Major Champions
29 Major Champions with 58 Major titles amassed between them have competed in the JP McManus Pro-Am.
• Rich Beem (1) – PGA Championship 2002
• Angel Cabrera (2) – US Open 2007, The Masters 2009
• Michael Campbell (1) – US Open 2005
• Darren Clarke (1) – The Open 2011
• Fred Couples (1) – The Masters 1992
• Ben Curtis (1) – The Open 2003
• John Daly (2) – PGA Championship 1991, The Open 1995
• David Duval (1) – The Open 2001
• Ernie Els (4) – US Open 1994, US Open 1997, The Open 2002, The Open 2012
• Jim Furyk (1) – US Open 2003
• Lucas Glover (1) – US Open 2009
• Padraig Harrington (3) – The Open 2007, The Open 2008, PGA Championship 2008
• Trevor Immelman (1) – The Masters 2008
• Lee Janzen (2) – US Open 1993, US Open 1998
• Dustin Johnson (1) – US Open 2016
• Martin Kaymer (2) – PGA C’ship 2010, US Open 2014
• Tom Lehman (1) – The Open 1996
• Davis Love III (1) – PGA Championship 1997
• Shane Lowry (1) – The Open 2019
• Sandy Lyle (2) – The Open 1985, The Masters 1988
• Graeme McDowell (1) – US Open 2010
• Rory McIlroy (4) – US Open 2011, PGA Championship 2012, The Open 2014, PGA Championship 2014
• Mark O’Meara (2) – The Masters 1998, The Open 1998
• José María Olazábal (2) – The Masters 1994; 1999
• Justin Rose (1) – US Open 2013
• Adam Scott (1) – The Masters 2013
• Henrik Stenson (1) – The Open 2016
• Tiger Woods (15) – The Masters 1997, PGA Championship 1999, US Open 2000, The Open 2000, PGA Championship 2000, The Masters 2001; 2002, US Open 2002, The Masters 2005, The Open 2005; 2006, PGA Championship 2006; 2007, US Open 2008, The Masters 2019
• Ian Woosnam (1) – The Masters 1991
Ryder Cup
54 Ryder Cup Representatives with a total of 205 appearances between them, as well as 11 Ryder Cup Captains have played in the fundraising tournament down through the years. These names include:
Europe
• Brian Barnes (6)
• Thomas Bjorn (3)
• Gordon Brand Jnr. (2)
• Paul Broadhurst (1)
• Paul Casey (4)
• Andrew Coltart (1)
• Darren Clarke (5)
• Eamonn Darcy (4)
• Luke Donald (4)
• Pádraig Harrington (6)
• David Howell (2)
• Miguel Ángel Jiménez (4)
• Robert Karlsson (2)
• Martin Kaymer (4)
• Michael King (1)
• Sandy Lyle (5)
• Graeme McDowell (4)
• Paul McGinley (3)
• Rory Mcllroy (5)
• Colin Montgomerie (8)
• Christy O’Connor Jnr. (2)
• Christy O’Connor Snr. (10)
• Jose Maria Olazabal (7)
• John O’Leary (1)
• Jesper Parnevik (3)
• Ian Poulter (6)
• Philip Price (1)
• Ronan Rafferty (1)
• Costantino Rocca (3)
• Justin Rose (5)
• Jarmo Sandelin (1)
• Des Smyth (2)
• Henrik Stenson (5)
• Sam Torrance (8)
• Peter Townsend (2)
• Jean van de Velde (1)
• Philip Walton (1)
• Paul Way (2)
• Lee Westwood (10)
• Ian Woosnam (8)
United States
• John Cook (1)
• Fred Couples (5)
• Ben Curtis (1)
• David Duval (2)
• Fred Funk (1)
• Jim Furyk (9)
• JB Holmes (2)
• Lee Janzen (2)
• Dustin Johnson (4)
• Tom Lehman (3)
• Davis Love III (6)
• Bob Murphy (1)
• Mark O’Meara (5)
• Tiger Woods (8)
8 European Captains:
• Padraig Harrington – 2020 Captain
• Thomas Bjorn – 2018 Captain
• Darren Clarke – 2016 Captain
• Paul McGinley – 2014 Captain
• Colin Montgomerie – 2010 Captain
• Jose Maria Olazabal – 2012 Captain
• Sam Torrance – 2002 Captain
• Ian Woosnam – 2006 Captain
3 USA Captains:
• Jim Furyk – 2018 Captain
• Tom Lehman – 2006 Captain
• Davis Love III (2) – 2012 & 2016 Captain
Former World Number One Players
The Pro-Am boasts 12 out of the 20 players to have ever held the prestigious World Number 1 Ranking, with a total of 996 weeks achieved between them out of 1,641 weeks. This elite list includes:
| Player | Total Weeks |
|---|---|
| Fred Couples | 16 |
| Luke Donald | 56 |
| David Duval | 15 |
| Ernie Els | 9 |
| Dustin Johnson | 30 |
| Martin Kaymer | 8 |
| Tom Lehman | 1 |
| Rory McIlroy | 95 |
| Adam Scott | 11 |
| Lee Westwood | 22 |
| Tiger Woods | 683 |
| Ian Woosnam | 50 |
Guest Players
As well as assembling some of the world’s greatest golfers, the JP McManus Pro-Am has also attracted many famous faces from the worlds of sport and entertainment down the years. Spectators have been enraptured by star studded line-ups including Nicky Byrne, Michael Douglas, Kian Egan, Nicky English, Mark Feehily, Alex Ferguson, Shane Filan, Michael Flatley, Peter Gallagher, Hugh Grant, Samuel L. Jackson, Eddie Jordan, Gary Lineker, AP McCoy, Kyle McLachlan, Martin O’Neill, Michael Owen, Aidan Quinn, Niall Quinn, Harry Redknapp, Jamie Redknapp and Keith Wood.
