The top 64 players from the Official World Golf Ranking ,ten days prior to the event, automatically qualify. If anyone within the top 64 is not playing the field is filled by the next highest ranked player.
16 groups of four players start the tournament. Each group has a seeded player, 1 through 16.
The groups then play in a round-robin format over Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday - every player playing each of the others in their group
Players earn one point for a win, and half a point for a tie. Only the group winner progresses to the round of 16.
If two or more players are tied at the top of a group, there is a sudden death stroke play tie-breaker played.
From there it's a knock out tournament. The round of 16 and quarterfinals are played on Saturday. On Sunday we see the semi-final, the third-place playoff and the Final.
All matches are over 18 holes.
The tournament was first held in 1999. The winner receives a Wedgwood trophy named the Walter Hagen Cup.
Updated: 18-Mar-2022 | Email feedback to this question
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