Shane Lowry will make his debut at the RSM Classic on Thursday as 20 of the world's top 50 players travel from the Masters to Sea Island.
Lowry finished tied for 25th at the Masters on four under par and makes the 330km drive south from Augusta National to form one of the strongest fields in the history of the tournament.
World number six Webb Simpson has recorded five top-15 finishes in eight appearances at Sea Island, including losing a play-off to Tyler Duncan last year and another to Ben Crane in 2011.
Sungjae Im, Dylan Frittelli, CT Pan and Corey Conners, who finished in the top 10 in the Masters, will also be in action.
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— Shane Lowry (@ShaneLowryGolf) November 16, 2020
"Augusta does bring stress on you I think more than any course we play with the undulation, the greens, the water around so many holes," said Simpson, who finished tied for 10th on Sunday.
"And it’s the Masters, so there’s just a lot going into it mentally. Sunday night sometimes you’re so tired you can’t sleep. That’s how I was Sunday night. I wasn’t in contention, but I had a good four days."
Simpson looked on course for victory at the RSM Classic 12 months ago after carding a final round of 67 as 54-hole leader Brendon Todd could only manage a closing 72.
However, Duncan had other ideas and birdied three of the last four holes to force a play-off and also birdied the second extra hole to claim his first PGA Tour title.
"Hats off to Tyler Duncan, he birdied 17, 18 in regulation, he birdied 18 on the second play-off hole, and so when you lose to a guy who does that I wasn’t that disappointed because of the way he won," Simpson said.
Justin Rose and Justin Rose and Danny Willett will also make their tournament debuts this week.
Willett finished in a tie for 25th with Lowry at the Masters, with Rose joint 23rd.
