These WGC events are for the world's top 50 players, so smaller fields, bigger purses and of course this week no Canadians, they are playing at Reno this week.. Here is how players become eligible for WGC events
Eligibility:
* Playing members of the last named U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams (2010).
• The top 50 players, including any tied for 50th place, from the Official World Golf Ranking as of Monday, July 25, 2011.
• The top 50 players, including any tied for 50th place, from the Official World Golf Ranking as of Monday, August 1, 2011.
• Tournament winners, who victories are considered official, of tournaments on the Federation Tours since the prior year's Bridgestone Invitational with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 115 points or more.
• The winner of the following designated tournaments (subject to change from year to year):
- Japan Golf Tour: 2010 Bridgestone Open and 2011 Japan Golf Tour Championship
- Australasian Tour: 2010 Australian PGA Championship
- Southern Africa Tour: 2011 Dimension Data Pro-Am
- Asian Tour: 2010 Iskandar Johor Open
Click here for tee times http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r476/tee-times.html
Pairings are in twosomes and off split tees at the Firestone south course. Tiger Woods is paired with his good friend Darren Clarke off #1 at 1.40pm. He is now 28th in the world, has won this event on this course 7 times when he was the best player in the world.
The best player in the world Luke Donald is paired with Charl Schwartzel at 9.20 off #10 followed by #2 Lee Westwood and Graeme McDowell at 9.30am
Official world rankings click ...http://www.officialworldgolfranking.com/rankings/default.sps?region=world
Bryan Angus also on twitter@mummmbles
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