Levet and Jimenez earn title shots
 |  Champagne moment. Levet showed his matchplay skills during Europe's Ryder Cup triumph. |
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LONDON, England -- Ryder Cup team mates Miguel Angel Jimenez and Thomas Levet have been given a shot at golf's richest prize in next month's World Match Play Championship.
Jimenez of Spain and France's Levet, who shared in Europe's 18 1/2-9 1/2 thrashing of the U.S. at Oakland Hills earlier this month, are in the 16-strong field thanks to their European Tour performances.
U.S. PGA champion and world number one Vijay Singh and holder Ernie Els head the elite field.
Surprise British Open champion Todd Hamilton and U.S. Open winner Retief Goosen also line-up but former world number one Tiger Woods and U.S. Masters champion Phil Mickelson declined invitiations.
Scotland's Scott Drummond, the Volvo PGA champion, and Argentina's Angel Cabrera are also in the Wentworth lineup where the first prize is one million pounds ($1.81 million).
"I am so happy to secure my place," Levet told the European Tour website on Tuesday.
"Last week's Ryder Cup reall reminded me how much I enjoy match play. It is going to be tough with Ernie and Vijay in the field but I am looking forward to a great week."
This year's championship will be held at Wentworth from October 14-17.
Reuters contributed to this report.
