The first WGC event of the new PGA Tour season takes place in Shanghai, China with the WGC-HSBC Champions.

Hideki Matsuyama will attempt a defend of his title at Sheshan International Golf Club against a field that includes 15 of the top 20 ranked players in the world.

With such a star-studded field, there is some competition for the marquee pairings, but two groupings stand out above the rest. The first is that of three former major champions: Jason Day (2015 PGA Championship), Henrik Stenson (2016 British Open), and Brooks Koepka (2017 U.S. Open). The other includes the three highest-ranked players in the field: Dustin Johnson (No. 1), Matsuyama (No. 4), and Jon Rahm (No. 5).

MARQUEE PAIRINGS

• Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott, Alex Noren
• Henrik Stenson, Jason Day, Brooks Koepka
• Rafa Cabrera Bello, Xander Schauffele, Thomas Pieters
• Daniel Berger, Charl Schwartzel, Pat Perez
• Matt Kuchar, Justin Rose, Paul Casey
• Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson

AT-A-GLANCE

WHAT: WGC-HSBC Champions, Rounds 1 & 2
WHERE: Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, China
WHEN: Thu-Fri, Oct. 26-27
ON TV (EST): Wed-Thu: 10 p.m. – 4 a.m. (Golf Channel)

TEE TIMES: ROUND 1

(All times EST)

HOLE 1

8:50 p.m. – Xinjun Zhang, Matthew Griffin, Gavin Green
9:00 p.m. – Andrew Dodt, Daisuke Kataoka, Charles Howell III
9:10 p.m. – Michael Hendry, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Yanwei Liu
9:20 p.m. – Wesley Bryan, Graeme Storm, Yi Cao
9:30 p.m. – Ashley Hall, Phachara Khongwatmai, Haydn Porteous
9:40 p.m. – David Lipsky, Shugo Imahira, Hyunwoo Ryu
9:50 p.m. – Matthew Southgate, S.S.P. Chawrasia, Brandon Stone
10:00 p.m. – Peter Uihlein, Poom Saksansin, Wenchong Liang
10:10 p.m. – Adam Hadwin, Kyle Stanley, Paul Dunne
10:20 p.m. – Hideto Tanihara, Tony Finau, Russell Henley
10:30 p.m. – Ashun Wu, Thorbjorn Olesen, Bill Haas
10:40 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Alexander Levy, Branden Grace
10:50 p.m. – Brian Harman, Bernd Wiesberger, Ross Fisher

HOLE 10

8:50 p.m. – Chez Reavie, Fabrizio Zanotti, Zecheng Dou
9:00 p.m. – Hudson Swafford, Richie Ramsay, Chan Kim
9:10 p.m. – Lucas Glover, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Richard Sterne
9:20 p.m. – Ryan Fox, Scott Hend, Patrick Cantlay
9:30 p.m. – Si Woo Kim, Patrick Reed, Phil Mickelson
9:40 p.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott, Alex Noren
9:50 p.m. – Henrik Stenson, Jason Day, Brooks Koepka
10:00 p.m. – Jordan Smith, Marc Leishman, Francesco Molinari
10:10 p.m. – Rafa Cabrera Bello, Xander Schauffele, Thomas Pieters
10:20 p.m. – Daniel Berger, Charl Schwartzel, Pat Perez
10:30 p.m. – Haotong Li, Tyrrell Hatton, Matthew Fitzpatrick
10:40 p.m. – Matt Kuchar, Justin Rose, Paul Casey
10:50 p.m. – Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson

TEE TIMES: ROUND 2

(All times EST)

HOLE 1

8:50 p.m. – Jordan Smith, Marc Leishman, Francesco Molinari
9:00 p.m. – Rafa Cabrera Bello, Xander Schauffele, Thomas Pieters
9:10 p.m. – Daniel Berger, Charl Schwartzel, Pat Perez
9:20 p.m. – Haotong Li, Tyrrell Hatton, Matthew Fitzpatrick
9:30 p.m. – Matt Kuchar, Justin Rose, Paul Casey
9:40 p.m. – Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson
9:50 p.m. – Chez Reavie, Fabrizio Zanotti, Zecheng Dou
10:00 p.m. – Hudson Swafford, Richie Ramsay, Chan Kim
10:10 p.m. – Lucas Glover, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Richard Sterne
10:20 p.m. – Ryan Fox, Scott Hend, Patrick Cantlay
10:30 p.m. – Si Woo Kim, Patrick Reed, Phil Mickelson
10:40 p.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott, Alex Noren
10:50 p.m. – Henrik Stenson, Jason Day, Brooks Koepka

HOLE 10

8:50 p.m. – Peter Uihlein, Poom Saksansin, Wenchong Liang
9:00 p.m. – Adam Hadwin, Kyle Stanley, Paul Dunne
9:10 p.m. – Hideto Tanihara, Tony Finau, Russell Henley
9:20 p.m. – Ashun Wu, Thorbjorn Olesen, Bill Haas
9:30 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Alexander Levy, Branden Grace
9:40 p.m. – Brian Harman, Bernd Wiesberger, Ross Fisher
9:50 p.m. – Xinjun Zhang, Matthew Griffin, Gavin Green
10:00 p.m. – Andrew Dodt, Daisuke Kataoka, Charles Howell III
10:10 p.m. – Michael Hendry, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Yanwei Liu
10:20 p.m. – Wesley Bryan, Graeme Storm, Yi Cao
10:30 p.m. – Ashley Hall, Phachara Khongwatmai, Haydn Porteous
10:40 p.m. – David Lipsky, Shugo Imahira, Hyunwoo Ryu
10:50 p.m. – Matthew Southgate, S.S.P. Chawrasia, Brandon Stone