11.   The top-eight ranked players qualify.

12.   The tournament could be crucial to determine which players will qualify for the season-ending Masters Cup in Sydney, the season-ending event in November.

13.   There are standards by which other players qualify.

14.   Twenty-four players qualified Tuesday at the Memphis National Golf Club at Germantown, Tennessee.

15.   But even more important than the cash is the chance for the last three players to qualify for the eight-man Tour finals in Hanover next month.