2019 WGC-Mexico Championship field: How to qualify, earn exemptions
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2019 WGC-Mexico Championship field: How to qualify, earn exemptions

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The 2019 WGC-Mexico Championship fieldĀ is one of the most elite on the PGA Tour, with exemptions in 10 different categories that wind up getting the overwhelming number of top-50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking in the field.

A golfer has to be one of the best on the planet to qualify for the WGC-Mexico Championship, or they have to earn their way in with a money list lead or an important victory in a big golf tournament earning an invitation to this no-cut tournament.

WGC-Mexico Championship qualifying and exemption categories

  1. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings one week prior to event
  2. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings the week of event
  3. Top 30 players from final prior season PGA Tour FedEx Cup points list
  4. Top 10 players from current season PGA Tour FedEx Cup points list week of event
  5. Top 20 players from final prior season European Tour Race to Dubai points list
  6. Top 10 players from current season European Tour Race to Dubai points list one week before event
  7. Top 2 players from final prior season Asian Tour money list
  8. Top 2 players from final prior season Japan Golf Tour money list
  9. Top 2 players from final prior season PGA Tour of Australasia money list
  10. Top 2 players from final prior season Sunshine Tour money list
  11. The highest-ranked available player from Mexico from the Official World Golf Ranking one week before the event
  12. To reach 72 players in the field, the highest-ranked available players from the Official World Golf Ranking the week of event.

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