A field of 152 players will tee it up this week in Charlotte, North Carolina at Quail Hollow Club for the 2021 edition of the Wells Fargo Championship.
The Wells Fargo is the first of two Tar Heel State stops in 2021 for the PGA Tour with the season-ending Wyndham Championship acting as the bookend.
The field features six of the top-10 ranked players in the world, headlined by four of the top-5 in Justin Thomas (2), Jon Rahm (3), Xander Schauffele (4), and Bryson DeChambeau (5).
Max Homa will also tee it up this week, in a title defense, and the 30-year old is in good form, entering off a T6 last week, and a win earlier in the season at Riviera.
As we do each week, here’s a look at the field in Charlotte, by the numbers.
Former Wells Fargo Winners
Nine past winners of the Wells Fargo are in the field this week:
- Max Homa (2019)
- Jason Day (2018)
- Brian Harman (2017)
- James Hahn (2016)
- Rory McIlroy (2015, 2010)
- J. B. Holmes (2014)
- Rickie Fowler (2012)
- Lucas Glover (2011)
- Sean O’Hair (2009)
World Top 20
Eleven (11) of the top 20 in the world rankings will be teeing it up this week:
- Justin Thomas (2)
- Jon Rahm (3)
- Xander Schauffele (4)
- Bryson DeChambeau (5)
- Patrick Reed (7)
- Webb Simpson (9)
- Viktor Hovland (11)
- Patrick Cantlay (12)
- Tony Finau (13)
- Rory McIlroy (15)
- Sungjae Im (19)
2018 Ryder Cuppers
Thirteen (of 24) players who competed in the last Ryder Cup (2018) will be teeing it up this week, including eight (8) from the U.S. and five (5) from the winning European team:
- Justin Thomas (USA)
- Phil Mickelson (USA)
- Bryson DeChambeau (USA)
- Bubba Watson (USA)
- Webb Simpson (USA)
- Patrick Reed (USA)
- Rickie Fowler (USA)
- Tony Finau (USA)
- Rory McIlroy (EUR)
- Ian Poulter (EUR)
- Francesco Molinari (EUR)
- Tommy Fleetwood (EUR)
- Jon Rahm (EUR)
Major Winners
There are 18 major champions in the field this week:
- Bryson DeChambeau (2020 U.S. Open)
- Shane Lowry (2019 Open)
- Gary Woodland (2019 U.S. Open)
- Francesco Molinari (2018 Open)
- Patrick Reed (2018 Masters)
- Justin Thomas (2017 PGA)
- Jimmy Walker (2016 PGA)
- Jason Day (2015 PGA)
- Zach Johnson (2015 Open)
- Rory McIlroy (2014/2012 PGA, 2014 Open, 2011 U.S. Open)
- Bubba Watson (2014/2012 Masters)
- Phil Mickelson (2013 Open, 2005 PGA, 2004/2006/2010 Masters)
- Jason Dufner (2013 PGA)
- Webb Simpson (2012 U.S. Open)
- Charl Schwartzel (2011 Masters)
- Keegan Bradley (2011 PGA)
- Lucas Glover (2009 U.S. Open)
- Davis Love III (1997 PGA)
Odds & Ends
- Youngest: Akshay Bhatia (19)
- Oldest: Davis Love III (57)
- Highest Rank: Justin Thomas (2)
- Lowest Rank: Michael Kim (1406)
- Tallest: Patton Kizzire (6’5″)
- Shortest: Brian Harman (5’6″)
2021 Wells Fargo Field
Quail Hollow Club | Charlotte, NC | May 6-9, 2021
How The Field Qualified for the 2021 Wells Fargo Championship
Winner: U.S. Open
Bryson DeChambeau (2020)
Gary Woodland (2019)
Winner: PGA Championship
Justin Thomas (2017)
Jimmy Walker (2016)
Jason Day (2015)
Winner: Masters Tournament
Patrick Reed (2018)
Winner: The Open Championship
Shane Lowry (2019)
Francesco Molinari (2018)
Zach Johnson (2015)
Winner: THE PLAYERS Championship
Rory McIlroy (2019)
Webb Simpson (2018)
Rickie Fowler (2015)
Winner: TOUR Championship
Xander Schauffele (2017)
Winner: WGC Event
Bubba Watson (2018 Match Play)
Phil Mickelson (2018 Mexico)
Winner: Invitational Event
Max Homa (2021 Genesis)
Jon Rahm (2020 Memorial)
Patrick Cantlay (2018 Memorial)
Jason Dufner (2017 Memorial)
Invitationals: Genesis Arnold Palmer, Memorial
Tournament Winners Exempted
Ryan Armour (2017 Sanderson)
Keegan Bradley (2018 BMW)
Stewart Cink (2020 Safeway)
Corey Conners (2019 Valero)
Austin Cook (2017 RSM)
Joel Dahmen (2021 Corales)
Tyler Duncan (2019 RSM)
Harris English (2021 Sentry)
Brice Garnett (2018 Corales)
Lanto Griffin (2019 Houston)
Jim Herman (2019 Wyndham)
J.B. Holmes (2019 Genesis)
Viktor Hovland (2020 Puerto Rico)
Charles Howell III (2018 RSM)
Sungjae Im (2020 Honda)
Matt Jones (2021 Honda)
Sung Kang (2019 Byron Nelson)
Michael Kim (2018 John Deere)
Patton Kizzire (2018 Sony)
Russell Knox (2017 HSBC)
Satoshi Kodaira (2018 RBC)
Nate Lashley (2019 Rocket)
Adam Long (2019 Desert)
Troy Merritt (2018 Barbasol)
Keith Mitchell (2019 Honda)
Sebastián Muñoz
Joaquin Niemann (2019 Greenbrier)
Carlos Ortiz (2020 Houston)
Cheng Tsung Pan (2018 RBC Heritage)
Pat Perez (2019 CIMB)
Scott Piercy (2018 Zurich)
J.T. Poston (2019 Wyndham)
Ted Potter, Jr. (2018 Pebble)
Ian Poulter (2018 Houston)
Andrew Putnam (2018 Barracuda)
Chez Reavie (2019 Travelers)
Brendan Steele (2017 Safeway)
Robert Streb (2020 RSM)
Nick Taylor (2020 Pebble)
Michael Thompson (2020 3M Open)
Brendon Todd (2019 Bermuda)
Martin Trainer (2019 Puerto Rico)
Kevin Tway (2018 Safeway)
Richy Werenski (2020 Barracuda)
Aaron Wise (2018 Byron Nelson)
Career Money Exemption
K.J. Choi
Luke Donald
Hunter Mahan
Bo Van Pelt
Sponsors Exemptions
Rafa Cabrera Bello (1)
Johnson Wagner (2)
Will Zalatoris (2)
Akshay Bhatia (3)
Bill Haas (3)
Ben Martin (3)
Camilo Villegas (3)
PGA Section Champion
Cory Schneider
Past Wells Fargo Champions
James Hahn (2016)
Brian Harman (2017)
Who are otherwise not exempt.
Life Member Exemption
Davis Love III
Top 125 Prior Season FEC
Mackenzie Hughes
Tony Finau
Abraham Ancer
Kevin Streelman
Byeong Hun An
Mark Hubbard
Danny Lee
Tom Hoge
Adam Hadwin
Harry Higgs
Russell Henley
Talor Gooch
Robby Shelton
Maverick McNealy
Doc Redman
Denny McCarthy
Henrik Norlander
Xinjun Zhang
Sepp Straka
Harold Varner III
Cameron Tringale
Cameron Davis
Vaughn Taylor
Patrick Rodgers
Brian Stuard
Tommy Fleetwood
Emiliano Grillo
Kyoung-Hoon Lee
Scott Harrington
Matthew NeSmith
Ryan Moore
Sam Ryder
Adam Schenk
Wyndham Clark
Scott Brown
Beau Hossler
Lucas Glover
Luke List
Scott Stallings
Rory Sabbatini
Tom Lewis
Bo Hoag
William Gordon*
Erik van Rooyen*
* Top 125 (Nonmember)
Major Medical Extension
Charl Schwartzel
Sean O’Hair
Jamie Lovemark
John Huh
Seung-Yul Noh
Kelly Kraft
Jonas Blixt
D.A. Points
Top 125 FEC (2018-19)/Top Korn Ferry Tour
Peter Malnati
Tyler McCumber
Brandon Hagy
Chase Seiffert
Kyle Stanley
Matt Wallace
Jhonattan Vegas
Cameron Percy
Rafael Campos
Michael Gligic
Kristoffer Ventura
Chesson Hadley
Kramer Hickok
Roger Sloan
Vincent Whaley
David Hearn
Joseph Bramlett
Rob Oppenheim
Hank Lebioda
Bronson Burgoon
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