In a first for the New Year golf”s Big Three – World No. 1 Jordan Spieth, World No. 2 Jason Day and World No. 3 Rory McIlroy – are grouped for the opening two rounds of this week’s WGC – Cadillac Championship.

It is also a first occasion since last year’s PGA Tour Championship the three have been together in the same event let alone in the same three-ball.

Golf’s ‘Big Three’ together in the same grouping for a first time.

And in other groupings for the first two days of the $10m event at Trump Doral the current World No. 4, No. 5 and No 6 – Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson – will play together.

The theme continues with England’s Justin Rose (No. 7) to play alongside defending champion Dustin Johnson (No. 8) and last week’s Honda Classic winner Adam Scott (No. 9) while in another group there is Patrick Reed (No. 10) grouped with South African Branden Grace (No. 11) and joined by Spain’s Sergio Garcia (No. 12).

The pattern is broken with American Jim Furyk, and currently ranked No. 14 in the world, still out injured so that the World No. 13 Hideki Matsuyama will be joined by No. 15 Danny Willett and American Brandt Snedeker, who is the current No. 16.

Aerial view of Trump Doral.