Hansen tops HSBC European Rankings

The leading two European Tour Members in the 2007 HSBC European Tournaments Ranking will qualify for the HSBC World Match Play. Anders Hansen's win in the BMW PGA Championship has given him a great opportunity to qualify for the event. His two victories in the BMW PGA suggest he is perfectly suited to the West Course.

The rankings are accumulated from official World Golf Ranking Points earned from the HSBC Champions, Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, Johnnie Walker Classic, BMW PGA Championship, BMW International Open, Open De France ALSTOM and the Smurfit Kappa European Open.

A 16-man field will compete over the West Course of the Wentworth Club between 11-14 October for £1 million, the richest first prize in golf.

The 2007 HSBC European Tournaments Ranking after the BMW PGA Championship is:

Ranking

Player

Points

1

Anders Hansen

64.00

2

Paul Casey

59.40

3

Yang Yong-Eun

52.00

4

Richard Sterne

44.91

5

Anton Haig

42.91

6

Retief Goosen

39.29

7

Justin Rose

38.40

8

Miguel A Jimenez

36.08

9

Peter Hanson

23.44

10

Oliver Wilson

23.11

11

Vijay Singh

22.40

12

Padraig Harrington

21.78

13

Henrik Stenson

20.35

14

Marc Warren

19.00

15

Colin Montgomerie

18.31

16

Michael Campbell

18.20

17

Luke Donald

16.46

18

Robert Karlsson

15.23

19

Angel Cabrera

14.08

20

Thongchai Jaidee

13.13