On the Tee: at the ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup of Golf
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Denmark's<strong>Søren Kjeldsen</strong>and<strong>Thorbjørn Olesen</strong>will begin the defence of their ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup of Golf title alongside<strong> Ian Poulter</strong>and<strong>Tyrrell Hatton.</strong>
The Danish duo won the 2016 edition at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne and will return to Victoria looking to become the first nation to successfully defend since the United States in 2000.
England's Poulter and Hatton will join the Danes on The Metropolitan Golf Club's first tee at 10:20 local time, with the first round set to be contested in a fourball format.
<strong>Shane Lowry</strong>and<strong>Paul Dunne</strong>will both make the journey to Australia from Dubai, following last week's season-ending DP World Tour Championship. The Irishmen will play in the company of France's<strong>Mike Lorenzo-Vera </strong>and<strong>Alex Levy</strong>, who also competed in the Middle East, at 08:05.
Belgium will be represented Down Under by former University of Illinois teammates<strong>Thomas Pieters </strong>and<strong>Thomas Detry</strong>. Their tournament will begin at 09:20, with<strong>Martin Kaymer </strong>and<strong>Max Kieffer </strong>completing their group.
<strong>Adrian Otaegui </strong>and<strong>Jorge Campillo</strong>will be aiming to become the first Spanish champions since José María Cañizares and José Rivero in 1984. Welshmen<strong>Stuart Manley</strong>and<strong>Bradley Dredge</strong>will tee off alongside the Spaniards at 08:20.
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Full Draw</span></strong>
07:20 -<strong>Gavin Kyle Green / Ben Leong (MALAYSIA)</strong>
<strong><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Scott Vincent / Benjamin Follett-Smith (ZIMBABWE)</strong>
07:35 -<strong>Joost Luiten / Daan Huizing (NETHERLANDS)</strong>
<strong><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Andrea Pavan / Renato Paratore (ITALY)</strong>
07:50 -<strong> Mikko Korhonen / Mikko Ilonen (FINLAND)</strong>
<strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Alexander Björk / Joakim Lagergren (SWEDEN)</strong>
08:05 -<strong> Shane Lowry / Paul Dunne (IRELAND)</strong>
<strong><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Alex Levy / Mike Lorenzo-Vera (FRANCE)</strong>
08:20 -<strong>Adrian Otaegui / Jorge Campillo (SPAIN)</strong>
<strong><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Stuart Manley / Bradley Dredge (WALES)</strong>
08:35 -<strong>Adam Hadwin / Nick Taylor (CANADA)</strong>
<strong><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Ryan Fox / Mark Brown (NEW ZEALAND)</strong>
08:50 -<strong>Jhonattan Vegas / Joseph Naffah (VENEZUELA)</strong>
<strong><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Dylan Frittelli / Erik Van Rooyen (SOUTH AFRICA)</strong>
09:05 -<strong>Russell Knox / Martin Laird (SCOTLAND)</strong>
<strong> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Abraham Ancer / Roberto Diaz (MEXICO)</strong>
09:20 -<strong>Martin Kaymer / Max Kieffer (GERMANY)</strong>
<strong>Thomas Pieters / Thomas Detry (BELGIUM)</strong>
09:35 -<strong> Peter Karmis / Alexander Tranacher (GREECE)</strong>
<strong>Kiradech Aphibarnrat / Prom Meesawat (THAILAND)</strong>
09:50 -<strong>Satoshi Kodaira / Hideto Tanihara (JAPAN)</strong>
<strong> Anirban Lahiri / Gaganjeet Bhullar (INDIA)</strong>
10:05 -<strong>Byeong Hun An / Si Woo Kim (SOUTH KOREA)</strong>
<strong>Hatong Li / Ashun Wu (CHINA)</strong>
10:20 -<strong> Tyrrell Hatton / Ian Poulter (ENGLAND)</strong>
<strong>Thorbjørn Olesen / Søren Kjeldsen (DENMARK)</strong>
10:35 -<strong>Marc Leishman / Cameron Smith (AUSTRALIA)</strong>
<strong> Kyle Stanley / Matt Kuchar (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)</strong>
