Jesper Parnevik confirmed his Membership of the European Tour prior to The Masters Tournament starting at Augusta National, Georgia.
Parnevik is now be eligible to earn Ryder Cup points from when the qualifying process starts at the Canon European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland, on September 7-10.
Jesper Parnevik said: "Following a meeting with Ken Schofield and a further clarification of the European Tour's Membership regulation, I decided to rejoin the European Tour. The European Tour have adapted their regulations over the last few years to accommodate international players like myself who wish to remain in membership."
The four major championships and the three individual World Golf Championships are all official events on the Volvo Order of Merit. The Masters Tournament was added to the Volvo Order of Merit at the start of this year.
Ken Schofield, Executive Director of the European Tour, said: "We welcome Jesper's commitment and look forward to his contending for honours whenever his own schedule enables him to compete on the European Tour."
Parnevik will immediately be eligible for a place in the 2000 Volvo Order of Merit from which the leading 12 players that are eligible for the European Ryder Cup Team will on August 13 qualify for the World Golf Championship - NEC Invitational at Firestone C.C., Akron, Ohio, on August 24-27.
Parnevik, aged 35, and ranked tenth in the Official World Golf Ranking, has won 11 titles worldwide including the Bell's Scottish Open (1993), Volvo Scandinavian Masters (1995 & 1998), and Trophée Lancôme (1996) on the European Tour International Schedule. He has won the Phoenix Open (1998), Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic (1999) and the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (2000) on the PGA TOUR. He was unbeaten in two foursomes and one fourball match in the 1997 Ryder Cup at Valderrama, Spain, and he was also unbeaten again in his partnership with Sergio Garcia with whom he won 3½ points from a possible four at The Country Club, Brookline, in 1999.
