British Masters 2021: Form stats ahead of Wednesday's opening round at The Belfry

Andy Swales
08 May 2021
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The Belfry hosts this week's British Masters

The Belfry's Brabazon course is one of England's most iconic golfing venues

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The European Tour travels to the Heart of England for this week's tournament on the outskirts of Birmingham. Words and stats by Andy Swales...

"Nine top-100 ranked golfers are in the field, including Andy Sullivan and Sam Horsfield. Both enjoyed victories during UK-based tournaments last summer. Sullivan triumphed at Hanbury Manor, while Horsfield won events at the Forest of Arden and Celtic Manor."

The European Tour makes the first of its 10 scheduled visits to the British Isles this season, by teeing-up a few miles north of Birmingham.

After months travelling around the Middle East, Africa, United States, central Europe and the Canary Islands, the Tour journeys north for this week's British Masters in Sutton Coldfield.

With mid-summer's day a little over one month away, the players have arrived at The Belfry, one of England's most famous golfing venues.

Starting Wednesday, and hosted by 2016 US Masters champion Danny Willett, the tournament will be staged over the club's Brabazon's Course which opened for business during the mid-1970s.

The Brabazon was designed by two of Great Britain's best-known golfers of the 1950s and 1960s - Dave Thomas and Peter Alliss.

Thomas, who died in 2013, was twice runner-up in The Open, while the recently-deceased Alliss went on to become one of golf's leading TV commentators.

Both represented their country in the Ryder Cup, and it was this biennial contest which helped to cement The Brabazon's place in golfing history, by hosting the match four times between 1985 and 2002.

It has also staged 17 European Tour events since 1979, the most recent of these being last year's ISPS Handa UK Championship.

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This was The Belfry's first important tournament for 12 years and was won by Danish teenager Rasmus Hojgaard, who has since turned 20.

This Heart of England course is typically parkland in nature, flat, well bunkered, and has water in play on half of its holes.

The layout, which last welcomed the European Tour in August 2020, is certainly no pushover, demanding good course management skills, plus the ability to accurately read The Brabazon's numerous undulating putting surfaces.

'Top seed'

Scot Robert MacIntyre, the world No 45, is the highest ranked player teeing-up in this week's event which starts on Wednesday.

The 24-year-old from Oban makes his first European Tour start since February, after competing in six tournaments Stateside during March and April - which included a tie-for-12th at Augusta.

Nine top-100 ranked golfers are in the field, including Andy Sullivan and Sam Horsfield. Both enjoyed victories during UK-based tournaments last summer.

Midlander Sullivan triumphed at Hanbury Manor in Hertfordshire, while Manchester-born and American-raised Horsfield won events at the Forest of Arden in Birmingham and Celtic Manor, Newport.

Horsfield's most recent four starts on the European Tour have yielded finishes of 4th-15th-3rd-8th.

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Among the other top-100 ranked pros are Austrian Bernd Wiesberger and Germany's Martin Kaymer, both of whom posted T-10s at The Belfry last year.

In-form Dean Burmester tees-up again hoping to continue South Africa's current domination of European Tour titles, while Maximilian Kieffer and Connor Syme chase maiden victories.

Kieffer has been runner-up four times, including twice during April, while Syme has registered a brace of top-12 finishes during the last three weeks. Both will be making their Belfry debuts this coming week.

And what chance Nicolai Hojgaard of following in his twin brother's footsteps this Saturday and making it a family double over The Brabazon?

The 20-year-old Dane has posted two top-10s this season, with a best-ever Tour finish of second at the 2019 KLM Open. He tied-fourth on Sunday in Tenerife.

Twitter: Andy Swales@GolfStatsAlive

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Last 10 Weeks / The Belfry (2020)

Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W19	W18	W17	W16	W15	W14	W13	W12	W11	W10
Robert MacIntyre				59	12		9		MC	36
Bernd Wiesberger					40	MC	42		MC	31
Andy Sullivan			71				42		19
Sam Horsfield		MC	4	15			3	8
Martin Kaymer				3				MC
Danny Willett		MC	8	18	MC	MC	8			31
Dean Burmester	4	1	38	MC			MC	8	Wd	2
Thomas Detry				71			13		9
Sami Valimaki	27	22
Rasmus Hojgaard		MC	MC	12					MC
Jazz Janewattananond							2	MC	50	57
Matthias Schwab		33	8	7			7	52	71
Jason Scrivener
Laurie Canter	40	48							MC
Adri Arnaus	4	8	62	MC					Wd
Justin Harding	38	12	15	MC			14	Won	MC
Calum Hill	12	MC	29				3	8	MC
Jamie Donaldson		12	15				Wd	16	5
Joachim B Hansen		22	7					41	9
Romain Langasque	66	MC	45				30	5	50
Callum Shinkwin		63		68					28
Mike Lorenzo-Vera	51	MC	62
Renato Paratore	Wd	MC		12					MC
Marc Warren									Wd
Jorge Campillo	61	MC	MC				MC	MC	28
Wade Ormsby									MC
Adrian Meronk	MC	3	15	56			MC	47	MC
Guido Migliozzi	MC	33	15				MC	12	2
Maximilian Kieffer		MC	2	2			48	33	50
Adrian Otaegui	34	60	MC				42	24	MC
Marcus Armitage		MC	45	4			10	MC	47
Connor Syme	12	MC	5				MC	3	62
Benjamin Hebert		MC	MC	33				70	58
Sean Crocker	MC	18	56	47					35
Masahiro Kawamura	23	28	MC	33			14	MC	MC
Wil Besseling			29	4			48	MC	47
Chris Paisley	MC						MC	MC	7
Maverick Antcliff	2	42	21	53			48	MC	19
Eddie Pepperell	12	33	MC						64
Min Woo Lee
Paul Waring	MC	28	52
Joakim Lagergren	MC	18	MC				MC	MC	42
Jeff Winther		MC	3	28					14
Richard Bland	27	MC	8	MC			MC	52	MC
Scott Jamieson		22	38	MC					42
Francesco Laporta	27	33	62				MC	47	72
Andrew Johnston	4	42	62
Mikko Korhonen		56	MC
Gavin Green	MC						MC	41	MC
Jordan Smith		33	56				MC	47	19
Matthew Jordan	66	56	MC	MC					Wd
Sebastian Soderberg	56	56	MC				26	MC	MC
Matthew Southgate	20	MC	MC				MC	70	MC
Steven Brown			MC				30	MC	68
Pep Angles	70	33	29	33			MC	8
Sebastian Heisele	9	MC	45	MC					MC
Robert Rock									50
Fabrizio Zanotti	27	MC	56				22		14
Dave Horsey	MC	MC		Wd
Sebastian Rodriguez Garcia	MC	8	MC	MC			14	4	MC
Ross Fisher		56	MC	47					MC
Niklas Lemke				Wd			14	33	9
Hao Tong Li								Wd	MC
Alexander Bjork		12	21	MC					19
Pablo Larrazabal		12	MC						MC
Victor Dubuisson	61	MC	21				7	16
Justin Walters	51	48	52	21				12	35
Johannes Veerman	45	MC	MC				MC	16	14
Jack Senior	34	MC	8	MC			48	28	35
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen	MC	2		24			38
Ashun Wu	MC	48	21	33
Alexander Levy	MC	42	MC				MC	MC	50
Dale Whitnell	56	54	MC	15			38	41	28
Richard Mansell	12	42	56	28			MC	MC
Ross McGowan		MC	MC				73	MC	MC
Oliver Farr		MC	69	MC			MC	MC	MC
Thorbjorn Olesen		12	5
Grant Forrest	23	33	MC	61			MC	33	19
Darius Van Driel	MC	63	8	56			10	52	MC
Gaganjeet Bhullar	38	MC	MC				42	16	2
Louis De Jager	12	12	71	MC			20	33	42	27
Andrea Pavan	MC	MC	MC
Adrien Saddier		MC	MC	33			MC	MC	MC
Yikeun Chang	MC	6	MC	MC			MC	MC	19
Marcel Schneider	MC	33	8	53			MC	28
Scott Hend	51	8					42	16	MC
Joel Stalter	61	MC	MC				MC	MC	MC
Richie Ramsay	23	22	29				42	47	58
Matthieu Pavon	27	63	8	MC			38	MC	35
David Drysdale		Wd	MC	61			5	MC	28
Robin Sciot-Siegrist	12	22	MC	MC			30	65	MC
Nicolai Hojgaard	4	74	15	7			MC	MC
Jonathan Caldwell	MC	42	21	MC			57	MC	MC
Tapio Pulkkanen	3	72	MC				MC	MC	MC
Shubhankar Sharma	69	MC	MC	61			30	MC	28
Rhys Enoch	23	69	38	MC			20	MC	47	Won
Lorenzo Gagli		MC	MC	15			MC	52	28
Matt Ford	MC	69	69	MC			MC	52
James Morrison		48	56	70			28	MC	MC
Zander Lombard	20	42	45	24			MC	Wd	MC	MC
Aaron Cockerill	34	48	29	MC			28	52	MC
Suradit Yongcharoenchai	74	MC	MC							MC
Cormac Sharvin	MC	MC	MC	28			48	MC	64
Garrick Porteous	40	MC	29	15			38	16	MC
Robin Roussel	MC	MC	29	MC			MC	MC	MC
Julien Guerrier	40	MC	38	45			48	62
Bernd Ritthammer	20	MC		33			MC	33	MC
Rikard Karlberg		MC	MC	47			MC	65	MC
Stephen Gallacher									MC
Alejandro Del Rey	9	MC	21	24
Nacho Elvira	MC	MC	MC	MC					68
Soren Kjeldsen			71	61			69	47	MC
Alejandro Canizares	MC	28	38	7			20	MC	58
Lars Van Meijel	66	72	29	MC			48	65	14
Clement Sordet	MC	MC	21	MC			48	MC	MC
Julian Suri	27	60	MC	67			66	MC	50
SSP Chawrasia	61	MC	MC	15			MC	MC	MC
Lucas Bjerregaard		MC	71	MC			57	MC	MC
Pedro Oriol	MC	6	MC	33
Niall Kearney	4	60	21
Sihwan Kim	45	18	45	47			57	MC	MC
Ashley Chesters		MC	62	33			14	52	42
Edoardo Molinari	45	28	MC	MC			MC	MC	MC
Dave Coupland	51	MC	MC	MC			63	MC	62
David Dixon
Oliver Fisher	12	MC	MC				MC	MC	MC
Richard McEvoy	MC	MC	MC	33			MC	28	5
Toby Tree	MC	69	MC	MC			30	65	58
Jean-Baptiste Gonnet			MC	28				5	MC
Gregory Havret		MC	45					70	MC
Gonzalo F`dez-Castano	MC	MC	MC	45			14	MC	50
Ricardo Santos	40	MC	MC	28			67	33	35
Haydn Porteous	MC	63	MC	MC			MC	73	MC
Oliver Wilson	75	75	52				MC	33	MC
Jake McLeod	MC	75	MC	MC			26		MC	16
Josh Geary
Benjamin Poke	MC	MC	29	73			MC	41	MC
Alvaro Quiros	61	MC	MC				MC	MC	MC
Ben Evans		63	45	MC			57	41
Carlos Pigem	75	MC	MC	MC			MC	MC	MC
Lee Slattery		MC	MC	Wd			20	76	MC
Max Schmitt	77	MC	62	33			MC	MC
Steven Tiley	MC	MC	MC
Kristoffer Broberg	MC	54
Pedro Figueiredo	40	MC	MC	MC			MC	MC	50
Berry Henson	MC	MC	62	56						MC
Raphael Jacquelin	MC	63	MC					52	35
Graeme Storm
Chris Wood		MC	MC	21					64
Michael Bullen
Paul Dunne	45	MC	MC	33					MC
Bradley Dredge
Janne Kaske	56	MC	MC	MC						19
David Law		MC	MC	MC			MC	MC	35
David Howell	MC		MC	MC			48	MC	MC
Thomas Bjorn
Tom Gandy	27	MC	MC	MC
Liam Robinson
Colm Moriarty
Jason Levermore

Player	2020
Robert MacIntyre
Bernd Wiesberger	5
Andy Sullivan	9
Sam Horsfield
Martin Kaymer	3
Danny Willett	MC
Dean Burmester	31
Thomas Detry
Sami Valimaki
Rasmus Hojgaard	1
Jazz Janewattananond
Matthias Schwab	46
Jason Scrivener
Laurie Canter	13
Adri Arnaus
Justin Harding
Calum Hill	9
Jamie Donaldson
Joachim B Hansen	25
Romain Langasque	MC
Callum Shinkwin	MC
Mike Lorenzo-Vera
Renato Paratore
Marc Warren	39
Jorge Campillo	7
Wade Ormsby	25
Adrian Meronk
Guido Migliozzi
Maximilian Kieffer
Adrian Otaegui
Marcus Armitage	7
Connor Syme
Benjamin Hebert	3
Sean Crocker
Masahiro Kawamura	47
Wil Besseling	MC
Chris Paisley	MC
Maverick Antcliff	MC
Eddie Pepperell	Wd
Min Woo Lee	11
Paul Waring	19
Joakim Lagergren	MC
Jeff Winther	47
Richard Bland	19
Scott Jamieson
Francesco Laporta
Andrew Johnston
Mikko Korhonen
Gavin Green	MC
Jordan Smith	MC
Matthew Jordan	19
Sebastian Soderberg
Matthew Southgate	MC
Steven Brown	MC
Pep Angles
Sebastian Heisele
Robert Rock	MC
Fabrizio Zanotti
Dave Horsey	51
Sebastian Rodriguez Garcia	MC
Ross Fisher	39
Niklas Lemke
Hao Tong Li	31
Alexander Bjork
Pablo Larrazabal	MC
Victor Dubuisson
Justin Walters	2
Johannes Veerman
Jack Senior	28
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen
Ashun Wu
Alexander Levy	MC
Dale Whitnell	MC
Richard Mansell
Ross McGowan	55
Oliver Farr	MC
Thorbjorn Olesen	17
Grant Forrest
Darius Van Driel	11
Gaganjeet Bhullar
Louis De Jager	MC
Andrea Pavan
Adrien Saddier	MC
Yikeun Chang
Marcel Schneider	MC
Scott Hend	MC
Joel Stalter
Richie Ramsay	31
Matthieu Pavon	64
David Drysdale	Ret
Robin Sciot-Siegrist
Nicolai Hojgaard	MC
Jonathan Caldwell	39
Tapio Pulkkanen	MC
Shubhankar Sharma	MC
Rhys Enoch	55
Lorenzo Gagli
Matt Ford
James Morrison	39
Zander Lombard	Wd
Aaron Cockerill	19
Suradit Yongcharoenchai
Cormac Sharvin
Garrick Porteous	MC
Robin Roussel
Julien Guerrier	MC
Bernd Ritthammer
Rikard Karlberg
Stephen Gallacher	51
Alejandro Del Rey
Nacho Elvira
Soren Kjeldsen	39
Alejandro Canizares	MC
Lars Van Meijel
Clement Sordet
Julian Suri	39
SSP Chawrasia
Lucas Bjerregaard	58
Pedro Oriol
Niall Kearney
Sihwan Kim	MC
Ashley Chesters	MC
Edoardo Molinari	MC
Dave Coupland	28
David Dixon	55
Oliver Fisher	Wd
Richard McEvoy	MC
Toby Tree	MC
Jean-Baptiste Gonnet
Gregory Havret	MC
Gonzalo F`dez-Castano
Ricardo Santos
Haydn Porteous	MC
Oliver Wilson
Jake McLeod	31
Josh Geary
Benjamin Poke	MC
Alvaro Quiros
Ben Evans	15
Carlos Pigem
Lee Slattery	58
Max Schmitt	MC
Steven Tiley	39
Kristoffer Broberg
Pedro Figueiredo
Berry Henson
Raphael Jacquelin	62
Graeme Storm	31
Chris Wood
Michael Bullen
Paul Dunne	MC
Bradley Dredge
Janne Kaske	MC
David Law	MC
David Howell	MC
Thomas Bjorn	31
Tom Gandy	51
Liam Robinson
Colm Moriarty
Jason Levermore