BMW International Open 2018: All the very latest course and form guide information

Andy Swales
18 June 2018

Andy Sullivan: Tied-fifth in Italy earlier this month.

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Check out the stats ahead of this week's BMW International Open, with course and current form guides compiled by Andy Swales...

"Andy Sullivan, a three-time winner in 2015, is playing well again after slipping down the World Ranking and should be pumped up for the BMW International after failing to qualify for Shinnecock."

The German town of Pulheim welcomes the European Tour for the 30th staging of the BMW International Open.

Located between the western cities of Dusseldorf and Cologne, this week's venue Gut Larchenhof was designed by Jack Nicklaus, opened 21 years ago, and made its Tour debut in 1998.

Accuracy off the tee will be important, while water comes into play on six holes of this generally flat inland course.

Over the years, this has been a well-supported event, with a sprinkling of top 30 golfers in attendance.

However, this week's BMW-sponsored tournament has attracted arguably its poorest field for years - and maybe the worst in its history.

Shinnecock Star

One big name player teeing-up is Tommy Fleetwood, who came mightily close to claiming his maiden major title at the US Open on Sunday.

The Englishman, now ranked No 10 in the world, will be making his third appearance on this course.

The only other member of the world's top 50 taking part is Sergio Garcia who, unlike Fleetwood, missed the cut on Long Island last week.

Garcia was fifth when Gut Larchenhof last staged this event two years ago. The Spaniard is a former winner here, having tasted victory while still a teenager in 1999.

Recent Champion

Last month's Italian Open winner Thorbjorn Olesen crosses the Atlantic to compete in Germany, having failed to survive the 36-hole chop at the US Open.

The Dane was runner-up at Larchenhof two years ago but, despite being a proven winner on the European Tour, has never been the most consistent of players.

Andy Sullivan, a three-time winner in 2015, is playing well again after slipping down the World Ranking and should be pumped up for the BMW International after failing to qualify for Shinnecock.

The former world No 28 is now ranked 114, having recovered from 142 earlier this year.

Three of his last four starts have yielded top-10 finishes, including a tie-for-fifth in Italy earlier this month.

Much further down the ranking is Peter Hanson who once reached No 17 in the world.

The Swede, and current No 404, tied-seventh at the recent Shot Clock Masters in Austria which was his highest finish for around 20 months.

Hansen stood on the podium at Gut Larchenhof as long ago as 2009 and, while he will hardly tee-up on Thursday as one of the favourites, there is always the chance he could shine because of the mediocrity of this week's field.

Course Stats

In 2016, the players who finished first and second after 72 holes, held identical positions in the Driving Accuracy standings, while being first and third respectively for Greens in Regulation.

It is also worth noting that six of the leading eight finishers on Sunday evening were inside the top-10 for GiR.

**MC* - Missed Additional 36-Hole Cut**

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Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W24	W23	W22	W21	W20	W19	W18	W17	W16	W15	W14	W13
Tommy Fleetwood	2		23	20		7	MC	4			17
Sergio Garcia	MC				MC	70		MC	MC		MC
Thomas Pieters			14	MC	39				66		MC	52
Yusaku Miyazato			70	Wd		6		18	13	12	MC
Thorbjorn Olesen	MC		1	60		MC		37		46
Alexander Bjork			MC	27				1	3	39
Adrian Otaegui			36	MC	1			2	19	12
Julian Suri			29	43				53	58			8
Jorge Campillo			60	MC	5			3	46	5
Matt Wallace	MC		51	20				3	MC	MC
Seung-Su Han			13	57		6		MC	9	21		52
Chris Paisley			MC	MC			MC	4	MC
Eddie Pepperell			51	43		14			MC	MC
Mike Lorenzo-Vera			19	43	8	2			62	34
Mikko Korhonen		1	MC	15		26			41	MC
Andy Sullivan			5	35		3			7	21
Martin Kaymer	MC		8	MC		MC	42		MC	73	48	MC
Lucas Bjerregaard			71	3		5		6	MC
Chris Wood			36	27	MC				MC
Wade Ormsby		30	71	MC				MC	52
Paul Peterson								MC	MC	MC
Dave Horsey		7	MC	MC		MC			36	MC
Lucas Herbert	MC		49		41	3		MC
Jeung-Hun Wang			MC*	52				7	13	MC
Julien Guerrier			51	MC		6		20	MC	9
Scott Jamieson			MC*	MC				53	MC	MC
Marcus Kinhult			MC	12				63	MC	MC
David Lipsky			65	27	23			45	MC	67
Panupol Pittayarat		1	MC	MC	MC		MC	56	MC
Nacho Elvira			42	MC				14	22	3
Callum Shinkwin			8	MC	65			MC	13	28
Gavin Green			MC*	52	34			56	MC	46
Soren Kjeldsen		23	42	MC	17	Wd			MC	MC
Renato Paratore			MC	MC				MC	61	21
Scott Hend		6	14	MC			64	MC	MC
Lee Slattery		19	3	MC		58		MC	32	MC
Richard Sterne			65	MC					22	34
Ajeetesh Sandhu		MC				MC	5	MC	10
Haydn Porteous			51	43	39	41		MC	MC
Scott Vincent		6			59	MC	MC	11	4
Aaron Rai			51	MC	46			20	52	12
Matthieu Pavon	25		MC	64	MC			MC	MC	MC
Adam Bland		12	23	MC	28			MC	MC	MC
Phachara Khongwatmai		30	MC	MC	MC		12	56	66	MC
Thomas Detry			36	43	33			MC	19	MC
Jacques Kruyswijk			14	20	MC	14			MC	9
Stephan Jager		MC	MC		MC	1	MC	MC	MC			MC
Sam Horsfield			MC	15	41	MC		32	MC	MC
Oliver Fisher			21	MC	10			MC	52	MC
Stephen Gallacher			MC	52	12				MC	52
Lorenzo Gagli		23	14		20	20		2	36	MC
Alvaro Quiros			MC	MC		MC		45	2	MC
Jin Ho Choi		35	MC	MC	31		20	7	MC	58
Marc Warren			MC	60	MC			MC	46	5
Clement Sordet			MC	MC	MC			45	MC	MC
Andres Romero			MC*	MC				MC	5
David Drysdale			65	MC	3	MC			MC	MC
Austin Connelly		19	51	MC	MC	11		MC	13	63
Miguel Tabuena							55	37	14
Matthias Schwab		12	42	10	28	20			MC	28
Nino Bertasio		Wd	MC	60		70		32	59	34
Jens Dantorp			42	35	46	48			MC	67
Alejandro Canizares									MC	12
Thongchai Jaidee			MC	8				MC	MC	73
Andrea Pavan		23	MC	52	MC	9		11	3	21
Victor Perez	MC	MC			6	41	48	MC		27
Oliver Farr		7	MC	MC	25	26			MC	MC
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen		37	61		MC	MC	45	42		16
Sam Brazel			MC	MC				MC	MC
Pedro Oriol		MC	MC	MC	46	MC			29	39
Brandon Stone			65	60	MC			MC	22	39
Jbe Kruger		3			MC	41	75	Wd	49
SSP Chawrasia			MC	MC	MC	41		MC	40
Adri Arnaus	12		4	3	9	4	34	MC		MC
Maximilian Kieffer			MC	42	28			MC	41	12
Adrien Saddier			51	35	MC	MC			MC	MC
Robert Karlsson			MC	MC	15				MC	MC
Connor Syme		2	MC		MC	MC			74	MC
Marcus Fraser		19	MC	MC	34	MC		32	22	46
Brett Rumford			42	MC	MC			MC	MC	5
Matthew Millar		MC*		31	MC	58
Justin Walters		3			22	34			MC
Richard Bland			70	35	MC			MC	MC	MC
Sebastian Heisele		MC*	MC		MC	MC		4	MC	MC
Nick Cullen		12			34	26				MC
Steven Brown			MC	MC	MC	7			65	MC
Chase Koepka		MC	MC	MC	MC	34			MC	MC
Jamie Donaldson			MC*	MC	MC			MC	32	MC
Marcel Siem			MC	MC	MC			56	19
Jose-Filipe Lima	MC	43		10	8	2		MC		MC
Chris Hanson		MC	MC	MC	MC			27	41	MC
Thomas Aiken			30	MC	MC	14			MC	MC
Adilson Da Silva						58	67	37	MC	14
Edoardo Molinari			MC	MC		9		45	MC	MC
Peter Hanson		7	MC*	MC	MC				MC
Bradley Dredge		38	23	MC	MC	MC			13	52
Jeff Winther		30	MC	MC	17	14			MC	34
Alexander Knappe		4	11		MC	63	9	17		MC
Matteo Manassero			36	27		20		20	46	39
Trevor Fisher		MC			MC	63			20	67
Gregory Bourdy		MC	MC	MC		74		MC	62	46
Lasse Jensen			MC	27	MC			27	MC	MC
Scott Fernandez		7	MC	43	26	34			MC	MC
Tom Lewis	MC	30		MC	59	14		9		MC
Ashley Chesters		7	MC	MC	MC			20	MC	MC
Richard McEvoy		MC			15	MC	34			MC
Charlie Ford		38	23	MC	MC	MC			MC	63
Jason Norris		MC*	MC	MC	MC			27	Wd	58
Gregory Havret			MC*	MC	38			MC	MC	MC
Nicholas Fung		55				MC	64	MC	14		19
Florian Fritsch		MC	16		MC	63				MC
Louis De Jager		2			22	13		8	31	35
Ricardo Gouveia			MC	MC	MC			45	59	52
Marcel Schneider		MC	1	25	46	MC		MC	66	58
Bernd Ritthammer		50	11		MC	55	MC	38		27
Birgir Hafthorsson	MC			7	MC	MC	MC			MC
James Heath			MC	68	4	MC			72	MC
Gonzalo F`dez-Castano		14	30	MC	19	MC		24	Wd	MC		MC
Nico Geyger	10	MC	MC		20	MC	23	4	MC	MC
Max Schmitt		46	47			MC	Wd	4
Carlos Pigem		MC	MC	MC			20	MC	MC	MC
Felipe Aguilar	MC	Dq	MC		59	MC	65	17	MC	28
Christiaan Bezuidenhout		MC*	MC		26	26		46	22	28
Siddikur Rahman		55			43	26		6	MC
Raphael Jacquelin		3	MC	MC	MC				41	MC
Zander Lombard		MC	MC	MC	MC	34			MC	MC
Henric Sturehed		50				Wd			52	5
Laurie Canter		MC*	36		31	26			29	MC
Daniel Brooks		MC	73	67	MC	48		MC	66	MC
Kalle Samooja		35	11		38	58	MC	MC		16
Joel Stalter	MC	23			MC	MC		53	Wd	43
Joel Sjoholm		62	41	MC		MC	9	MC		31
Bradley Neil		MC	MC	58	MC	MC		MC	MC	58
Christofer Blomstrand		MC	4		MC	MC			MC	MC
Johan Edfors		MC
Mark Tullo		23			MC	20
Ross McGowan		38	51	46	MC	MC	2		MC	MC
Daniel Im		MC*	MC*	MC	MC	48		MC	MC	MC
Yan Wei Liu	15	MC			31	43		66	25	MC		14
Christopher Mivis	MC	MC		40	41	MC	23	MC		59
Pep Angles		Wd	MC		MC	14	48		MC	46
Matthew Baldwin		MC	MC		9	55			MC	52
Sebastien Gros			MC	27	MC	48			MC	12
Thomas Bjorn				MC		41			MC
Ernie Els	MC		MC	MC	MC		MC		30			72
Mark Foster		30	MC		MC	MC			MC	MC
Julien Quesne	22		Wd		MC	MC	54	MC		MC
Soomin Lee	MC		MC	MC	MC			14	Dq	MC
Arnond Vongvanij		MC			63	14	55		MC
Pontus Widegren		MC	MC		MC	Dq			41	MC
Christian Braeunig		23	37		Wd	63	5	68		MC
Jonathan Thomson		MC*			MC	MC		MC	66	39
Rak Hyun Cho		MC	MC	64	41	MC		MC	MC	12
Jonas Kolbing			25					MC			7	12
Max Kramer			11					15			1	MC
Anders Hansen		43			46
Ruaidhri McGee		35	4		17	MC	23	MC
David Howell			42	MC		MC			36	39
Josh Geary		MC	51		10	MC		26	46	MC
Scott Henry	18	32	MC		23	45	MC	MC		36
Eun Shin Park	9	33	16	41	MC	34	55		MC
Simon Khan		43				26	38	42
Jose Maria Olazabal											MC
Maarten Lafeber		61	MC		MC	MC		MC
Michael Hirmer			11					MC			43	MC
Jack Munro	MC	58		MC	MC	MC	MC		MC	43
Sean Einhaus	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC			5	31
Eirik Tage Johansen	8	47		40	19	48		42
Matthew Nixon		MC*	16		MC	48		26	46	MC
Oscar Serna	35	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC
Paul McBride	MC
Hurley Long

Player	2016	2014	2012	2009	2008	2007	2005	2004	2003
Tommy Fleetwood	MC	33	MC
Sergio Garcia	5	12	29
Thomas Pieters		MC
Yusaku Miyazato
Thorbjorn Olesen	2	MC
Alexander Bjork
Adrian Otaegui	MC	MC	MC
Julian Suri
Jorge Campillo	MC	55	MC
Matt Wallace
Seung-Su Han
Chris Paisley	MC
Eddie Pepperell	MC	31
Mike Lorenzo-Vera	9
Mikko Korhonen	16	55
Andy Sullivan	21	33	MC
Martin Kaymer		MC	MC		8	32
Lucas Bjerregaard	MC	MC
Chris Wood		33	3	12
Wade Ormsby		33					MC	MC
Paul Peterson
Dave Horsey	7	MC	MC
Lucas Herbert
Jeung-Hun Wang	MC
Julien Guerrier			50
Scott Jamieson	70	MC	MC
Marcus Kinhult	MC
David Lipsky	28
Panupol Pittayarat
Nacho Elvira	65	66
Callum Shinkwin	50
Gavin Green
Soren Kjeldsen		MC	44	34	16	6	MC	MC
Renato Paratore	MC
Scott Hend	MC
Lee Slattery	13	MC	MC				26
Richard Sterne			38		33	9	MC	MC	43
Ajeetesh Sandhu
Haydn Porteous	MC
Scott Vincent
Aaron Rai
Matthieu Pavon
Adam Bland
Phachara Khongwatmai
Thomas Detry
Jacques Kruyswijk
Stephan Jager
Sam Horsfield
Oliver Fisher	33	12	MC		72
Stephen Gallacher			33				MC	MC	MC
Lorenzo Gagli			MC
Alvaro Quiros	MC	MC	MC	53	44
Jin Ho Choi
Marc Warren	MC	MC	44		11	41
Clement Sordet
Andres Romero						41
David Drysdale	MC	33	44	8					MC
Austin Connelly
Miguel Tabuena
Matthias Schwab
Nino Bertasio	21
Jens Dantorp		28
Alejandro Canizares	63	50	MC			32
Thongchai Jaidee	38	5	8	41		21		MC
Andrea Pavan		MC
Victor Perez
Oliver Farr
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen
Sam Brazel
Pedro Oriol
Brandon Stone	33
Jbe Kruger		45	MC
SSP Chawrasia	50		MC	78	73
Adri Arnaus
Maximilian Kieffer	MC	51
Adrien Saddier		57
Robert Karlsson	28	22			1	13	47	MC	50
Connor Syme
Marcus Fraser	21		2				MC	40	19
Brett Rumford	MC	MC	MC				61	27	43
Matthew Millar
Justin Walters	MC	33
Richard Bland	45	MC	MC						MC
Sebastian Heisele
Nick Cullen	59
Steven Brown
Chase Koepka
Jamie Donaldson		5		41			MC		Wd
Marcel Siem	MC	57	6	12	8	37	70	69	43
Jose-Filipe Lima		MC					23	23
Chris Hanson	38
Thomas Aiken		MC	54	60
Adilson Da Silva
Edoardo Molinari	52	MC
Peter Hanson	21			3	14	27	47
Bradley Dredge	28		MC			4	31	27	32
Jeff Winther	59
Alexander Knappe		MC
Matteo Manassero	13
Trevor Fisher	MC
Gregory Bourdy				67	25
Lasse Jensen	MC
Scott Fernandez
Tom Lewis	65	63	MC
Ashley Chesters
Richard McEvoy	MC		54					MC
Charlie Ford
Jason Norris
Gregory Havret	MC	2	50	66	16	63	MC	27	MC
Nicholas Fung
Florian Fritsch	MC			60
Louis De Jager
Ricardo Gouveia	45
Marcel Schneider		MC	MC
Bernd Ritthammer	16		MC
Birgir Hafthorsson
James Heath		45
Gonzalo F`dez-Castano			3	53	25	16	47
Nico Geyger
Max Schmitt
Carlos Pigem
Felipe Aguilar	16	MC	MC	18	43
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Siddikur Rahman
Raphael Jacquelin	4	MC	MC	23	44	51	72	3	66
Zander Lombard	21
Henric Sturehed
Laurie Canter	MC
Daniel Brooks	33	Dq
Kalle Samooja
Joel Stalter
Joel Sjoholm			8
Bradley Neil
Christofer Blomstrand
Johan Edfors		MC	MC	34	29	13		MC
Mark Tullo
Ross McGowan	65
Daniel Im	MC	69
Yan Wei Liu
Christopher Mivis
Pep Angles
Matthew Baldwin	MC	MC
Sebastien Gros	MC
Thomas Bjorn	65	8	8	41		4	17	40
Ernie Els
Mark Foster	52	22	18			46	MC	MC	MC
Julien Quesne	MC	31	66
Soomin Lee	MC
Arnond Vongvanij
Pontus Widegren
Christian Braeunig
Jonathan Thomson
Rak Hyun Cho
Jonas Kolbing	MC
Max Kramer		MC	MC
Anders Hansen	56	22		2	44	46	MC	40	5
Ruaidhri McGee
David Howell	MC	MC	29	48	37	72	6		8
Josh Geary
Scott Henry
Eun Shin Park
Simon Khan		MC	52			6	17	23
Jose Maria Olazabal		MC	MC	48			2	12	58
Maarten Lafeber			MC		33		MC	Wd	29
Michael Hirmer
Jack Munro
Sean Einhaus
Eirik Tage Johansen
Matthew Nixon		28	23
Oscar Serna
Paul McBride
Hurley Long