The 18 exempt nations for the Omega Mission Hills World Cup will be known earlier than in previous years with the leading player determined by the Official World Golf Ranking as at Monday 22 June, 2009.
The leading players then have until Friday 3 July 2009 to commit to playing in the Omega Mission Hills World Cup, which takes place at Mission Hills Golf Club from November 26-29. The 18 nations that qualify automatically and their leading player are therefore confirmed on 3 July.
The leading player may select any player of his choosing from the same country provided such player was ranked within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of either 22 June 2009 or 17 August 2009. If there was no other player from that country within the top 100 on the OWGR on either of the dates, the exempt player’s partner shall be the next highest ranked available player from the same country outside of the top 100 as of 17 August. If there is no other available player from that country within the top 500 on the OWGR as at 17 August, the exempt player may select a professional of his choosing from the same country, without regard to the chosen player’s World Ranking. The deadline for the leading player to select his partner is 28 August 2009.
For European nations competing in any of the World Cup qualifiers, eligibility is determined by The European Tour’s Race to Dubai in the first instance. If a European country does not have a player in The Race to Dubai then the Official World Golf Ranking will apply. If any nation does not have a player in The Race to Dubai or with World Ranking Points, then the player will be selected using criteria determined by their local federation.
Sweden won the 2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup as The European Tour Number One Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson combined in the team event for a three stroke victory over the Spanish pairing of Miguel Angel Jiménez and Pablo Larrazabal.
