Following a one-year absence due to Covid, the BMW International Open is back on the European Tour schedule and takes place this week in Bavaria.
For the past decade, this tournament has been staged at either Cologne's Gut Larchenhof layout or at Eichenried in Munich.
This year's instalment is being held over the Championship course at Eichenried which opened in June 1989, just a few weeks before hosting its maiden European Tour event.
Following the 2017 edition, the course underwent some major modifications, which included lengthening it by around 50 yards.
However, the biggest changes were made to the greens. All 18 were renovated, with many of the putting surfaces re-contoured which made them a lot more undulating than before.
To give spectators a better viewing experience, numerous mounds were built on what is largely a flat venue.
Many of these mounds are close to greens, while others line the generously spacious fairways.
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Traditionally low scoring, Eichenried is a tree-lined course where water comes into play on 11 holes, most of it on the back nine.
Eichenried, which has hosted this event 24 times, is located around 12 miles north-west of Munich city centre.
Arrivals from America
With the next Major championship taking place in Kent in mid-July, much of the attention between now and then will be on the European Tour.
A number of those who teed-up at last week's US Open are among the entries for the BMW, including Louis Oosthuizen, Viktor Hovland and Sergio Garcia.
Oosthuizen endured yet another disappointment in US majors over the weekend, while also posting his third runner-up finish of 2021 - which includes the two-man team event in Louisiana during April.
The 38-year-old South African last played at Eichenried 12 years ago.
Hovland, meanwhile, withdrew from the US Open after sand from a divot flew into his right eye on Friday.
The Norwegian said it was too painful to continue but he remains among the entries for Munich.
As for Garcia, he first played at Eichenried as a 21-year-old in 2001, since when he has posted a brace of runner-up finishes.
Attacking golf
With generous fairways and plenty of birdies up for grabs, attacking golf should be the order of the week.
Anyone who can drive it long, and combine this with a hot putter, should go a long way in the BMW.
This could suit 21-year-old South African Wilco Nienaber who has impressed with his power this year.
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He tops the European Tour's Driving Distance stats by a comfortable margin and recently finished a credible tie-for-14th at a PGA Tour event in South Carolina.
Nienaber's compatriot Dean Burmester is another big hitter who will fancy his chances this week, while the course should also suit England's Sam Horsfield.
The 24-year-old two-time European Tour winner hits a long ball, and currently tops the stats for Putting Average (Greens in Regulation) and Most Birdies per Round.
Finally, Austrian Bernd Wiesberger, another arrival from across the Atlantic, has a decent history at this week's course and was a winner in Denmark last month.
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