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Rory McIlroy will play with Rickie Fowler and Martin Kaymer in the pick of the draw at the Irish Open.
Walker Cup rivals turned Major rivals, Fowler and McIlroy, who is largely responsible for the stellar names littering the draw at Royal County Down, will tee off at 8am on Thursday.
They will be following another home favourite Graeme McDowell, who has been grouped with Miguel Angel Jimenez, fresh from his second place finish in the PGA Championship at Wentworth, and England’s Lee Westwood.
There is little love lost between three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia and the two will start together from the 10th tee along with 2014 winner Mikko Ilonen at 12.50pm.
Shane Lowry returned to form at Wentworth, finishing tied for sixth place and a shot behind Francesco Molinari, and the two tee off at 1pm on Thursday with big Ernie Els.
Elsewhere, Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke has been drawn with Luke Donald and Danny Willett, while Wentworth winner Byeong Hun An isjoined by Victor Dubuisson and Tommy Fleetwood.
Selected tee times:
07:40 Darren CLARKE Luke DONALD Danny WILLETT
07:50 Graeme MCDOWELL Lee WESTWOOD Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ
08:00 Martin KAYMER Rory MCILROY Rickie FOWLER
08:10 Michael HOEY Stephen GALLACHER Marc WARREN
08:20 Matteo MANASSERO Kevin PHELAN George COETZEE
08:30 Paul MCGINLEY Paul LAWRIE Robert KARLSSON
08:40 Tyrrell HATTON Peter UIHLEIN Chris WOOD
08:50 Chris DOAK Ricardo GONZALEZ John G KELLY
12:30 Damien MCGRANE Thorbjørn OLESEN Alexander LEVY
12:40 James MORRISON Anirban LAHIRI Thongchai JAIDEE
12:50 Padraig HARRINGTON Mikko ILONEN Sergio GARCIA
13:00 Ernie ELS Shane LOWRY Francesco MOLINARI
13:10 Victor DUBUISSON Tommy FLEETWOOD Byeong Hun AN
13:20 Pablo LARRAZÁBAL Andy SULLIVAN Bernd WIESBERGER
13:30 Marcel SIEM Kiradech APHIBARNRAT Ross FISHER
13:40 Peter HANSON Nicolas COLSAERTS David HOWELL
13:50 Peter LAWRIE Romain WATTEL Richie RAMSAY
14:00 Steve WEBSTER Alex NOREN Simon THORNTON
14:10 Mike LORENZO-VERA Robert DINWIDDIE Gavin MOYNIHAN (AM)
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