McIlroy straight back into action after Dubai.

Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy are ready to bring the Omega Mission Hills World Cup back to Ireland for the third time in the country’s history.

The duo have arrived at the Olazábal Course at the Mission Hills Golf Club with one thing on their minds – to bring home the magnificent World Cup trophy.

Not only are McDowell and McIlroy among the best players in the field this week, they also have one of the strongest friendships off the course of the 28 nations competing.

“It would mean a lot to win this tournament and that’s what we are here to try and do,” said McDowell. “The World Cup is one of the special tournaments in golf. We play a lot of individual golf, but getting a chance to play with a partner and representing your country and some of the great champions that have won this tournament, it would be a special feeling.

“Rory has said this before and I agree with him: we have a great chance to experience being in the hunt coming down the stretch with a partner and a friend, and sharing that experience will be pretty cool. There are a lot of great teams playing this week, and it would certainly mean a lot to us to take that trophy back to Ireland.

McIlroy echoed McDowell’s comments, and also dismissed any notion that he would lack motivation at this week’s event after just missing out on The Race to Dubai title to Lee Westwood at the Dubai World Championship presented by: DP World.

“It will be very easy for me to stay motivated,” said the 20 year old. “I want to play the best I can for my partner. I don’t want to let him down. We are playing for our country which is a huge honour, and I don’t think there would be any reason why I wouldn’t be motivated.

“This is a new challenge for me. Graeme has played here before, and I’m really looking forward to it. It’s my first taste of the World Cup, and I don’t think there should be any reason why I shouldn’t be motivated. I’m going to go out there and give it my best shot, and it would be a great title to win.”

List of Teams for World Championship.
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Argentina Rafa Echenique & Tano Goya
Australia Robert Allenby & Stuart Appleby
Brazil Rafael Barcellos & Ronaldo Francisco
Canada Stuart Anderson Graham Deleat
Chile Hugo Leon & Martin Ureta
China Liang Wen-chong & Zhang Lian-wei
Chinese Taipei Lin Wen-tang & Lu Wei-Chih
Denmark Søren Hansen & Søren Kjeldsen
England Ross Fisher & Ian Poulter
France Christian Cévaër & Thomas Levet
Germany Alex Cejka & Martin Kaymer
India Jyoti Randhawa & Jeev Milkha Singh
Ireland Graeme McDowell & Rory McIlroy
Italy Edoardo Molinari & Francesco Molinari
Japan Hiroyuki Fujita & Ryuji Imada
Korea Charlie Wi & Y.E. Yang
New Zealand Danny Lee & David Smail
Pakistan Muhammad Munir & Muhammad Shabbir
Philippines Mars Pucay & Angelo Que
Scotland David Drysdale & Alastair Forsyth
Singapore Lam Chih Bing & Mardan Mamat
South Africa Rory Sabbatini & Richard Sterne
Spain Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño & Sergio Garcia
Sweden Robert Karlsson & Henrik Stenson
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee & Prayad Marksaeng
Venzuela Alfredo Adrian & Jhonattan Vegas
USA John Merrick & Nick Watney
Wales Stephen Dodd & Jamie Donaldson