World Number 39 Lee Westwood leads the field as Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club hosts its first European Tour event in 21 years at the 2020 English Championship.
Westwood, who sits second on the 2020 Race to Dubai Presented by Rolex standings and won this event in 1998, is the highest ranked player during the third event of the 'UK Swing' in Hertfordshire and will begin his assault for a 26th European Tour event victory at 08.33 with Betfred British Masters hosted by Lee Westwood winner Renato Paratore and Spain's Pablo Larrazábal.
Sam Horsfield, who claimed his maiden European Tour at last week's Hero Open, starts in the following group alongside 2018 Ryder Cup winner Dane Thorbjørn Olesen and South Africa's Justin Harding.
Hero Open runner-up Thomas Detry in among the late starters at 13.01 in a high quality three-ball starring three time European Tour winner Brandon Stone and Englishman Oli Fisher.
Ryder Cup winning Captain in 2018 Thomas Bjørn also begins in the afternoon, teeing off at 12.17 alongside Welshman Oliver Farr, who finished in a tied for third at the Hero Open, and Jordan Smith.
Rasmus Højgaard, who has made two top 10 finishes since golf's restart, goes in search of his second European Tour win in the company of New Zealand's Ryan Fox and Steven Brown at 08.17.
European Tour record appearance maker Miguel Ángel Jiménez will start his 708th event at 12.28 with Austrian Open winner Marc Warren and Oliver Wilson.
An all English trio tee off at 08.06 with 2010 Ryder Cup star Ross Fisher playing alongside Graeme Storm and Aaron Rai, while Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts joins English duo Andy Sullivan and Matthew Southgate at 12.50 to begin their first round.
