Chubb Classic: 18 Golfers To Watch this week at Tiburón Golf Club in Naples

The field of the PGA Tour Champions' Chubb Classic presented by SERVPRO is filled with World Golf Hall of Famers, major champions, and those who have made their names on the Champions Tour.

Here's a look at 18 to watch this week at Tiburón Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort:

DARREN CLARKE

Age: 52

Birthplace: Dungannon Northern Ireland

Champions Tour victories: 2

2020-21 money list: 9th

Good to know: Won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai

FRED COUPLES

Age: 61

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington

Champions Tour victories: 13

2020-21 money list: 12th

Good to know: Two-time champion in Naples

ERNIE ELS

Age: 51

Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa

Champions Tour victories: 2

2020 money list: 3rd

Good to know: Won U.S. and British Opens twice

RETIEF GOOSEN

Age: 52

Birthplace: Polokwane, South Africa

Champions Tour victories: 1

2020-21 money list: 8th

Good to know: Won U.S. Open in 2001 and 2004

LEE JANZEN

Age: 56

Birthplace: Austin, Minnesota

Champions Tour victories: 1

2020-21 money list: 57th

Good to know: Won U.S. Open in 1993 and 1998

MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ

Age: 57

Birthplace: Malaga, Spain

Champions Tour victories: 10

2020-21 money list: 5th

Good to know: Four-time European Ryder Cup member (1999, 2004, 2008, 2010)

JERRY KELLY

Age: 54

Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin

Champions Tour victories: 7

2020-21 money list: 6th

Good to know: Won QBE Shootout at Tiburón with Rod Pampling (2006) and Steve Stricker (2009)

BERNHARD LANGER

Age: 63

Birthplace: Anhausen, Germany

Champions Tour victories: 41

2020-21 money list: 2nd

Good to know: Only three-time Chubb Classic winner (2011, 2013, 2016)

SCOTT McCARRON

Age: 55

Birthplace: Sacramento, California

Champions Tour victories: 11

2020-21 money list: 36th

Good to know: Won Charles Schwab Cup and money titles in 2019

ROCCO MEDIATE

Age: 58

Birthplace: Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Champions Tour victories: 4

2020-21 money list: 40th

Good to know: One of several Calusa Pines Golf Club members in the field

COLIN MONTGOMERIE

Age: 57

Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

Champions Tour victories: 7

2020-21 money list: 19th

Good to know: Joined Team Troon (the company manages Tiburón) last summer and prepared for season at the course

JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL

Age: 55

Birthplace: Fuenterrabia, Spain

Champions Tour victories: 0

2020-21 money list: 60th

Good to know: Won Masters in 1994, 1999 and made cut last week

MARK O'MEARA

Age: 64

Birthplace: Goldsboro, North Carolina

Champions Tour victories: 3

2020-21 money list: 44th

Good to know: Won Masters and British Open in 1998

SCOTT PAREL

Age: 55

Birthplace: Pontiac, Michigan

Champions Tour victories: 3

2020-21 money list: 4th

Good to know: Did not play college golf at the University of Georgia, instead focusing on computer science

VIJAY SINGH

Age: 58

Birthplace: Lautoka, Fiji

Champions Tour victories: 4

2020-21 money list: 30th

Good to know: Won 9 tournaments in 2004, including PGA Championship

STEVE STRICKER

Age: 54

Birthplace: Edgerton, Wisconsin

Champions Tour victories: 5

2020-21 money list: 24th

Good to know: 2021 U.S. Ryder Cup captain and part-time Naples resident

KEVIN SUTHERLAND

Age: 56

Birthplace: Sacramento, California

Champions Tour victories: 5

2020-21 money list: 1st

Good to know: Won 2017 Charles Schwab Cup

MIKE WEIR

Age: 50

Birthplace: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Champions Tour victories: 0

2020-21 money list: 15th

Good to know: Won 2003 Masters

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