Entry Eligibility

A field of 132 will play one round on each of the first two days, after which the leading 70 professionals and those who tie for 70th place will go forward to the third and fourth rounds.

Eligibility :

1. All previous winners of the Trophee Lancome

1. The current Open Champion

1. The current United States Masters Champion

1. The current United States Open Champion

1. The current United States PGA Champion

1. The current Japan Open Champion

1. The current Australian Open Champion

1. The current South African Open Champion

1. The current Cisco World Match Play Champion

1. Members of the 2001 European Ryder Cup Team

1. The leading 25 players in the Volvo Order of Merit after the 2001 Omega European Masters

1. The leading available player in accordance with the 2000 Asian PGA Davidoff Tour Final Order of Merit from the following countries: Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Singapore

1. The leading 10 players who have entered from the World Ranking list after the 2001 WGC-NEC Invitational

1. The leading seven players from the 2001 French National Order of Merit as at 6th September, not otherwise qualified from the categories listed above

1. A maximum of seven players nominated by the sponsor in agreement with the PGA European Tour, two of whom must be Members of the PGA European Tour

1. A leading French Amateur player to be decided between the French Golf Federation and the host club, and the current French Amateur Champion

1. The balance of the field will be completed in accordance with the PGA European Tour Exemption Category Ranking List.

PGA European Tour Exemption Category List