Kiradech Aphibarnrat tasted match play success last year when he won the Paul Lawrie Match Play in Scotland, and he will need to draw on that performance to out-do the American trio of Dustin Johnson, Jimmy Walker and Robert Streb inGroup 8.
After speaking earlier on Monday about aiming for a giant-killing, tournament rookie Matthew Fitzpatrick will have the chance to do just that when he takes on Phil Mickelson and Patrick Reed inGroup 9, which also features Daniel Berger.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat tasted match play success last year when he won the Paul Lawrie Match Play in Scotland, and he will need to draw on that performance to out-do the American trio of Dustin Johnson, Jimmy Walker and Robert Streb inGroup 8.
After speaking earlier on Monday about aiming for a giant-killing, tournament rookie Matthew Fitzpatrick will have the chance to do just that when he takes on Phil Mickelson and Patrick Reed inGroup 9, which also features Daniel Berger.
Fitzpatrick need look no further for inspiration than compatriot and stablemate Danny Willett, who was third on his debut last year. This time, Willett must take on Brooks Koepka, Billy Horschel and Jaco Van Zyl in
Group 10
.
Ryder Cup team-mates Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood have each other for company in
Group 13
with Nedbank Golf Challenge winner Marc Leishman and Ryan Moore, while 2013 US Open Champion Justin Rose was drawn with Matt Kuchar, Fabien Gomez and Anirban Lahiri in
Group 7
.
There are three European Tour members in
Group 16
– Louis Oosthuizen, Andy Sullivan and Bernd Wiesberger are joined by Matt Jones – and two in
Group 12
with Søren Kjeldsen and Rafa Cabrera-Bello drawn against Hideki Matsuyama and Kevin Kisner.
In-form Day, the World Number Two, faces Thongchai Jaidee, Paul Casey and Graeme McDowell in
Group 2
, while in
Group 5
, BMW PGA Champion Byeong Hun An takes on Rickie Fowler, Scott Piercy and Jason Dufner.
The player who finishes top of each group will progress to the knockout stages, with the last-16 matches and quarter-finals taking place on Saturday before the semi-finals and 18-hole final on Sunday.
