Floyds Knob, IN
(P) signifies PGA of America Professional
There are currently 134 players (of 156) listed.
Three spots remain available for the winners of the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, FedEx Kinko's Classic, and the Regions Charity Classic.
All remaining spots in the field will be filled, in order, off of the 2008 Champions Tour money list through May 5, 2008.
Major Champions (25)
Bob Charles (British Open)
Ben Crenshaw (The Masters)
Charles Coody (The Masters)
Raymond Floyd (The Masters, US Open, PGA Championship)
Wayne Grady (PGA Championship)
Hubert Green (US Open, PGA Championship)
Hale Irwin (US Open)
Tom Kite (US Open)
Bernhard Langer (The Masters)
Sandy Lyle (The Masters, British Open)
Larry Nelson (US Open, PGA Championship)
Greg Norman (British Open)
Mark O'Meara (The Masters, British Open)
Jerry Pate (US Open)
Gary Player (The Masters, US Open, British Open, PGA Championship)
Nick Price (British Open, PGA Championship)
Scott Simpson (US Open)
Jeff Sluman (PGA Championship)
Craig Stadler (The Masters)
David Stockton (PGA Championship)
Curtis Strange (US Open)
Lanny Wadkins (PGA Championship)
Tom Watson (The Masters, US Open, British Open)
Ian Woosnam (The Masters)
Fuzzy Zoeller (The Masters, US Open)
Senior PGA Champions (11)
Allen Doyle (1999)
Raymond Floyd (1995)
Jay Haas (2006)
Hale Irwin (1996, 1997, 1998, 2004)
John Jacobs (2003)
Gary Player (1986, 1988, 1990)
Mike Reid (2005)
Tom Wargo (1993)
Denis Watson (2007)
Tom Watson (2001)
Fuzzy Zoeller (2002)
The Masters (11)
Charles Coody (1971)
Ben Crenshaw (1984, 1995)
Raymond Floyd (1976)
Bernhard Langer (1985)
Sandy Lyle (1988)
Mark O'Meara (1998)
Gary Player (1961, 1974, 1978)
Craig Stadler (1982)
Tom Watson (1977, 1981)
Ian Woosnam (1991)
Fuzzy Zoeller (1979)
United States Open (11)
Raymond Floyd (1986)
Hubert Green (1977)
Hale Irwin (1974, 1979, 1990)
Tom Kite (1992)
Larry Nelson (1983)
Jerry Pate (1976)
Gary Player (1965)
Scott Simpson (1987)
Curtis Strange (1988, 1989)
Tom Watson (1982)
Fuzzy Zoeller (1984)
The Open (7)
Bob Charles (1963)
Sandy Lyle (1985)
Greg Norman (1986, 1993)
Mark O'Meara (1998)
Gary Player (1959, 1968, 1974)
Nick Price (1994)
Tom Watson (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983)
PGA Championship (9)
Raymond Floyd (1969, 1982)
Wayne Grady (1990)
Hubert Green (1985)
Larry Nelson (1981, 1987)
Gary Player (1962, 1972)
Nick Price (1992, 1994)
Jeff Sluman (1988)
David Stockton (1970, 1976)
Lanny Wadkins (1977)
Ryder Cup Captains (11)
Ben Crenshaw (1999)
Raymond Floyd (1989)
Mark James (1999)
Tom Kite (1997)
Bernhard Langer (2004)
David Stockton (1991)
Curtis Strange (2002)
Sam Torrance (2002)
Lanny Wadkins (1995)
Tom Watson (1993)
Ian Woosnam (2006)
Hall of Fame Members (12)
Ben Crenshaw (2002)
Raymond Floyd (1989)
Hubert Green (2007)
Hale Irwin (1992)
Tom Kite (2004)
Bernhard Langer (2002)
Larry Nelson (2006)
Greg Norman (2001)
Gary Player (1974)
Nick Price (2003)
Curtis Strange (2007)
Tom Watson (1988)
Countries Represented (14):
Argentina -- 3
Australia -- 3
Canada -- 1
England -- 6
Germany -- 1
Ireland -- 1
Italy -- 1
Japan -- 6
New Zealand -- 1
Scotland -- 4
South Africa -- 3
Spain -- 3
Wales -- 1
Zimbabwe -- 1
States Represented (31):
Alabama -- 2
Arizona -- 7
Arkansas -- 1
California -- 7
Colorado -- 5
Delaware -- 1
Florida -- 20
Georgia -- 4
Hawaii -- 2
Illinois -- 3
Indiana -- 1
Kansas -- 3
Maine -- 1
Maryland -- 1
Michigan -- 1
Minnesota -- 3
Nebraska -- 1
New Jersey -- 1
New York -- 2
North Carolina -- 2
Ohio -- 2
Oklahoma -- 4
Oregon -- 1
Pennsylvania -- 4
Rhode Island -- 1
South Carolina -- 2
Tennessee -- 1
Texas -- 11
Utah -- 2
Virginia -- 1
Washington -- 1
West Virginia -- 1