Omega Mission Hills World Cup:

Change to qualification process

NEWS RELEASE
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, June 22, 2009.
The leading players then have until Friday, July 3 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 July 3.
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 June 22

or August 17.

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 August 17.

If there is no other available player from that country within the top 500 on the OWGR as at August 17, 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 August 28, 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 No 1

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.