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Graeme McDowell will partner Gary Woodland again at the Franklin Templeton Shootout pairs tournament
The Greg Norman-hosted tournament in Florida features 12 pairs, with a world class line-up including Zach Johnson and
Northern Irishman won his first title of the year at OHL Classic in Mexico

Published: 11:53 EST, 9 December 2015 | Updated: 11:53 EST, 9 December 2015

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Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell joins a select field for the annual Franklin Templeton Shootout pairs tournament in Florida this week.

McDowell, the 2010 US Open winner, will reprise the partnership with American Gary Woodland that finished fifth in the event at the Tiburon Golf Club, Naples.

McDowell and Woodland will go up against 11 other pairs in the Greg Norman-hosted tournament with last year's runners-up Harris English and Matt Kuchar, the 2013 winners, again competing for a share of the £2million purse.

Graeme McDowell will again partner American Gary Woodland at the annual Franklin Templeton Shootout

American Woodland looks over a putt while playing with McDowell during last year's competition

Some of the world's best players will be in Florida including Open champion Zach Johnson (above)

Cameron Tringale, who won last year alongside Jason Day, this year plays with Camilo Villegas.

The pairings feature a number of the world's top players. Among them Open champion Zach Johnson will join Patrick Rodgers and two-time major champion Retief Goosen will partner New Zealand's Danny Lee. Jason Dufner, the 2013 US PGA Championship winner, will partner Brandt Snedeker and Billy Hunter will link up with Hunter Mahan.

The event is played over three days with differing formats for each round - scramble on Thursday, modified alternate shot on Friday and better ball on Saturday.

The northern Irishman won his first title of the year when he claimed that OHL Classic in Mexico in November.

The northern Irishman claimed his first title of the year when he won the OHL Classic in Mexico

'It has been a tough year but this is special. I have been dreaming of this day and I said to myself I was going to appreciate it when it came,' he told the BBC after his win.

'You go through a year like this and you think 'am I finished? Am I good enough?'

'I have stuck to my task the last couple of months and this is a nice step back up to where I want to be.'