At two points during the season, players in Category 11 will be re-ranked as follows:
i)
As at 8th May
, the top 20 official money winners from within Category 11 on the 2000 Volvo Order of Merit will be ranked 1-20 in money order in Category 11 and the remainder will follow on in the order established at the Qualifying School. The first tournament entry deadline to be affected will be the Benson and Hedges International Open.
ii)
As at 7th August
, all players in Category 11 will be re-ranked in order of official money won on the 2000 Volvo Order of Merit. The first tournament entry deadline to be affected will be the Victor Chandler British Masters.
The first re-rank of the season for Category 11 members will take place on
May 8th
. The current top 20 in order of money won (as at April 24, 2000) are as follows:
1. Alastair FORSYTH 133038.34
2. Ian POULTER 126873.40
3. Richard S JOHNSON 91545.40
4. David LYNN 70520.30
5. Malcolm MACKENZIE 57135.25
6. Nicolas VANHOOTEGEM 45700.46
7. Robin BYRD 45561.59
8. Peter FOWLER 43971.94
9. Tom GILLIS 34947.33
10. Robert COLES 27517.51
11. Scott ROWE 26999.49
12. Andrew BUTTERFIELD 24013.54
13. Matthew BLACKEY 23893.12
14. Justin ROSE 20577.51
15. Grant HAMERTON 20538.25
16. Elliot BOULT 20279.84
17. Max ANGLERT 19744.98
18. Ola ELIASSON 19391.27
19. Andrew RAITT 16168.53
20. Massimo FLORIOLI 14681.23
Following the re-rank, those outside the top 20 will follow in the order established at the Qualifying School.
SUMMARY
a)
Qualifying School ranking position will determine entry into the following events
:
Alfred Dunhill Championship
Mercedes Benz - South African Open Championship
Heineken Classic
Greg Norman Holden International
Benson and Hedges Malaysian Open, presented by Carlsberg
Algarve Portuguese Open
Dubai Desert Classic
Qatar Masters
Madeira Island Open
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open
Brazil Sao Paulo 500 Years Open
Moroccan Open
Peugeot Open de España
Novotel Perrier Open de France
b)
Re-Rank 1 position will determine entry into the following events
:
Benson and Hedges International Open
Deutsche-Bank – SAP Open TPC of Europe
Volvo PGA Championship
The Compass Group English Open
The Wales Open
Compaq European Grand Prix
Murphy’s Irish Open
Smurfit European Open
The Standard Life Loch Lomond
TNT Dutch Open
Volvo Scandinavian Masters
c)
Re-Rank 2 position will determine entry into the following events
:
Victor Chandler British Masters
West of Ireland Open
Scottish PGA Championship
BMW International Open
Canon European Masters
Trophée Lancôme
Belgacom Open
Linde German Masters
Estoril Open
BBVA Open Turespaña Masters de Madrid
Italian Open
