Betfred British Masters hosted by Danny Willett

DATE: Wednesday 12th – Saturday 15th May 2021

CLOSING DATE: 12 noon (UK time) on Thursday 22nd April

FIELD: 156 Players

ET TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Mike Stewart (mstewart@europeantour.com)

ELIGIBILITY:

a) 3 National Professionals

b) 3 Professional tournament Invitations

c) The leading 3 available players not otherwise exempt from within the Top 114 of the Final 2020 Race to Dubai Rankings.

d) The leading 5 players from the final 2020 European Challenge Tour Rankings

e) The field will be completed in accordance with the 2021 European Tour Exemption Category list excluding Categories 6 and 8.

Eligibility Notes:

(i) The spots in (c) and (d) above been created by reducing the standard number of invitations down from 6 to 4, National spots from 6 to 3 and by the adjustment to the top 10 regulation.

(ii) If all of Category 17 are not exempt into the tournament as of 12 noon UK time on Thursday 6th May, exemption (d) will be removed and the 5 spots will return to (e) above.

(iii) If any of the spots in (c) or (d) above are unused they will return to (e) above.

(iv) The top 10 Regulation applies from the Open de France into this tournament.

**Field size is subject to change even after close of entries if government policy relating to Covid19 requires this.

FORMAT:

72 holes stroke play with a cut after 2 rounds to the leading 65 professionals and ties.

VENUE:

The Belfry

Lichfield Road

Wishaw

Sutton Coldfield

B76 9PR

England

Tel: +44 1675 622701 (golf information line)

Location: 12 miles north east of Birmingham

Nearest Airport: Birmingham (10 miles)

Golf Course Website: www.thebelfry.com/golf/

PROMOTER:

European Tour

Wentworth Drive

Virginia Water

Surrey

GU25 4LX

England

Tel: +44 1344 840 400

Contact: Rory Colville - Championship Director

Email: rcolville@europeantour.com

Betfred British Masters

Venue

The Belfry