Hero Open 2022: Course and current form stats for this week's tournament in Fife

Andy Swales
25 July 2022
3.0 min read

The Torrance Course at Fairmont overlooks the historic golfing town of St Andrews

The Torrance Course at Fairmont is staging a DP World Tour event for the third time

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It's week five out of seven for the DP World Tour's 'British Isles Swing' which tees-up once again in Scotland. Words and stats compiled by Andy Swales ...

“The 27-year-old German (Hurly Long) is starting to make his mark at this level. Began the year ranked 321 in the world and has since moved 140 positions up the table. Currently an impressive 19th in the Race to Dubai standings.”

For the third time in four weeks the golfers of the DP World Tour have gathered on Scotland's east coast.

However, compared to the tournaments that were recently staged at The Renaissance Club and The Old Course, the field assembled at Fairmont this week resembles more 'rank and file' than 'elite'.

In terms of mileage, the distance between The Old Course and this week's venue Fairmont is only four. However, the difference in quality of personnel teeing-up is huge.

Course Characteristics

Laid out on what used to be farmland overlooking St Andrews Bay, the course was designed and named after former Ryder Cup skipper Sam Torrance.

The course is situated just over three miles south-east of the golfing town of St Andrews.

This famous stretch of coastline is home to many of Fife's finest golfing venues, with Fairmont one of the more recent additions.

Fairways are fairly generous, while most of the holes are laid out slightly inland.

Originally opened in 2001, the course was redesigned eight years later to accommodate eight new holes.

Water comes into play on six holes, largely in the form of a meandering stream which winds its way across the course.

Fairmont has been a frequent stop for the European Senior Tour (Legends Tour), hosting the Scottish Senior Open six times between 2009 and 2014. It has also staged two pre-qualifying events for The Open Championship.

This will be the third time that the Torrance Course has featured on the DP World Tour.

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Four To Watch

Grant Forrest: The defending Fairmont champion who stood on the podium at Hillside last week.

Espen Kofstad: The Norwegian has played well since the start of July. After finishing tied-ninth in Ireland, he travelled to the States where he collected a brace of top-20 finishes in Kentucky and California.

Hurly Long: The 27-year-old German is starting to make his mark at this level. Began the year ranked 321 in the world and has since moved 140 positions up the table. Is currently an impressive 19th in the Race to Dubai standings.

Justin Walters: The experienced South African has finished eighth and 16th in previous visits to Fairmont.

DP World Tour Champs Thru 18 Holes (2003-2022)

One current trend on the DP World Tour this season is that tournament winners have been starting those events pretty well - in fact much better than in previous years.

Of the 24, 72-hole strokeplay events played on Tour during 2022, over 80% of champions have been within three strokes of the lead at the conclusion of the opening round.

With the current season approximately 50% complete, here's a list going back 20 years illustrating the percentage (%) of winners who were no more than three strokes adrift after 18 holes.

Season .... % .... (Events)
'03: 65.12 (43)
'04: 50.00 (42)
'05: 75.56 (45)
'06: 68.89 (45)
'07: 56.00 (50)
'08: 65.31 (49)
'09: 63.27 (49)
'10: 65.96 (47)
'11: 56.00 (50)
'12: 53.49 (43)
'13: 71.43 (42)
'14: 71.11 (45)
'15: 52.17 (46)
'16: 60.00 (45)
'17: 64.44 (45)
'18: 46.67 (45)
'19: 70.45 (44)
'20: 63.16 (38)
'21: 53.85 (39)
'22: 83.33 (24)
Note: The average cumulative % for the seasons 2003-21 is 61.73.

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Last 10 Weeks / Fairmont Form (2020-21)

Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W30	W29	W28	W27	W26	W25	W24	W23	W22	W21
Ryan Fox		MC	47	2	3	MC			2	54
Oliver Bekker	64			16	MC				MC	MC
Takumi Kanaya	MC	MC			MC		20	11		MC
Marcus Helligkilde		13	8	46
Richie Ramsay	1			37	13			Wd	43
Adrian Otaegui	29		42		58			18	65
JC Ritchie	46							MC	24	13
Hurly Long		7	4	37	36			47	10
Joachim B Hansen			MC	MC				MC	MC
Marcel Schneider			MC	20	15	MC		5	4
Antoine Rozner	34		MC	13	15			51	21
Ewen Ferguson	MC		61	MC	21			Wd	37
Chase Hanna		MC	68	MC	MC		MC	MC	MC
Grant Forrest	3		MC	MC				Wd	43
Sean Crocker	MC	13	66	46	36	MC		51
Jeff Winther			MC	MC	MC			63	47
Romain Langasque	46			30	5		7	40	31
Frederic LaCroix	56			37	10			MC	24
Daniel Hillier	68	7	MC	MC		Wd	5		MC	58
Masahiro Kawamura	MC		MC	MC	MC			5	47
Jens Dantorp	8		10	MC		3	3		5	1
James Morrison		26	36	13	66				MC
Edoardo Molinari	MC		MC	24	21		25	5	37
Francesco Laporta		39	MC	MC	36		MC	MC	56
Jazz Janewattananond	MC		MC	MC	MC		20	15	31
Brandon Stone			MC	46	15			5	MC
Tapio Pulkkanen			MC	73	MC		MC
Oliver Hundeboll Jorgensen			40	2		4	34		MC	MC
Richard Mansell	29	68			63	MC		3	9
Lukas Nemecz	34		41	MC	13			29	MC
Paul Waring	2			MC	26		10	MC	MC
Espen Kofstad		16	13	9	48		64	40	MC
Blake Windred	MC	MC						MC	MC	MC
Marcel Siem		Wd	81	37	53		MC	18	MC
Marc Warren	MC		61	74	MC		2	MC	MC
Jorge Campillo	52		MC	7	15			MC	21
Wilco Nienaber	69				21		MC	40	MC	48
Justin Walters		MC	63	20	MC		20	16	MC
Connor Syme			42	MC	MC			51	MC
Victor Dubuisson	11			Wd	Wd
Nacho Elvira	34		61	MC	61		20	MC	MC
Jacques Kruyswijk				MC	48		13
Dave Horsey	56		Wd	MC	MC		37	MC	MC
Ross Fisher	56			MC	MC			29	51
Andy Sullivan	8		MC	76	MC			MC	MC
Louis De Jager	MC			Wd	53		35	2	2	4
Scott Jamieson		22	54	MC				34	MC
David Law		72	47	4			Wd	MC	37
Angel Hidalgo Portillo	8		21	13	MC		MC	49	MC	MC
Aaron Cockerill		39	60	MC	MC		48	70
Hugo Leon	61	MC	27	46	MC		MC	59	MC
Alfie Plant	29		MC	MC	1	MC	MC	MC	49	MC
Callum Shinkwin	16		MC	24				Wd	37
Darius Van Driel	29			MC	10		4	MC	MC
Julien Guerrier	3		MC	46			MC	10	MC
Dimitrios Papadatos	MC	MC		MC		41	MC	59	60	53
Dale Whitnell	66	MC	MC	16	36		33	MC	14
Andrew Wilson	34		Wd	MC	Wd		25	MC	MC
Darren Fichardt	20			MC	MC		37	40	37
Matthew Southgate	56		MC	16	MC		15	34	MC
Craig Howie	29			MC	67		15	MC	MC
Bryce Easton	MC		MC	13	53	41		49	49	31
Jack Senior	41		MC	37	MC		37	51	31
Nino Bertasio		20	MC	46	MC			Wd	MC
Jacques Blaauw	MC	37	MC	30		MC	MC	MC	3	41
Daan Huizing	3			MC	36		MC	10	MC
Jesper Svensson	MC		6	57		MC	MC		56	MC
Pep Angles	MC	48		45	MC		MC	29	MC
Jonathan Thomson	MC		21	MC	50			MC		7
Niall Kearney	MC			58	15	63		MC
Ashley Chesters	34	MC		MC	MC		37	MC	21
Jesper Kennegard	MC			42	38		MC	64	MC	13
Scott Hend	MC	MC	MC	58	MC		MC	44	14
Jonathan Caldwell	MC		MC	MC	MC		37	MC	MC
Jarryd Felton	52		43	52		MC	MC	MC	MC	MC
Liam Johnston	MC	MC		50		MC	1	MC	MC	MC
Lucas Bjerregaard		59	27	MC	MC			MC	MC
Ross McGowan	MC						MC	MC	56
Josh Geary	MC	9	50						10	53
Robert Rock	MC			MC			MC		MC
Stuart Manley	52	MC	16	30	18		42	25	MC
Gavin Green	26	MC	MC	MC			MC	MC	MC
Eddie Pepperell	11			MC	MC			MC	14
Niklas Lemke			MC	MC	Wd		51	MC
Kristof Ulenaers	MC		MC	MC	59		MC	MC	MC	MC
Richard McEvoy	34		MC	MC	MC		37	MC	MC
Richard Sterne	20			MC	MC		MC	40
Ajeetesh Sandhu								44
Oliver Wilson			MC	70	MC		MC	MC	64
Soren Kjeldsen	MC		74	46	MC			MC
Garrick Porteous	16		MC		48		MC	MC
Bjorn Hellgren	MC				22			30		24
Zach Murray				MC	MC		37	MC	MC
Pedro Oriol	MC			10			50	57	23	31
Matthew Baldwin	20		10	30		13	MC	26	MC	43
Ricardo Santos	41			MC	MC		MC	47	MC
Anton Karlsson	66		13	10		68	MC		32	MC
Stephen Gallacher	MC		MC	58	MC			MC	24
Jake McLeod	MC
Oliver Farr	46	MC		46	MC			69	51
Chris Paisley	MC		MC	MC	MC		MC	MC
Henric Sturehed	46		MC			MC	25	26	23	MC
Alvaro Quiros	MC			67	MC			29	63
David Drysdale	26		Wd	MC	Wd			Wd	MC
Pedro Figueiredo	61	12		26	50	MC	60		MC	13
Steven Brown	MC		MC	MC	58		MC	MC	MC
Jack Singh Brar	MC			Wd	MC			73	MC
Lorenzo Gagli	MC			46	MC		MC	Dq	24
Dave Coupland	MC				MC	MC		MC	MC
Hui Lin Zhang	MC				MC			MC	MC
Lee Slattery	11			MC				MC
David Dixon	MC	MC	MC	MC	5		MC	MC	MC	MC
Adilson Da Silva								25	41
Damien Perrier	64	MC	MC	13	MC	68	MC	MC	36	MC
Christoffer Bring	MC								MC	48
Jean-Baptiste Gonnet					MC			MC
Matt Ford	MC	MC		45	MC	MC			MC	60
Chris Wood			MC	MC	MC				MC
Oliver Fisher	70			MC	MC			Wd	Wd
Eduardo De La Riva	MC						MC			5
Julian Suri		26	MC	MC	MC		54	MC	MC	MC
Simon Thornton	MC
Haydn Porteous		MC	MC	MC	MC	MC		MC	MC
Robin Roussel	46	MC	27	MC	MC		MC	MC	MC
Ben Evans	MC		27	MC	20		MC	MC	MC	MC
Zheng-Kai Bai	MC	Wd	MC	MC	24	51	MC
Cormac Sharvin	MC			MC	MC			MC	MC
Tom Gandy	MC		MC	MC	MC	60		MC	MC	MC
Sam Bairstow		81
Daniel Young	7	28		MC	38	31		MC	20	43
Joel Stalter		MC	MC	MC	MC			MC	56
Jordan Wrisdale	20		MC	MC			MC	MC	MC	MC
Tyler Koivisto	Wd		MC	MC		68	MC	MC
David Howell	MC			MC	MC			MC	Wd
Ben Stow	41		MC	26		18	Wd	15	43
Raphael Jacquelin	41			MC	MC			MC	43
Carlos Pigem			54	MC	MC	31	MC	59		MC
Joel Sjoholm		MC	MC	40	MC		37	64
Gregory Havret								MC
Graeme Storm	MC							MC	MC
Laird Shepherd	MC			Wd	MC	MC
Paul Dunne	MC	MC		MC		MC	MC	MC	49	MC
Aman Gupta	61				48	23
Habebul Islam
Russell Chrystie								68
John Gough							MC
Graham Fox
Greig Hutcheon	MC			MC					MC
Adam Keogh	MC

Player	2021	2020
Ryan Fox	34
Oliver Bekker
Takumi Kanaya
Marcus Helligkilde
Richie Ramsay	28	33
Adrian Otaegui	38	1
JC Ritchie
Hurly Long		51
Joachim B Hansen	56
Marcel Schneider		65
Antoine Rozner
Ewen Ferguson		16
Chase Hanna	6
Grant Forrest	1	MC
Sean Crocker		9
Jeff Winther	MC
Romain Langasque
Frederic LaCroix
Daniel Hillier	23
Masahiro Kawamura	16	MC
Jens Dantorp
James Morrison	2	30
Edoardo Molinari
Francesco Laporta	MC
Jazz Janewattananond
Brandon Stone		16
Tapio Pulkkanen
Oliver Hundeboll Jorgensen
Richard Mansell
Lukas Nemecz
Paul Waring	MC	25
Espen Kofstad
Blake Windred
Marcel Siem	56
Marc Warren	MC	25
Jorge Campillo	34
Wilco Nienaber
Justin Walters	8	16
Connor Syme	MC	37
Victor Dubuisson
Nacho Elvira	MC
Jacques Kruyswijk
Dave Horsey	MC
Ross Fisher	56
Andy Sullivan	48
Louis De Jager
Scott Jamieson	MC	37
David Law	4	33
Angel Hidalgo Portillo
Aaron Cockerill	MC	MC
Hugo Leon	16
Alfie Plant
Callum Shinkwin	16	Ret
Darius Van Driel	53	33
Julien Guerrier
Dimitrios Papadatos	MC
Dale Whitnell	68	MC
Andrew Wilson
Darren Fichardt
Matthew Southgate	33	16
Craig Howie	23	43
Bryce Easton	10	16
Jack Senior		MC
Nino Bertasio
Jacques Blaauw
Daan Huizing		MC
Jesper Svensson
Pep Angles	MC
Jonathan Thomson
Niall Kearney	8	Wd
Ashley Chesters	48	49
Jesper Kennegard
Scott Hend	56	MC
Jonathan Caldwell	30	7
Jarryd Felton
Liam Johnston	MC	MC
Lucas Bjerregaard	10
Ross McGowan	MC	MC
Josh Geary	MC
Robert Rock	MC
Stuart Manley
Gavin Green
Eddie Pepperell	MC	16
Niklas Lemke	MC	MC
Kristof Ulenaers
Richard McEvoy	23
Richard Sterne
Ajeetesh Sandhu	MC
Oliver Wilson	MC	43
Soren Kjeldsen	MC
Garrick Porteous	10	4
Bjorn Hellgren
Zach Murray		67
Pedro Oriol
Matthew Baldwin	56	9
Ricardo Santos	63	63
Anton Karlsson	63
Stephen Gallacher	MC	MC
Jake McLeod	70	MC
Oliver Farr	30	9
Chris Paisley	10	4
Henric Sturehed
Alvaro Quiros	16
David Drysdale	38	51
Pedro Figueiredo	63	43
Steven Brown
Jack Singh Brar
Lorenzo Gagli	MC
Dave Coupland	MC	56
Hui Lin Zhang
Lee Slattery	38	MC
David Dixon	MC	MC
Adilson Da Silva
Damien Perrier	48	65
Christoffer Bring
Jean-Baptiste Gonnet
Matt Ford	16
Chris Wood	MC	MC
Oliver Fisher	MC
Eduardo De La Riva	28
Julian Suri	MC
Simon Thornton
Haydn Porteous	MC
Robin Roussel
Ben Evans	MC	60
Zheng-Kai Bai
Cormac Sharvin	MC	MC
Tom Gandy	MC	51
Sam Bairstow
Daniel Young	53	68
Joel Stalter	Wd	43
Jordan Wrisdale	MC	MC
Tyler Koivisto	38
David Howell	MC	MC
Ben Stow		16
Raphael Jacquelin		MC
Carlos Pigem	56
Joel Sjoholm		69
Gregory Havret		60
Graeme Storm	MC
Laird Shepherd	MC
Paul Dunne	MC
Aman Gupta
Habebul Islam
Russell Chrystie
John Gough
Graham Fox	MC
Greig Hutcheon
Adam Keogh