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On the tee: D+D Real Czech Masters
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On the tee: D+D Real Czech Masters

Last year's winnerHaydn Porteouswill start the defence of his D+D Real Czech Masters title alongside English pairMatt WallaceandEddie Pepperellwhen play gets under way on Thursday.

Haydn Porteous

South African Porteous clinched his second European Tour triumph with a two-stroke victory over Lee Slattery at Albatross Golf Resort and will begin his round on the tenth tee at 8.05am.

Pepperell currently sits in tenth place in the European Ryder Cup Qualification standings following second-placed and joint-sixth finishes at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open and The Open Championship respectively, while Wallace is a three-time European Tour winner.

Three-time Major Championship winnerPadraig Harringtonjoins last week's Nordea Masters winnerPaul Waringand Ryder Cup hopefulThomas Pietersin the group that tees off at 12.55pm.

Thomas Pieters

Belgian Pieters, who has won and finished second in three appearances in the Czech Republic, will be hoping for another impressive display as the event marks the penultimate tournament in the race to qualify for captain Thomas Bjørn's European team.

The 2016 Masters Tournament champion

Danny Willett

will tee it up alongside 2016 Ryder Cup team-mate and fellow Englishman

Lee Westwood 

as they start on the tenth tee at 7.55am with homegrown player

Filip Mruzek

.

There should be plenty of entertainment from the first at 1.05pm as 1995 Open Championship winnerJohn DalyjoinsAndrew Johnstonand Wales'Jamie Donaldsonin Prague.

Home favouriteOndrej Leiser, goes off the first at 8.55am alongside DaneJeff Wintherand Iceland'sBirgir Hafthorsson, while 15 year old amateurVaclav Tichybegins on the tenth at 12.25pm with South Korea'sJinho Choiand EnglishmanMatt Ford.

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