Northern Ireland's McDowell, seeded to play the tournament's
top-ranked player Henrik Stenson in the final on Sunday, has been
drawn with Dutchman Joost Luiten, Finland's Mikko Illonen and
France's Alexander Levy in the group stage of the prestigious event,
which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
The field features five of Europe's victorious Ryder Cup team as
well as Patrick Reed, who made such a striking debut for the
American team at Gleneagles.
Reed will play one of Europe's Gleneagles heroes, Welshman Jamie
Donaldson, as well as Sweden's Jonas Blixt and England's Paul Casey
in his group.
Ryder Cup team mates Victor Dubuisson and Stephen Gallacher feature
in an all-European group with Spain's Pablo Larrazabal and Irishman
Shane Lowry.
Swede Stenson, the world number five, is grouped with Thongchai
Jaidee, the Thai who was beaten by McDowell in last year's final,
Italy's Francesco Molinari and South African George Coetzee, a late
replacement for the injured Thomas Bjorn.
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After the group matches featuring nine of the world's top 50
players, played between Wednesday and Friday, the top two in each
section will qualify for Saturday's quarter-finals, with the semis
and final to be played on Sunday.
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Arnold Palmer Group
Henrik Stenson (Sweden) World number five, seeded one
Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) No 41, seeded eight
Francesco Molinari (Italy) No 48, seeded nine
George Coetzee (South Africa) world number 89, seeded 16
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Mark McCormack Group
Jamie Donaldson (Wales) No 25, seeded four
Patrick Reed (USA) No 26, seeded five
Jonas Blixt (Sweden) No 58, seeded 12
Paul Casey (England) No 66, seeded 13
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Assar Gabrielsson Group
Victor Dubuisson (France) No 23, seeded three
Stephen Gallacher (Scotland) No 35, seeded six
Shane Lowry (Ireland) No 53, seeded 11
Pablo Larrazabal (Spain) No 70, seeded 14
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Gustaf Larson Group
Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland) No 18, seeded two
Joost Luiten (Netherlands) No 37, seeded seven
Mikko Ilonen (Finland) No 52, seeded 10
Alexander Levy (France) No 74, seeded 15
(Writing by Ian Chadband; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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