Inside the field: Verizon Heritage

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Apr. 16, 2009

A total of 132 players will compete at the Verizon Heritage. Who's playing? 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.)
Paul Casey (5)	Paul Casey (5)	Paul Casey (7)
Zach Johnson (6)	Zach Johnson (6)	Camilo Villegas (10)
Dustin Johnson (10)	Dustin Johnson (9)
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2009 Tournament Winners

Player	Event(s) won	Tournament
Dustin Johnson	1	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Michael Bradley	1	Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular
Mark Wilson	1	Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
Paul Casey	1	Shell Houston Open

Past winners of the Verizon Heritage

Boo Weekley (2008, 2007)	Aaron Baddeley (2006)
Peter Lonard (2005)	Stewart Cink (2004, '00)
Davis Love III (2003, 1998, '92, '91, '87)	Justin Leonard (2002)
Jose Coceres (2001)	Glen Day (1999)
Bob Tway (1995)

Major winners

Player	Major(s) won	Tournament
Ernie Els	3	1994, 1997 U.S. Open; 2002 British Open
Lee Janzen	2	1993, '98 U.S. Open
Jose Maria Olazabal	2	1994, '99 Masters
Davis Love III	1	1997 PGA Championship
Steve Elkington	1	1995 PGA Championship
Justin Leonard	1	1997 British Open
Shaun Micheel	1	2003 PGA Championship
Mark Brooks	1	1996 PGA Championship
Jim Furyk	1	2003 U.S. Open
Todd Hamilton	1	2004 British Open
Trevor Immelman	1	2008 Masters
Zach Johnson	1	2007 Masters
Tom Lehman	1	1996 British Open
Corey Pavin	1	1995 U.S. Open
Bob Tway	1	1986 PGA Championship

International players

	Argentina	Jose Coceres
	Australia	Steve Elkington, Robert Allenby, Aaron Baddeley, Greg Chalmers, Mathew Goggin, Nathan Green, Stephen Leaney, Marc Leishman, Peter Lonard, Jarrod Lyle, James Nitties, Nick O'Hern, Rod Pampling, Aron Price, John Senden
	Colombia	Camilo Villegas
	England	Paul Casey, Brian Davis, Luke Donald, Greg Owen
	Germany	Alex Cejka
	India	Jeev Milkha Singh
	Korea	Charlie Wi
	Northern Ireland	Rory McIlroy
	New Zealand	Tim Wilkinson
	Scotland	Martin Laird
	South Africa	Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman, Tim Clark, Rory Sabbatini
	Spain	Jose Maria Olazabal
	Sweden	Fredrik Jacobson, Daniel Chopra, Carl Pettersson
	Zimbabwe	Brendon de Jonge

Younger and older

Young Guns (under 30)		Grizzled Vets (40 and over)
Rory McIlroy	Aaron Baddeley	Stephen Leaney	Billy Andrade
Colt Knost	Michael Letzig	Shaun Micheel	Woody Austin
Webb Simpson	Brandt Snedeker	Chris Di Marco	Joe Durant
Dustin Johnson	D.J. Trahan	Ken Duke	Greg Kraft
Marc Leishman	Brendon de Jonge	Dudley Hart	Jeff Maggert
Kevin Na	Trevor Immelman	Cliff Kresge	Steve Elkington
James Nitties	Lucas Glover	Peter Lonard	Bart Bryant
Aron Price	Charles Howell III	Steve Flesch	Rocco Mediate
Martin Laird	John Mallinger	Michael Bradley	Brad Faxon
Bill Haas	Steve Marino	Jerry Kelly	Kirk Triplett
Nicholas Thompson	Troy Matteson	Billy Mayfair	Mark Brooks
Jarrod Lyle	Parker McLachlin	Tim Petrovic	Steve Lowery
Camilo Villegas	Johnson Wagner	Jose Maria Olazabal	Corey Pavin
Chez Reavie	Matt Weibring	Todd Hamilton	Bob Tway
Chris Stroud		Glen Day	Tommy Armour III
		Bob Estes	Tom Pernice Jr
		Lee Janzen	Tom Lehman
		Scott Verplank	Michael Allen
		Jose Coceres	Fred Funk
		Davis LoveIII

Field updates

Here are the most recent changes to the Verizon Heritage:
Rocco Mediate	Withdrew after deadline
Bart Bryant	Withdrew after deadline
Johnson Wagner	Withdrew after deadline