The field this year is quite strong with players such as Jordan Speith, Zach Johnson, Jake Knapp, Joel Dahmen and Aaron Rai are in the field for this week’s event.

The first tee time begins at 12:45pm Irish Time – however, Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy are not in the field. Waterford's Seamus Power begins his first round at 6:49pm.

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