Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy return to action in high-class CJ Cup

The DP World Tour stays in Spain this week, following the Spanish Open and the Andalucia Masters with the Mallorca Open in Palma.

Spanish Open champion Jon Rahm is skipping the Mallorca event, but Andalucia Masters hero Adrian Otaegui is scheduled to go to post at Son Muntaner Golf Club, seeking back-to-back success in his homeland.

Otaegui will be joined by Ryan Fox and the Hojgaard brothers, while Alex Fitzpatrick, brother of US Open champion Matt, has been given a sponsors invite, along with Wilco Nienaber. Punters face a tricky task, with no course form to go on.

The PGA Tour stages the CJ Cup, which has become the CJ Cup in South Carolina for the first time this season. The tournament was originally played in South Korea, then moved to Las Vegas in 2020, but Congaree Golf Club, Ridgeland, South Carolina, has taken over.

Congaree was the venue for last year's Palmetto Championship, which was won by Garrick Higgo. The South African left-hander has not got a place in the CJ Cup - a high-class affair featuring six of the world's top ten.

World number one Scottie Scheffler will be joined by defending champion Rory McIlroy at Congaree. Rahm, Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa are also in attendance.

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