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Four time Major Champion and former World Number One Rory McIlroy, who was victorious at Wentworth in 2014, will make his first appearance of the year on European soil as he gets his first chance to take on the revamped West Course after being forced to miss last year’s event due to a recurrence of a rib injury.

Race to Dubai Champion Tommy Fleetwood joins his fellow European stars in the field with one eye on a debut Ryder Cup appearance, as the race to qualify for the 2018 tournament in France this September heats up with Ryder Cup points earned at European Tour events from this week until Made in Denmark in August multiplied by 1.5 on both the World Points List and the European Point List.

A host of former Ryder Cup players will be looking for strong performances to enhance their prospects of qualifying automatically for the European Team at Le Golf National, with Casey and McIlroy joined in the field by a lengthy list of players who have competed in the biennial contest including Rafa Cabrera Bello, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Padraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer, Francesco Molinari, Thomas Pieters, Ian Poulter, Danny Willett and Chris Wood.

ALEX NOREN

PAUL CASEY

RORY MCILROY

TOMMY FLEETWOOD

PRO-AM DRAW. SHOTGUN START 08.00

Tee No. Professional Amateur Handicap1A Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) Pep Guardiola 12

Matt Le Tissier 3Peter Schmeichel 9

1B Rory McIlroy (NIR) Michael Carrick 14Paul Scholes 10Teddy Sheringham 5

2 Matt Fitzpatrick (ENG) Arnaud Laborde ScrPascal Grizot +1Alex Fitzpatrick +4

3 David Howell (ENG) Scott Quinnell 8Will Greenwood 12Damon Hill 13

4A Rafa Cabrera Bello (ESP) Petra Himmel 4Markus Scheck 9Ian Woods 18

4B Thomas Pieters (BEL) Paul Young 10David Coleridge 18Noel Coyle 14

5 Alexander Björk (SWE) Naveed Kamal 12Viren Gupta 18Ashwani Mathur 4

6 Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR) Jamie Jewitt 18Michael Jamieson 16Charlie Norton 10

7A Dylan Frittelli (RSA) Rashid Abdullah 18Simon Pitout 10Sandeep Singh 18

7B Eddie Pepperell (ENG) James Rodham 11James Copley 5Jules Wilkin 14

8 Matteo Manassero (ITA) Vraj Pankhania 15Andrew Farr 13Tom Hutchinson 11

9 Jordan Smith (ENG) Walid Al Attar 10Dean Cheesley 1Graham Glyn 12

NB: Pro-Am groupings correct as of 21st May

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PRO-AM DRAW. SHOTGUN START 08.00

Tee No. Professional Amateur Handicap10 Jamie Donaldson (WAL) Peter Yearsley 11

Chris Fletcher 10Gary Beadle 15

11 Alexander Levy (FRA) Ryan Howsam 7Raoul Gufflet 7Jean-Jacques Vallet 18

12A Joost Luiten (NED) Neil Masson 12Chris Conway 18Matt Housley 1

12B Matt Wallace (ENG) Jonny Bramley 13Andy Nicol 16David Ginola 5

13 Hideto Tanihara (JPN) Koji Tsuruoka 12Yuichiro Shioda 6Hiroyuki Onoda 12

14 Andrew Johnston (ENG) John Arne Riise 8Rick Shiels ScrMartin Thomas +2

15 Francesco Molinari (ITA) Dave Sheen 18Christian Masanz 18Tim Sherwood 9

16A Thorbjørn Olesen (DEN) Mark Austin 16Stephen Hendry 9Dermot Desmond 12

16B Callum Shinkwin (ENG) Vinnie Jones 8Georgie Bingham 12Nathan Homer 13

17 Ross Fisher (ENG) Joshua Pieters 15Sir Steve Redgrave 14Bailey Gill +3

18A Martin Kaymer (GER) Imran Dar 13Vince Potter 9Bryan Brown 17

18B Adrian Otaegui (ESP) Rishi Persad 13Anton du Beke 5Sir Matthew Pinsent 12

PRO-AM DRAW. SHOTGUN START 13.15

Tee No. Professional Amateur Handicap1A Alex Noren (SWE) Roger Hancock 13

Neal Francis 14Darrell Wilson 7

1B Thomas Bjørn (DEN) Damian Lewis 14Bradley Simpson 18Luke Pasqualino 16

2 Haotong Li (CHN) Dr Chanchai Ruayrungruang 18Lui Xiaoming 18Keith Pelley 5

3 Chris Wood (ENG) Mike Rutherford 16Kairat Boranbayev 9Erlan Idrissov 15

4A Tyrrell Hatton (ENG) Robbie Fowler 12Jamie Redknapp 4Sam Quek 24

4B Stephen Gallacher (SCO) Brian McFadden 12Keith Duffy 10Vernon Kay 12

5 Darren Clarke (NIR) Brian Lara 5Allan Lamb 15Sir Ian Botham 12

6 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA) Kunal Rawal ScrJerry Martell 9Kathryn Carter 15

7A Andy Sullivan (ENG) David Gwilliam 16Simon Henson 12Lewis Miller 10

7B Paul Waring (ENG) Geoff Mortimer 10Kevin O'Connor 7Graham Smith 18

8 Byeong Hun An (KOR) Edward Rom 8Charles Matthews 14Glenn Hoddle 11

9 Nicolas Colsaerts (BEL) Tom Chaplin 5Mike Tindall 10Thom Evans 6

NB: Pro-Am groupings correct as of 21st May NB: Pro-Am groupings correct as of 21st May

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NB: Pro-Am groupings correct as of 21st May

PRO-AM DRAW. SHOTGUN START 13.15

Tee No. Professional Amateur Handicap10 Joakim Lagargren (SWE) Paul Glaze 18

Mark Drumm 10Phil Pollard 15

11 Branden Grace (RSA) Jan Van Dooren 18Karel Plasman 15Rob Harrison 15

12A Paul Dunne (IRL) Stewart Robertson 18Muslim Manji 11Gurbax Singh 18

12B Shane Lowry (IRL) Graham Pepe 11Mike Jenkins 16Darryl Beck Harridge 18

13 Trevor Immelman (RSA) David Cooper 6Jason Plummer 13Ian Lawrence 12

14 Danny Willett (ENG) Michael Vaughan 10Chris Hollins 7Chris Hughes 13

15 Haydn Porteous (RSA) Jamie Dornan 15Matthew Goode 6Dougray Scott 6

16A Ernie Els (RSA) Piers Morgan 16Kevin Pietersen 6Dan Walker 6

16B Ian Poulter (ENG) Ian Wright 7Alan Shearer 6Gianfranco Zola 5

17 Padraig Harrington (IRL) Brian O'Driscoll 9Sir AP McCoy 12Keith Wood 4

18A Graeme McDowell (NIR) Chris Evans 14Niall Horan 14Abhishek Ruia 1

18B Lee Westwood (ENG) Vassos Alexander 15Ronan Keating 15Ross Snape 6

The popular Celebrity Pro-Am returns this week as global film, music and sport stars team up with European Tour players for a day of friendly competition.

This year’s event will once again feature both a morning and afternoon edition, going off at 8:00 and 13:15 respectively.

Manchester United captain Michael Carrick will tee it up alongside four-time Major Champion Rory McIlroy when he makes his debut in the Celebrity Pro-Am.

Other prominent footballers on hand will include the Premier League’s all-time leading scorer Alan Shearer, Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler, as well as 1999 treble-winning Red Devils Paul Scholes and Peter Schmeichel.

From the world of film and television, journalist and television personality Piers Morgan, will return after playing the event last year on a team led by Ernie Els.

Appearing in his first BMW Celebrity Pro- Am is Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan. The Hollywood actor coincidentally hails from Holywood, Northern Ireland, which is also the hometown of McIlroy.

Speaking of McIlroy, his good friend and international recording artist Niall Horan will be putting his golf game to the test as he takes on the difficult West Course.

After a strong showing last year, actor Damian Lewis, who portrays the character Bobby Axelrod in the hit series Billions, will be looking to improve on his team’s third place finish in last year’s event.

Lewis has received international acclaim for his roles in Homeland and Band of Brothers, and last year joined 2016 BMW PGA Champion Chris Wood, as well as rowing legends Sir Matthew Pinsent and Sir Steve Redgrave, to finish with an impressive team score of 24 under par.

STARS ASSEMBLE ONCE AGAIN FOR CELEBRITY PRO-AM

Paul Scholes