Inside the field: Viking Classic
Who's playing in the fourth event of the Fall Series? We've analyzed based on the following categories (please check the bottom for late-breaking updates to the field):
2009 Tournament Winners
| Player | Event(s) won | Tournament |
| Michael Bradley | 1 | Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular |
| Nathan Green | 1 | RBC Canadian Open |
| Troy Matteson | 1 | Frys.com Open |
Past winners of the Viking Classic
| Will MacKenzie (2008) | Chad Campbell (2007) |
| D.J. Trahan (2006) | Heath Slocum (2005) |
| Cameron Beckman (2001) | Steve Lowery (2000) |
| Willie Wood (1996) | Jim Gallagher Jr. (1985) |
Major winners
| Player | Major(s) won | Tournament |
| Steve Elkington | 1 | 1995 PGA Championship |
| Mark Brooks | 1 | 1996 PGA Championship |
| David Duval | 1 | 2001 British Open |
| Rich Beem | 1 | 2002 PGA Championship |
| Todd Hamilton | 1 | 2004 British Open |
| Mark Calcavecchia | 1 | 1989 British Open |
| David Toms | 1 | 2001 PGA Championship |
| John Daly | 2 | 1991 PGA Championship, 1995 British Open |
| Shaun Micheel | 1 | 2003 PGA Championship |
International players
 | Australia | Michael Sim, James Nitties, Aron Price, Jarrod Lyle, Matt Jones, Nathan Green, Steve Allan, Nick O'Hern, Peter Lonard, Steve Elkington, Stuart Appleby |
 | England | Brian Davis, Greg Owen |
 | Germany | Alex Cejka |
 | India | Arjun Atwal |
| Japan | Ryuji Imada |
 | South Africa | Brenden Pappas |
 | Sweden | Carl Pettersson, Mathias Gronberg, Richard S.Johnson |
 | Zimbabwe | Brendon de Jonge |
Younger and older
| Young Guns (under 30) | Grizzled Vets (40 and over) | ||
| Derek Fathauer | Chez Reavie | Ken Duke | John Daly |
| Colt Knost | Chris Stroud | Brett Quigley | Glen Day |
| Webb Simpson | Aaron Watkins | Patrick Sheehan | Billy Mayfair |
| Brendon Todd | Ricky Barnes | Chris DiMarco | Tim Petrovic |
| Casey Wittenberg | Jarrod Lyle | Cliff Kresge | Todd Hamilton |
| Tyler Aldridge | Leif Olson | Rick Price | Vance Veazey |
| Spencer Levin | Brandt Snedeker | Steve Flesch | Woody Austin |
| Michael Sim | Peter Tomasulo | Kent Jones | Joe Durant |
| Rickie Fowler | D.J. Trahan | Peter Lonard | Lee Janzen |
| Nicholas Thompson | Brendon de Jonge | David Toms | Jeff Maggert |
| Bill Haas | Matt Jones | Jay Williamson | Steve Elkington |
| James Nitties | Michael Letzig | Michael Bradley | Rocco Mediate |
| James Oh | Troy Matteson | Michael Allen | Brad Faxon |
| Aron Price | Johnson Wagner | Mark Brooks | Jim Gallagher Jr. |
| Matt Weibring | Rickie Fowler | Tom Pernice Jr. | Mark Calcavecchia |
| Willie Wood | Danny Briggs | ||
| Ben Bates | Shaun Micheel | ||
Field updates
| Here are the most recent updates to the Viking Classic field: | |
| Mark Brooks | Sponsor's exemption |
| Bryce Molder | Withdrew after deadline |
| Stuart Appleby | Committed |
| Chris Stroud | Withdrew after deadline |
| Rickie Fowler | Committed |
| Danny Briggs | Monday qualified |
| Ben Bates | Monday qualified |
| Cody Freeman | Monday qualified |
| Brenden Pappas | Monday qualified |
| Vaughn Taylor | Withdrew after deadline |
| Jeff Klauk | Withdrew after deadline |
| Tommy Armour III | Withdrew after deadline |
| Kirk Triplett | Withdrew after deadline |
| Matt Kuchar | Withdrew after deadline |
| George McNeill | Withdrew after deadline |
| Ben Curtis | Withdrew after deadline |
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