Sergio Garcia against Alvaro Quiros and Justin Rose against Robert Rock will be two of the group clashes in this week's Volvo World Match Play.
In a change from last year, only the best-ranked 16 players in the 24-strong field have been seeded for the group stage, while the remaining eight players will go into a draw to join them on Tuesday.
Defending champion Ian Poulter will have Australian John Senden in his group.
Top-ranked player taking part is world number nine Martin Kaymer and he will meet Rafael Cabrera-Bello, the other Spanish player in the line-up.
The format sees eight groups of three, with the leading two players in each after the round-robin games going through to the knockout phase.
The top 16 seeds are as follows (in group order): (1) Martin Kaymer and (16) Rafael Cabrera Bello, (2) Justin Rose and (15) Robert Rock, (3) Charl Schwartzel and (14) Nicolas Colsaerts, (4) Graeme McDowell and (13) Robert Karlsson, (5) Sergio Garcia and (12) Alvaro Quiros, (6) Peter Hanson and (11) Paul Lawrie, (7) Brandt Snedeker and (10) Thomas Bjorn, (8) Ian Poulter and (9) John Senden.
The remaining eight players (with world ranking positions in brackets) are: (65) Branden Grace, (66) Retief Goosen, (70) Darren Clarke, (119) Jbe Kruger, (126) Camilo Villegas, (133) Tetsuji Hiratsuka, (175) Tom Lewis, (218) Richard Finch.
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