European Open: Course and current form stats

• Five holes over 600 yards and plenty of water

• Proven winner Guido 40/141.00 can shine again

• Jordan 20/121.00 has impressive course history

Tournament and Course Notes

• This will be the seventh time that Green Eagle has hosted a tournament on the DP World Tour. With the exception of 2020, when the event was cancelled due to the Covid pandemic, Green Eagle has been part of the annual schedule since 2017;

• The players have travelled approximately 560 miles north-east, from Antwerp to Hamburg, to compete in the European Open. Situated 15 miles south of the city centre, this parkland layout covers a spacious 80 hectares and is one of the longest layouts on the European Tour calendar;

• Nicknamed the 'Green Monster', there are five holes over 600 yards, taking the total yardage to more than 7,880. Green Eagle's North Course, which opened in 1997, made its competitive debut 13 years later when it hosted a tournament on the Challenge Tour. It has a total par of 73;

• Green Eagle is laid out in Germany's northern lowlands, and has water in play on 14 holes. Mid-to-long iron accuracy is usually a key ingredient for success this week, not to mention the sheer power needed to smash the ball long distances off the tee.

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Good Current Form

Among those whose current form is reasonably solid, are Yuto Katsuragawa 50/151.00, Guido Migliozzi 40/141.00 and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen 33/134.00.

Katsuragawa, winner of this year's DP World Tour event staged in his home country of Japan, has remained in good form since that victory last month.

The 25-year-old has journeyed to Europe to continue his schedule, having last played in this part of the world when competing in The Open Championship 22 months ago.

Migliozzi, meanwhile, followed up his runner-up slot at the Volvo China Open earlier this month by finishing tied-24th in Antwerp over the weekend.

The 27-year-old Italian, and three-time winner on the DP World Tour, finished seventh at Green Eagle in 2019.

As for Neergaard-Petersen, the Dane has been in excellent form on the Challenge Tour this year, posting a brace of victories and one runner-up finish.

He currently leads the Road to Mallorca standings and this week's field in Germany is not a great deal tougher than the ones he faces regularly on the Challenge Tour.

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Good Course Form

Of all the golfers teeing-up this week, Jordan Smith's 20/121.00 course history is clearly the best.

The 31-year-old from Wiltshire won the inaugural tournament at Green Eagle in 2017 and, since the pandemic, there has been a trio of top-12 finishes.

Although his current form has hardly been eye-catching, he did finish tied-second at the Jonsson Workwear Open in South Africa during March.

And Frenchman Julien Guerrier 70/171.00 has posted back-to-back top-10s, including runner-up here 12 months ago.

Another French pro, Romain Langasque 28/129.00 who tied-10th over the North Course last year, was a joint-runner-up in Belgium on Sunday.

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Stroke Averages

Lowest 10 At Green Eagle (2017-23)
Average .... (Rounds)
70.36: Matthias Schwab (11)
71.50: Stuart Manley (8)
71.57: Jordan Smith (21)
71.89: Laurie Canter (9)
72.14: Julien Guerrier (14)
72.23: Edoardo Molinari (13)
72.27: Connor Syme (15)
72.29: Jeff Winther (14)
72.38: Pablo Larrazabal (8)
72.44: Scott Jamieson (16)
Min. No. of Rounds = 10
Only those entered this week are included in table

MC* - Missed Additional 54-Hole Cut

Note: List Contains Leading Reserves