Sergio Garcia
will begin his bid for a third successive Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation title in the company of two European Tour winners on Thursday.
The local favourite successfully defended his crown at last year's weather affected edition, which was reduced to 54 holes and finished on Monday following a series of delays and suspensions.
And the Ryder Cup star is back on home soil this week as he aims to make it three in a row at Real Club Valderrama, teeing it up alongside last month's Betfred British Masters champion
Marcus Kinhult
and five time European Tour winner
Matthew Fitzpatrick
from the tenth at
08.40
on day one.
World Number 11 and home hopeJon Rahmwill also be in elite company when he gets his first round under way at13.40on Thursday afternoon.
The 2018 Open de España champion will play his first two rounds with countrymanJorge Campillo, who is the only Spanish winner on the European Tour so far this season following his victory at the Trophee Hassan II, and ItalianGuido Migliozzi- already a two time winner in his rookie season.
Last week's BMW International Open winner
Andrea Pavan
tees off ten minutes later with Australia's
Scott Hend
and home hope
Adrian Otaegui
at
13.50
.
In-form American
David Lipsky
is an early starter on day one, beginning his opening round at
08.30
with Austria's
Matthias Schwab
and Englishman
Paul Waring
.
Spanish golf great
José María Olazábal
, who has 23 European Tour titles to his name, starts from the tenth at
09.20
on Thursday, playing alongside
Romain Wattel
and
Andrew Johnston
.
