McDowell and Westwood head for World Match Play

Nine of the 24 qualifiers for next May’s Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain are now known.

Defending champion Ross Fisher is joined by world number one Lee Westwood, Europe’s new number one Martin Kaymer, US Open champion Graeme McDowell, Dubai World Championship top two Robert Karlsson and Ian Poulter, Italian Francesco Molinari, South Korean YE Yang and Dane Soren Kjeldsen.

The event returns to the European Tour schedule and to the Finca Cortesin course on May 19-22.