South Africa will be represented by George Coetzee and Haydn Porteous in the second instalment of the innovative GolfSixes.
The duo brings six European Tour titles to the event held at Centurion Club in St Albans, near London, from 5-6 May.
Englishmen Matt Wallace and Eddie Pepperell, both European Tour winners in 2018, will represent England, the highest-ranked team in the 16-team field with defending champions Denmark again represented by Lucas Bjerregaard and Thorbjørn Olesen.
Coetzee, fresh off of his second Tshwane Open win, and Porteous provide African interest as they chase the €100,000 prize on offer to each team member.
The 16 teams will compete over six holes in a group stage, with teams split into four groups of four, before the top two teams from each group progress to the knockout stages – the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, a third/fourth place playoff match and the final.
In the group stages, three points will be given for victory with one point awarded for a draw and the matches will be played in a greensomes matchplay format.
Once again the six holes will be themed, with the popular shot clock hole returning – with a penalty imposed if players take longer than 30 seconds per shot – alongside the long drive and closest to the pin holes.
The innovative six-hole competition will have a festival feel with a centrally-located Fan Zone full of entertainment for all the family.
The 15 confirmed teams are:
Defending champions
DENMARK: Lucas Bjerregaard, Thorbjørn Olesen
Qualified teams
- ENGLAND: Matt Wallace, Eddie Pepperell
- FRANCE: Romain Wattel, Alexander Levy
- AUSTRALIA: Wade Ormsby, Sam Brazel
- THAILAND: Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thongchai Jaidee
- ITALY: Renato Paratore, Edoardo Molinari
- SOUTH KOREA: Jeunghun Wang, Soomin Lee
- SOUTH AFRICA: George Coetzee, Haydn Porteous
- USA: Julian Suri, David Lipsky
- SPAIN: Pablo Larrazábal, Adrian Otaegui
- SCOTLAND: Richie Ramsay, Scott Jamieson
- SWEDEN: Alexander Björk, Joakim Lagergren
Wildcard teams
- CAPTAINS TEAM: Thomas Bjørn, Catriona Matthew
- ENGLAND WOMEN’S TEAM: Charley Hull, Georgia Hall
- EUROPEAN WOMEN’S TEAM: Suzann Pettersen, Mel Reid
- FINAL TEAM TBC
