Some key stats and a form guide for this week's WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami.
Some key stats and a form guide for this week's WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami
The game's leading players head to Florida where Doral hosts the second World Golf Championship event of the season.
Two weeks ago the deserts of Arizona witnessed remarkable snowy landscapes during the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain.
Now it's the turn of the famed Doral Resort & Spa which first became part of the PGA Tour schedule in 1962 and quickly became one of the most popular venues on the golfing calendar.
The Blue Monster course, so-named because of its vast expanses of water, has provided many spectacular moments down the years.
Once again, this prestigious tournament can boast one of the strongest fields in the sport.
FORM GUIDE for DORAL's BLUE MONSTER COURSE
Last Eight Years
Player: '05 / '06 / '07 / '08 / '09 / '10 / '11 / '12
Keegan Bradley: - / - / - / - / - / - / - / 8
Rafael Cabrera-Bello: - / - / - / - / - / - / - / 65
Tim Clark: 16 / 35 / 63 / 12 / 27 / 22 / - / -
Nicolas Colsaerts: - / - / - / - / - / - / - / 35
Jason Day: - / - / - / - / - / - / 45 / 20
Luke Donald: - / - / 26 / 20 / 20 / 26 / 6 / 6
Jason Dufner: - / - / - / - / - / 18 / - / 29
Ernie Els: - / 7 / 11 / 75 / 20 / Won / 15 / -
Gonzalo F'dez-Castano: - / MC / - / - / - / 37 / - / 55
Rickie Fowler: - / - / - / - / - / - / 8 / 45
Marcus Fraser: - / - / - / - / - / - / 45 / 24
Hiroyuki Fujita: - / - / - / - / - / - / 61 / -
Jim Furyk: 8 / MC / 35 / 2 / 3 / 37 / 49 / -
Sergio Garcia: 64 / 57 / 3 / 15 / 31 / 37 / - / 60
Brian Gay: MC / 48 / - / - / - / 30 / - / -
Branden Grace: - / - / - / - / - / - / - / 35
Bill Haas: - / - /- / -/ - / 6 / 31 / 29
Peter Hanson: - / - / - / 61 / 40 / 26 / 55 / 4
Padraig Harrington: 52 / 26 / 19 / - / 20 / 3 / 10 / -
Charles Howell: - / - / 16 / 51 / - / - / - / 17
Fredrik Jacobson: - / 4 / - / - / - / - / - / 68
Dustin Johnson: - / - / - / - / 35 / 56 / 2 / 35
Zach Johnson: 3 / 15 / 9 / 9 / 53 / 37 / 24 / 17
Martin Kaymer: - / - / - / 57 / 35 / 3 / 24 / 20
Matt Kuchar: - / - / - / - / - / 3 / 5 / 8
Paul Lawrie: - / - / - / - / - / - / - / 60
Hunter Mahan: 72 / - / - / 44 / 53 / 30 / 9 / 24
Graeme McDowell: - / MC / - / 48 / 66 / 6 / 42 / 13
Rory McIlroy: - / - / - / - / 20 / 65 / 10 / 3
Phil Mickelson: 2 / 12 / 23 / 20 / Won / 14 / 55 / 43
Francesco Molinari: - / - / - / - / - / 14 / 3 / 13
Ryan Moore: - / - / - / - / - / - / 22 / -
Alexander Noren: - / - / - / - / - / - / - / 69
Geoff Ogilvy: - / - / 3 / Won / 40 / 45 / 49 / 55
Louis Oosthuizen: - / - / 50 / 68 / 20 / - / 18 / 60
Carl Pettersson: - / - / 35 / - / 35 / - / - / -
Ian Poulter: MC / - / 16 / 57 / 13 / 37 / 45 / 60
Justin Rose: 41 / MC / - / 15 / 20 / - / 42 / Won
Charl Schwartzel: - / - / 35 / - / - / 2 / 24 / 4
Adam Scott: MC / - / 61 / 9 / 66 / 50 / 6 / 13
John Senden: 32 / 20 / - / - / - / 11 / - / 6
Webb Simpson: - / - / - / - / - / - / - / 35
Richard Sterne: - / - / - / 44 / 73 / - / - / -
Steve Stricker: MC / MC / 35 / 6 / 13 / 16 / 18 / 8
Bo Van Pelt: 32 / 48 / - / - / - / - / 35 / 8
Nick Watney: 64 / MC / - / - / 2 / 26 / Won / 17
Bubba Watson: - / 59 / - / - / 72 / - / - / 2
Lee Westwood: - / - / - / 34 / 61 / 30 / 18 / 29
Tiger Woods: Won / Won / Won / 5 / 9 / - / 10 / Wd
Note: Doral has hosted a WGC event since 2007, when the size of the field has ranged from 66 to 80 players. In 2005 & 2006 it was a regular PGA Tour event with a scheduled cut after 36 holes.
The following players are making their Blue Monster debuts: George Coetzee, Jamie Donaldson, Stephen Gallacher, Robert Garrigus, Michael Hendry, Russell Henley, John Huh, Scott Jamieson, David Lynn, Matteo Manassero, John Merrick, Thorbjorn Olesen, Scott Piercy, Marcel Siem, Michael Thompson, Thaworn Wiratchant, Chris Wood
LOWEST 15 STROKE AVERAGES over DORAL's BLUE MONSTER COURSE
(Last Four Years - 2009/12)
Average (Rounds)
69.13: Nick Watney (16)
69.17: Ernie Els (12)
69.17: Matt Kuchar (12)
69.38: John Senden (8)
69.42: Charl Schwartzel (12)
69.45: Tiger Woods (11)
69.50: Francesco Molinari (12)
69.67: Padraig Harrington (12)
69.75: Luke Donald (16)
69.88: Steve Stricker (16)
70.00: Justin Rose (12)
70.31: Martin Kaymer (16)
70.38: Tim Clark (8)
70.38: Phil Mickelson (16)
70.50: Rickie Fowler (8)
70.50: Rory McIlroy (16)
70.50: Bo Van Pelt (8)
MOST TOP-10 Finishes in FLORIDA
(During Last Five Years - since March 1st 2008)
Total
9: Luke Donald
8: Tiger Woods
7: Justin Rose
6: Ernie Els
6: Jim Furyk
5: Matt Kuchar
5: Graeme McDowell
5: Bo Van Pelt
5: Nick Watney
LOWEST ROUNDS at DORAL SINCE 2000
61: Stephen Ames (2000)
62: Edward Fryatt (2000)
62: Mike Weir (2001)
62: Bubba Watson (2012)
63: Frank Nobilo (2000)
63: Franklin Langham (2000)
63: Tiger Woods (2005)
63: Graeme Storm (2008)
63: Vijay Singh (2008)
63: Steve Stricker (2008)
Doral's Blue Monster Course: Par 72; 7,334 yards
Winning Totals (Last Three Years):
2012: 272 (Justin Rose)
2011: 272 (Nick Watney)
2010: 270 (Ernie Els)
