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Omega European Masters 2023: Course and current form stats

Andy Swales
28 August 2023
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The Omega European Masters is the final qualifying event for this year's European Ryder Cup team

Crans-sur-Sierre is laid out more than 4,000 feet above sea level

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The glorious Alpine resort of Crans Montana welcomes the DP World Tour for one of European golf's longest running events. Words and stats supplied by Andy Swales ...

Good course management especially important
Not a long course but smallish greens demand accuracy
Nicolai can join twin brother Rasmus as Crans champion

Tournament Notes

• This week's tournament offers golfers the final chance to qualify for this year's European Ryder Cup team;

• The Omega European Masters, formerly known as the Swiss Open, has been part of the annual schedule since the European Tour was officially launched in 1972;

• Apart from 2020, when the tournament was cancelled because of the Covid pandemic, it has been held every year since;

• The Swiss Open at Crans-sur-Sierre goes back even further than the start of the European Tour, having hosted 42 professional tournaments between 1923 and 1971;

• Seven of the last nine editions of the European Masters have required a play-off.

Course Notes

• The tournament is staged over Crans-sur-Sierre's Severiano Ballesteros Course;

• Located in the Swiss Alps, around 120 miles east of Geneva and a similar distance south of Berne, Crans-sur-Sierre is one of the most photogenic courses in world golf;

• Opened in 1908, and upgraded on a number of occasions since, the most recent major renovation was carried out by the late Seve Ballesteros 24 years ago. The Spaniard created a number of run-off areas close to greens, which put an emphasis on needing a good short game;

• The course sits more than 4,000 feet above sea level, so the ball travels around 10% further than normal through this rarefied air;

• The course has reasonably small putting surfaces and steep surrounding slopes, which means the emphasis at Crans is on accuracy;

• It's important to avoid the many damaging slopes which can sweep the ball into tricky spots and sometimes oblivion;

• The tree-lined fairways are severely undulating - both uphill and downhill - and water comes into play on five holes, all of these on the back nine;

• The newest three water hazards were added during the winter of 2012-13;

• Having strong course management skills are particularly important at Crans-sur-Sierre;

• The key to success at Crans is not to wander off the fairways, while hitting plenty of greens in regulation. Achieve this, and there should be plenty of birdies up for grabs;

• Crans-sur-Sierre is one of the shorter venues on Tour and over the last 13 instalments (starting in 2009) the average winning 72-hole total is 264.15;

• During winter, Crans Montana is one of Switzerland's most prestigious ski resorts;

• It hosted the World Alpine Skiing Championships of 1987, and will do so again in four years' time.

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Stroke Averages

Lowest 10 At Crans-sur-Sierre (2016-22)
Average .... (Rounds)
67.44: Matt Fitzpatrick (16)
67.58: Sebastian Soderberg (12)
67.90: Adri Arnaus (10)
67.94: Alexander Bjork (17)
68.00: Joost Luiten (12)
68.00: Guido Migliozzi (12)
68.05: Mike Lorenzo-Vera (22)
68.13: Gavin Green (16)
68.30: Nacho Elvira (20)
68.33: Marcus Armitage (12)
Min. No. of Rounds = 10
Only those entered this week are included in table

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European Masters Top Tips: Four To Watch

Matt Fitzpatrick: Easily the highest-ranked golfer taking part. The world No 8 and two-time Crans champion is the only member of golf's top-50 teeing-up.

Nicolai Hojgaard: The 22-year-old Dane has a great chance to follow in the footsteps of his twin brother Rasmus who won here in 2021. There has been five T-25 finishes from his last seven starts, including a podium position in the Czech Republic on Sunday.

Yannick Paul: The accurate German is pushing for Ryder Cup selection and is currently just outside an automatic spot. Was 10th at Albatross on Sunday and makes his Crans-sur-Sierre debut this week. Is currently fifth in the DP World Tour's Strokes Gained: Approach the Green category, and 11th in both SG: Tee-to-Green and Scrambling.

Matt Wallace: Runner-up at Crans last year and runner-up in Prague last week. The Englishman, who won on the PGA Tour during March, is hoping he can snatch a late wild-card for the forthcoming Ryder Cup.

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Last 10 Weeks / Crans Form (2012-22)

Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W34	W33	W32	W31	W30	W29	W28	W27	W26	W25
Matt Fitzpatrick	13	2	66			41	MC			49
Adrian Meronk	62					23	MC		15	3
Robert MacIntyre	4	MC				71	2	4	39	18
Pablo Larrazabal	60					MC	MC	MC		52
Victor Perez	11	Wd				41	35		MC	18
Justin Suh				MC	43	34			78	56
Nicolai Hojgaard	3			14	MC	23	6	MC	21
Jordan Smith						41	12	35	39
Adrian Otaegui	68	4				55	MC	60
Rasmus Hojgaard	39					MC	MC	1		Wd
Thriston Lawrence	MC	12				74	MC		39	1
Thorbjorn Olesen	11					MC	25	MC	15
Alexander Bjork	14					41	35	4	8
Matt Wallace	2			45	43	MC	42		78	MC
Yannik Paul	10					MC	25	49	8
Romain Langasque		MC				33	25		8	38
Ewen Ferguson		35				MC	12		4	MC
Antoine Rozner	22					20	68		39	43
Adri Arnaus	MC					MC	68		72
Rikuya Hoshino	MC	39				60		MC	49	3
KazukiHiga	MC	MC		19	MC	MC		62	MC
Danny Willett				MC		68	MC		74	MC
Daniel Hillier						MC	54		1	3
Jorge Campillo	31					MC	42		MC	14
Richie Ramsay						64	42	3	49
Joost Luiten						71	54		8	2
Tom McKibbin		20					35		MC	MC
Jens Dantorp	31					3	MC	45	MC
Ryo Hisatsune	14			26		10	58	8	15
Todd Clements	1	MC*					MC	62	MC	MC
Sebastian Soderberg	62					10	42	35	MC	MC
Nathan Kimsey	31					25	2	10	MC
Alex Fitzpatrick	14	2	MC	1	39	17		4	40	36
Shubhankar Sharma						8	MC		MC	MC
Ockie Strydom	MC					MC	MC	MC	74	MC
Padraig Harrington	62					64	42
Oliver Bekker	MC						MC	MC	MC	MC
Marcel Siem	MC					41	42	10	23	73
Sami Valimaki	4					68	76		34	18
Matthieu Pavon						MC	MC	17		7
Ludvig Aberg	4			14	64		MC	4	40	24
Adrien Dumont De Chassart	MC	11	42		10	7	6		8
Dale Whitnell	MC					MC	60	Wd	MC	MC
Gavin Green	52						68	49	8	12
Connor Syme		4				MC	74		68	14
Eddie Pepperell	39	3					MC	MC	34	MC
Marcel Schneider	MC					MC	25	58	MC	14
Richard Mansell		24					MC	MC	28	31
Marcus Helligkilde		4				MC	MC	35	72
Erik Van Rooyen				MC	MC	6	68	MC	MC	MC
Simon Forsstrom						MC	MC	30	MC
Hennie Du Plessis	25					6		24	49	31
Guido Migliozzi						64	54	58	28	10
Matthew Southgate		9				23	MC	10	MC	MC
Zander Lombard	MC						MC	MC	MC	MC
Oliver Wilson	MC					33	MC	MC	2	38
Hurly Long	62			MC		41	MC	MC	MC	38
Aaron Cockerill						64	58	MC	MC	MC
Nick Bachem	4						MC	35	MC	MC
Daniel Gavins		Wd					MC	MC	MC	67
Hao Tong Li	MC						MC	MC	MC	MC
Calum Hill		MC*					25	MC	4	10
Deon Germishuys	MC	30	MC				MC	MC	57	MC
Kalle Samooja	MC					MC	MC	4	MC
Matthias Schmid	MC			22	20	MC	44	MC	MC	18
Jazz Janewattananond	MC	MC				MC	MC		68	MC
Jason Scrivener	Dq					28	40	MC	MC
Ashun Wu	MC					MC	65	MC
Kristian Krogh Johannessen	39							MC	MC	MC
Clement Sordet	MC					MC	52	MC	MC	MC
Marcus Kinhult		12				20	14		68	52
Rafael Cabrera-Bello	MC						MC	MC	MC	47
JC Ritchie	39	12				10	24	MC	MC	31
Scott Jamieson	MC					MC	MC	MC		MC
Niklas Norgaard Moller	14					MC	33	35	7	59
Fabrizio Zanotti	4					MC	MC	49	MC	MC
Masahiro Kawamura						MC	9	MC	MC
Andy Sullivan	MC					47	MC	17	15	MC
Alejandro Del Rey	25						44	65	39	MC
Edoardo Molinari	11					39	MC	MC	49	18
Dan Bradbury	52					MC	75		8	43
Daniel Van Tonder	MC	22	19			10		30	MC	75
Marcus Armitage		39				17	MC	MC	MC
Joakim Lagergren	MC					60	54
Tapio Pulkkanen	MC					MC	35	MC	MC
Aguri Iwasaki	MC	Wd		MC	MC			MC	MC	MC
Johannes Veerman						20	62	10	74
Jamie Donaldson							MC		39	26
Adrien Saddier	MC					MC	3	35	28	31
Nacho Elvira	MC					MC		2	MC	59
Santiago Tarrio	39					MC	MC	MC	77	MC
Alexander Knappe	39					MC	MC	MC	MC	MC
Wilco Nienaber	MC	4		49	28				28	26
Marc Warren	31	20				MC		4	MC	MC
Jeff Winther	50							24	8	MC
Oliver Hundeboll Jorgensen	56					MC	MC	MC	MC	Dq
Justin Walters	39						Wd	45	23	26
Max Schmitt	4	12	MC	41		MC		MC		18
Kiradech Aphibarnrat	MC						MC	MC	15	MC
Mike Lorenzo-Vera	MC	MC*							49	MC
Frederik Schott	14	12				MC	MC	10	MC	MC
Borja Virto	MC	MC	MC	MC	44			17	17	31
Wil Besseling	14					MC	MC		Wd	MC
John Catlin	31	MC				MC	MC	MC	MC
Jayden Schaper	56	MC					16	MC	39	31
Chase Hanna	MC	MC*				55	MC	MC	65	MC
Mikael Lindberg	MC					MC	52	MC	23	18
Soren Kjeldsen	50						MC	24	MC	52
Lukas Nemecz	MC					MC		MC	MC	47
Jeung-Hun Wang	MC	MC*							Wd
Darius Van Driel		MC*				MC	MC		28	12
Daan Huizing	MC					MC	MC	10	MC	7
Jeremy Freiburghaus		MC				MC	MC	45	MC	69
Jeong Weon Ko	52	MC				MC	MC	68	77	MC
Gunner Wiebe	MC	MC				MC		69	2	MC
John Axelsen	39	MC					33	17	MC	18
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen	MC					MC	MC	45	MC	MC
James Morrison	39	27				25	MC	MC	28	MC
Robin Sciot-Siegrist	MC	27				MC	MC	35	MC	62
Yeong Su Kim	MC	MC					MC	MC	MC	MC
Renato Paratore	22	MC		45		20		MC	39	38
John Parry	MC	4					MC	MC	57	MC
Martin Simonsen	25	MC*				MC	MC	MC	57	MC
David Ravetto	39	MC					9	24	MC	MC
Bryce Easton	MC	MC					MC	35	57	43
Tristen Strydom	56	MC	MC					MC	MC	62
Sebastian Rodriguez Garcia	MC					50	MC	MC	23	MC
Manu Gandas	60	20					MC	MC	MC	43
Alexander Levy	56					50	9	49	34	52
Joel Girrbach	41	23	MC		MC	MC	13	MC		30
Victor Dubuisson	69
Dave Horsey	MC	MC		41						MC
Niklas Lemke	MC	17						30	49	47
Ricardo Santos	31	11						MC	23	69
Thomas Aiken	MC	MC					MC	49	49	MC
Pedro Figueiredo	22	38					MC	65	MC	26
Blake Windred	MC	MC						MC	MC	MC
John Murphy	39	MC			MC			MC	MC	MC
Christoffer Bring	MC	Wd					16	MC	MC	76
Gudmundur Kristjansson	MC	24						MC	39	MC
Gary Stal	MC	MC						MC	MC	62
Joel Stalter	MC	MC						MC	MC	MC
Garrick Porteous	31	MC						70	MC	MC
Stephen Gallacher	MC							MC	MC	MC
Joshua Lee	MC	MC*	MC				MC	MC	MC	MC
Nicolas Colsaerts	MC						MC	MC	MC	MC
Marco Iten		MC					MC
Tobias Eden	MC	MC						MC	MC	MC
Robert Foley		MC					MC
David Howell	MC	MC						MC	MC	MC
Ma Cheng Yao	MC	MC						MC	79	MC
Cedric Gugler								MC	MC
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Maximilien Sturdza
Ronan Kleu	MC		MC		MC	MC
Nicola Gerhardsen
Max Schliesing
Mateusz Gradecki	62	MC		MC		MC		49	MC	69
Alfredo Garcia-Heredia	MC	MC			MC			MC	MC	MC
Frederic LaCroix	6	MC*		MC	12	8		35	34	MC
Emilio Cuartero Blanco	MC	12	MC	MC	9		MC	51	48	MC
Laurie Canter	MC	MC				17
Pierre Pineau	MC	MC	MC	17			73	5	17	Wd
Jack Senior	29	24	MC	30	MC	MC		38	40	MC
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Player	`22	`21	`19	`18	`17	`16	`15	`14	`13	`12
Matt Fitzpatrick			69	1	1	7	2	MC
Adrian Meronk	38	27
Robert MacIntyre	MC		MC
Pablo Larrazabal		Dq	MC	16	65	7		MC	MC	MC
Victor Perez	MC	50	MC
Justin Suh
Nicolai Hojgaard	29
Jordan Smith			MC		MC
Adrian Otaegui		MC	MC	MC	MC	58	53	40
Rasmus Hojgaard	MC*	1
Thriston Lawrence	1
Thorbjorn Olesen		MC					MC	36		MC
Alexander Bjork	16	13	28	Wd	16
Matt Wallace	2		MC	51	70
Yannik Paul
Romain Langasque	MC	MC	48		MC	7	MC
Ewen Ferguson	MC
Antoine Rozner	4	13
Adri Arnaus	9	MC	6
Rikuya Hoshino
KazukiHiga
Danny Willett	9	MC	MC	59	MC	12	1	5	26	2
Daniel Hillier
Jorge Campillo	4	32	MC	55	MC	MC	MC	MC	41
Richie Ramsay	44	MC	58	MC	30	58	10	8	MC	1
Joost Luiten	23		23		30				44	27
Tom McKibbin
Jens Dantorp			48	MC
Ryo Hisatsune
Todd Clements
Sebastian Soderberg	14	40	1
Nathan Kimsey
Alex Fitzpatrick
Shubhankar Sharma	MC	50		MC
Ockie Strydom
Padraig Harrington			MC					73	41
Oliver Bekker	62
Marcel Siem	16	7		MC	74	MC	48	Ret		14
Sami Valimaki		MC
Matthieu Pavon	55	MC	MC	59	MC
Ludvig Aberg
Adrien Dumont De Chassart
Dale Whitnell		MC
Gavin Green	38	32	12	12
Connor Syme		MC		MC
Eddie Pepperell		MC	35			MC			MC
Marcel Schneider	7
Richard Mansell	3
Marcus Helligkilde	29
Erik Van Rooyen			12	35
Simon Forsstrom
Hennie Du Plessis	16
Guido Migliozzi	38	7	33
Matthew Southgate	23	MC	MC	30		MC
Zander Lombard	MC	MC	72	MC
Oliver Wilson	44	21	48			58	MC
Hurly Long
Aaron Cockerill	51	MC
Nick Bachem
Daniel Gavins	MC	MC	48
Hao Tong Li				MC		18			54
Calum Hill		7
Deon Germishuys
Kalle Samooja	MC	MC	2
Matthias Schmid
Jazz Janewattananond		67			MC	MC	37
Jason Scrivener			MC	MC	74		MC
Ashun Wu	MC		MC	6	9
Kristian Krogh Johannessen
Clement Sordet		MC	75	MC
Marcus Kinhult	23	47	12	56			10
Rafael Cabrera-Bello
JC Ritchie
Scott Jamieson	4	47	12	35	MC	MC	31	36		MC
Niklas Norgaard Moller	29
Fabrizio Zanotti	16	72	MC	16	3	24	MC	MC	MC	41
Masahiro Kawamura	9	21	MC		MC	76	63	MC
Andy Sullivan	65	40	MC	30		MC		MC
Alejandro Del Rey
Edoardo Molinari	29	MC	MC	51	MC	65	53	13
Dan Bradbury
Daniel Van Tonder	29	21
Marcus Armitage	55	7			20
Joakim Lagergren	MC	MC	MC	MC	49	MC
Tapio Pulkkanen		MC	MC	MC
Aguri Iwasaki
Johannes Veerman		MC
Jamie Donaldson		27	35	MC	MC		24	7	MC	9
Adrien Saddier	MC	7		65				25		55
Nacho Elvira	9	13	MC	4	20	MC		59
Santiago Tarrio	38
Alexander Knappe					MC
Wilco Nienaber	44	MC	72
Marc Warren	Ret	MC	Dq	MC	MC	MC		13	MC	55
Jeff Winther	29	40		MC		Ret
Oliver Hundeboll Jorgensen
Justin Walters		MC	MC	35	65			80	MC
Max Schmitt			48
Kiradech Aphibarnrat				45	16		MC		44	MC
Mike Lorenzo-Vera	65	MC	6	3	30	12	Ret
Frederik Schott
Borja Virto						MC
Wil Besseling	55	13
John Catlin		21
Jayden Schaper
Chase Hanna
Mikael Lindberg
Soren Kjeldsen	MC	32	MC	12				MC	54	MC
Lukas Nemecz	62
Jeung-Hun Wang			MC	12			MC
Darius Van Driel	23	MC
Daan Huizing	23							MC
Jeremy Freiburghaus	MC				MC	MC
Jeong Weon Ko
Gunner Wiebe
John Axelsen
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen	MC
James Morrison	44	27	28	56	37	18		25	MC	MC
Robin Sciot-Siegrist		18
Yeong Su Kim
Renato Paratore	29	7	12	MC	MC	7	24		MC
John Parry						74	16	71	MC
Martin Simonsen
David Ravetto
Bryce Easton		MC
Tristen Strydom	MC
Sebastian Rodriguez Garcia	65	MC
Manu Gandas
Alexander Levy		32	MC	56	MC	18	MC	MC	MC
Joel Girrbach	68		MC			MC	MC	MC		MC
Victor Dubuisson		MC	43		MC		MC	29	3	49
Dave Horsey	MC	MC	43	23	30		66		MC	MC
Niklas Lemke	MC	MC	MC
Ricardo Santos	68	MC						47	MC	MC
Thomas Aiken	71			30				MC	MC	MC
Pedro Figueiredo		MC	35
Blake Windred
John Murphy
Christoffer Bring
Gudmundur Kristjansson
Gary Stal					64	MC	MC	66
Joel Stalter	MC	MC
Garrick Porteous		MC
Stephen Gallacher	MC	MC	MC	23	20	41			9	34
Joshua Lee
Nicolas Colsaerts	MC	18	MC	23		24	MC	13
Marco Iten						MC	MC
Tobias Eden
Robert Foley				MC
David Howell	MC	MC	63	MC		29	16	47	26	27
Ma Cheng Yao
Cedric Gugler	MC	MC		MC
Miguel Angel Jimenez	MC	27	23	MC	70	24		MC	5	11
Maximilien Sturdza	73
Ronan Kleu		70	MC
Nicola Gerhardsen	MC		MC	MC
Max Schliesing		MC
Mateusz Gradecki
Alfredo Garcia-Heredia	MC
Frederic LaCroix
Emilio Cuartero Blanco
Laurie Canter				16
Pierre Pineau
Jack Senior		MC
Loic Naas

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