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Tue 09 Sep 2007Mahan happy to join 'elite' fieldObviously, not everyone is enthused by the prospect of winning a €1.5 million top prize. Yesterday, American Hunter Mahan, ranked 41st in the world, accepted the 16th and final invitation into the field for the HSBC World Matchplay Championship at Wentworth in a fortnight.His place was secured after a flurry of rejections from better qualified players who didn't want to play.