Category Descriptions

1. 1. Past Open Champions aged 60 or under on 17 July 2011.
2. 2. The Open Champions for 2001-2010.
3. 3. Past Open Champions born between 17 July 1945 and 19 July 1948.
4. 4. Past Open Champions finishing in the first 10 and tying for 10th place in The Open Championship 2006-2010.
5. 5. First 10 and anyone tying for 10th place in the 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews.
6. 6. The first 50 players on the OWGR for Week 22, Monday 30 May 2011. Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in this category.
7. 7. First 30 in the Race to Dubai for 2010.
8. 8. The BMW PGA Championship winners for 2009-2011. Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in this category.
9. 9. First 3 and anyone tying for 3rd place, not otherwise exempt, in the top 20 of the Race to Dubai for 2011 on completion of the 2011 BMW PGA Championship. Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in this category.
10. 10. First 2 European Tour members and any European Tour members tying for 2nd place, not otherwise exempt, in a cumulative money list taken from the 6 official PGA European Tour events leading up to and including the 2011 BMW International Open (The BMW PGA Championship, The Celtic Manor Wales Open, The BMW Italian Open, The US Open Championship, The St Omer Open and the BMW International Open). Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in this category.
11. 11. The leading player, not otherwise exempt, in the first 5 and ties of each of the 2011 Open de France ALSTOM and the 2011 Barclays Scottish Open. With the exception of ties for first place, which will be determined in accordance with the Conditions for the tournament concerned, ties will be decided in favour of the highest OWGR player at the commencement of the tournament. Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in this category.
12. 12. The US Open Champions for 2007-2011. Blank entry will be made on behalf of the 2011 Champion.
13. 13. The US Masters Champions for 2007-2011.
14. 14. The US PGA Champions for 2006-2010.
15. 15. The PLAYERS Champions for 2009-2011.
16. 16. The leading 30 qualifiers for the 2010 TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP.
17. 17. First 3 and anyone tying for 3rd place, not exempt having applied F(6), in the top 20 of the USPGA TOUR FedExCup Points List for 2011 on completion of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
18. 18. First 2 USPGA TOUR members and any USPGA TOUR members tying for 2nd place, not exempt, in a cumulative money list taken from the USPGA TOUR PLAYERS Championship and the five USPGA TOUR events leading up to and including the 2011 AT&T National. Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in this category. (THE PLAYERS Championship, The Memorial, St Jude Classic, US Open, Travellers championship and AT&T National).
19. 19. The leading player, not exempt having applied F(18) above, in the first 5 and ties of each of the 2011 AT&T National and the 2011 John Deere Classic. With the exception of ties for first place, which will be determined in accordance with the Conditions for the tournament concerned, ties will be decided in favour of the highest OWGR player at the commencement of the tournament. Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in this category.
20. 20. Playing members of the 2010 Ryder Cup teams.
21. 21. First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Order of Merit of the Asian Tour for 2010.
22. 22. First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Order of Merit of the Tour of Australasia for 2010.
23. 23. First and anyone tying for 1st place on the Order of Merit of the Southern Africa PGA Sunshine Tour for 2010.
24. 24. The Japan Open Champion for 2010.
25. 25. First 2 and anyone tying for 2nd place, not exempt, on the Official Money List of the Japan Golf Tour for 2010.
26. 26. The leading 4 players, not exempt, in the 2011 Mizuno Open. With the exception of ties for first place, which will be determined in accordance with the Conditions for the tournament concerned, ties will be decided inf avour of the highest OWGR player at the commencement of the tournament. Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in this category.
27. 27. First 2 and anyone tying for 2nd place, not exempt, having applied F(26) above, in a cumulative money list taken from all official 2011 Japan Golf Tour events up to and including the 2011 Mizuno Open. Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying in this category.
28. 28. The Senior Open Champion for 2010.
29. 29. The Amateur Champion for 2011. Blank entry will be made on behalf of the Champion.
30. 30. The US Amateur Champion for 2010.
31. 31. The European Amateur Champion for 2010.

F (29) to F(32) are only applicable if the entrant concerned is still an amateur on 19 July 2012.