Akshay Bhatia will begin his Hero Indian Open debut in the company of South Africa's five-time DP World Tour winner Thriston Lawrence and Spain's rising star Angel Ayora.
The World Number 22 from the United States is the top-ranked player in the field this week at DLF Golf and Country Club, having won his third PGA TOUR title earlier this month.
Alongside Lawrence and Ayora, the in-form Bhatia, who has finished no worse than a tie for 16th across his last five starts worldwide, starts his challenge at 07:25 local time off the tenth tee on Thursday.
Off the same hole, ten minutes later, last week's winner Jordan Gumberg is grouped with fellow DP World Tour winners this season David Puig and Dan Bradbury.
Also among the morning wave is last season's Professional Golf Tour of India Order of Merit winner Yuvraj Sandhu, with the home favourite alongside Jorge Campillo and 2025 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Martin Couvra in a three-ball that begin at 07:15.
Eugenio Chacarra, the defending champion, is alongside South Africa's Casey Jarvis - a two-time winner this season - and Italy's Major champion Francesco Molinari, starting off the first at 12:15.
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Another winner this season, Freddy Schott, is alongside Matteo Manassero and India's Shubhankar Sharma at 12:25, with Australia's Elvis Smylie joined by Ewen Ferguson and Francesco Laporta in the group after at 12:35.
Ryan Peake, who secured his DP World Tour membership this season via last year's Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit, will hit the opening tee shot at 06:30.
To view the tee times for rounds one and two, click here.
