At two points during the season, players in Category 11 of The European Tour will be re-ranked as follows:
i) As at May 6, the top 20 official money winners from within Category 11 on the 2002 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 August 19, all players in Category 11 will be re-ranked in order of official money won on the 2002 Volvo Order of Merit. The first tournament entry deadline to be affected will be the Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship.
Summary
a) Qualifying School ranking position will determine entry into the following events:
BMW Asian Open
Omega Hong Kong Open
Bell’s South African Open
dunhill championship
Johnnie Walker Classic
Heineken Classic
ANZ Championship
Caltex Singapore Masters
Carlsberg Malaysian Open
Dubai Desert Classic
Qatar Masters
Madeira Island Open
Open De Canarias
Algarve Open de Portugal
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
Victor Chandler British Masters
The Compass Group English Open
The Great North Open
Murphy’s Irish Open
Smurfit European Open
The Scottish Open at Loch Lomond
The TNT Open
Volvo Scandinavian Masters
The Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open
North West of Ireland Open
c) Re-Rank 2 position will determine entry into the following events:
Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship
BMW International Open
Omega European Masters
Linde German Masters
dunhill links championship
Trophée Lancôme
Telefonica Open de Madrid
Atlanet Italian Open
