This is the Qualifying procedure for the 2009 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions:

The tournament will be part of the World Golf Championships and will be a 72 holes Stroke Play event, with no cut, at the Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai from November 5 to 8. Those qualifying to play will be:

1) Winners of the 2009 Masters, PLAYERS Championship, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship.

Masters - Cabrera, Angel
PLAYERS Championship - Stenson, Henrik
U.S. Open - Glover, Lucas
British Open - Cink Stewart
PGA Championship - Yang, Yong-Eun

2) Winners of the 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, WGC-CA Championship and WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. NOTE: For 2010 eligibility, this category shall include the winner of the previous year’s World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions· 

Accenture Match Play Championship – Ogilvy, Geoff
CA Championship – Mickelson, Phil
Bridgestone Invitational - Woods, Tiger

3) Winners from 23 PGA TOUR cosponsored events in 2009, identified as those 23 PGA TOUR events from 2008 with the highest Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating, having a rating of 40 points or more.
  
1 Mercedes-Benz Championship (Ogilvy, Geoff - already qualified)
2 Sony Open - Johnson, Zach
3 FBR Open - Perry, Kenny
4 Buick Invitational - Watney, Nick
5 AT&T Pebble Beach - Johnson, Dustin
6 Northern Trust Open (Mickelson, Phil - already qualified)
7 Honda Classic - (Yang, Yong-Eun - already qualified)
8 Transitions Championship - Goosen, Retief
9 Arnold Palmer Invitational - (Woods, Tiger - already qualified)
10 Shell Houston Open - Casey, Paul
11 Verizon Heritage - Gay, Brian
12 Zurich Classic of New Orleans - Kelly, Jerry
13 Quail Hollow Championship - O'Hair, Sean
14 HP Byron Nelson Championship - Sabbatini, Rory
15 Crowne Plaza Colonial - Stricker, Steve 
16 Memorial Tournament - (Woods, Tiger - already qualified)
17 St. Jude Classic - (Gay, Brain - already qualified)
18 Travelers Championship - (Perry, Kenny - already qualified) 
19 AT&T National - (Woods, Tiger - already qualified) 
20 The Barclays - Slocum, Heath
21 Deutsche Bank Championship - (Stricker, Steve - already qualified) 
22 BMW Championship - (Woods, Tiger - already qualified)
23 TOUR Championship - (Mickelson, Phil - already qualified) 

4) Top-five available players not otherwise exempt from the final 2009 PGA TOUR FedExCup Points List.

1. Furyk, Jim
2. Harrington, Padraig
3. Verplank, Scott
4. Dufner, Jason
5. Marino, Steve

5) Winners from 23 European Tour sanctioned events from the 2008 HSBC Champions through the event preceding the 2009 WGC-HSBC Champions, which shall be identified as those 23 European Tour events from the 2007 HSBC Champions to the 2008 HSBC Champions with the highest Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating, having a rating of 40 points or more.

1 Abu Dhabi Golf Championship (Casey, Paul - already qualified)
2 Commercialbank Qatar Masters - Quiros, Alvaro
3 Dubai Desert Classic - McIlroy, Rory
4 Open de Andalucia - Kjeldsen, Soren
5 Volvo China Open - Strange, Scott
6 Open de Espana - Levet, Thomas 
7 BMW Italian Open - Vancsik, Daniel 
8 The 3 Irish Open - Lowry, Shane (Amateur at time of tournament, now professional)
9 BMW PGA Championship - (Casey, Paul - already qualified)
10 European Open - Cevaer, Christian
11 Celtic Manor Wales Open - Huldahl, Jeppe 
12 BMW International Open - Dougherty, Nick
13 Open de France ALSTOM - Kaymer, Martin 
14 Barclays Scottish Open - (Kaymer, Martin - already qualified)
15 SAS Masters - Gonzalez, Ricardo 
16 KLM Open - Dyson, Simon 
17 Johnnie Walker Ch’ship at Gleneagles - Hedblom, Peter
18 Omega European Masters - Noren, Alexander
19 Mercedes-Benz Championship - Kingston, James
20 Alfred Dunhill Links Champ - (Dyson, Simon - already qualified)
21 Portugal Masters - Westwood, Lee
22 Castello Masters Costa Azahar - TBC 
23 Volvo World Match Play Championship - TBC 

6) Top-five available players not otherwise exempt from the European Tour's Race to Dubai Order of Merit as of 26 October 2009.

7) Winners from 9 Asian Tour sanctioned events from the 2008 HSBC Champions to the event preceding the 2009 WGC-HSBC Champions, which shall be identified as those 9 Asian Tour events from the 2007 HSBC Champions to the event preceding the 2008 HSBC Champions with the highest Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating, having a rating of 40 points or more.  If fewer than 9 players are eligible via this category (i.e. there is one or more multiple winners in these nine events or a winner is qualified in a higher category or there are insufficient tournaments with the approved rating) additional players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit as of 26 October 2009, in order of their positions, shall fill this category to 9 eligible players.

1 2008 HSBC Champions - Garcia, Sergio
2 2008 UBS Hong Kong Open - Lin, Wen-tang
3 2008 Volvo Masters of Asia - Lam, Chih-bing

4 2009 Maybank Malaysian Open - Kang, Anthony
5 2009 Ballantine's Championship - Jaidee, Thongchai
6 2009 Barclays Singapore Open - TBC 

26 Oct 2009 Order of Merit (if needed to fill the category to nine players)

8) Winners from 5 Japan Golf Tour sanctioned events from the 2008 HSBC Champions to the event preceding the 2009 WGC-HSBC Champions, which shall be identified as those 5 Japan Golf Tour events from the 2007 HSBC Champions to the event preceding the 2008 HSBC Champions with the highest Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating, having a rating of 40 points or more.  If fewer than 5 players are eligible via this category (i.e. there is one or more multiple winners in these five events or a winner is qualified in a higher category or there are insufficient tournaments with the approved rating) additional players from the Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit as of 26 October 2009, in order of their positions, shall fill this category to 5 eligible players.

1 2008 Visa Taiheiyo Masters - Katayama, Shingo
2 2008 Dunlop Phoenix - Marksaeng, Prayad
3 2008 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup - Singh, Jeev Milkha
4 2009 Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open - Maruyama, Daisuke 
5 2009 Coca-Cola Tokai Classic - Ishikawa, Ryo 

26 Oct 2009 Order of Merit (if needed to fill the category to five players)

9) Winners from 5 Sunshine Tour sanctioned events from the 2008 HSBC Champions to the event preceding the 2009 WGC-HSBC Champions, which shall be identified as those 5 Sunshine Tour events from the 2007 HSBC Champions to the event preceding the 2008 HSBC Champions with the highest Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating, having a rating of 40 points or more. If fewer than 5 players are eligible via this category (i.e. there is one or more multiple winners in these 5 events or a winner is qualified in a higher category or there are insufficient tournaments with the approved rating) additional players from the final 2008 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit, in order of their positions, shall fill this category to 5 eligible players.

1 2008 Alfred Dunhill Championship - Sterne, Richard
2 2008 South African Open - (Sterne, Richard - already qualified)

Final 2008 Order of Merit (if needed to fill the category to five players)
1. (Sterne, Richard - already qualified)
2. Mulroy, Garth
3. Aiken, Thomas
4. Murless, Mark
5. Hugo, Jean

10. Winners from 5 Australasian Tour sanctioned events from the 2008 HSBC Champions to the event preceding the 2009 WGC-HSBC Champions, which shall be identified as those 5 Australasian Tour events from the 2007 HSBC Champions to the event preceding the 2008 HSBC Champions with the highest Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating, having a rating of 40 points or more. If fewer than 5 players are eligible via this category ((i.e. there is one or more multiple winners in these 5 events or a winner is qualified in a higher category or there are insufficient tournaments with the approved rating) additional players from the final 2008 Australasian Tour Order of Merit, in order of their positions, shall fill this category to 5 eligible players.

1 2008 Sportsbet Australian Masters - Pampling, Rod
2 2008 Australian PGA Championship - (Ogilvy, Geoff - already qualified)
3 2008 Australian Open - Clark, Tim
4 2009 Johnnie Walker Classic - Lee, Danny

Final 2008 Order of Merit (if needed to fill the category to five players)
1. Brown, Mark
2. (Pampling, Rod - already qualified)
3. (Ogilvy, Geoff - already qualified)
4. (Strange, Scott - already qualified)
5. Chalmers, Greg

11) Four Chinese players

12) Top two available players, not otherwise exempt, from the Official World Golf Ranking as of 26 October 2009

13) If necessary to fill the field to 78 players, additional Tournament Winners from the 2008 HSBC Champions through the event preceding the 2009 WGC-HSBC Champions, which shall be identified as those winners of events from the 2007 HSBC Champions to the 2008 HSBC Champions with the highest Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating, having a rating of 40 points or more, not listed in an above category:

1. Bob Hope Chrysler Classic - Perez, Pat
2. Buick Open - (Woods, Tiger - already qualified)
3. Justin Timberlake Classic- Laird, Martin
4. Childrens Miracle Network Classic - Love III, Davis
5. John Deere Classic - (Stricker, Steve - already qualified) 
6. Wyndham Championship - Moore, Ryan 
7. RBC Canadian Open - Green, Nathan 
8. Fry's.com Open - TBC
9. Valero Texas Open - (Johnson, Zach - already qualified)
10. Turning Stone Resort Championship - TBC 
11. Casio World Open - Oda, Koumei
12. Viking Classic - TBC
13. Madrid Masters - McGowan, Ross
14. Estoril Open de Portugal - Hoey, Michael
15. Mitsubishi Diamond - Kanemoto,Takashi
16. US Bank Championship - Van Pelt, Bo
17. Japan Tour Championship - Igarashi, Yuji