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Soudal Open 2023: Course and current form stats

Andy Swales
08 May 2023
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Rinkven International is a largely flat venue laid out in dense woodland

Rinkven International is a parkland course 10 miles north of Antwerp

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Rinkven International stages the only DP World Tour event to be played in Belgium this season. Words and stats supplied by Andy Swales...

Host venue short by modern standards
Kieffer chasing Tour title No 2
Canadian ready to make European breakthrough

From Rome to Antwerp: The DP World Tour remains in Europe, travelling 950 miles north-west to attend this week's Soudal Open in Belgium.

The tournament will tee-up at Rinkven International, which is a parkland course located around 10 miles north-east of Antwerp city centre.

This will be the fourth time that Rinkven has hosted a DP World Tour event, with previous tournaments staged in 2018-19-22.

In 2018 and 2019, the course held a tournament called the Belgian Knock-Out.

This featured a 36-hole strokeplay qualifier, after which the leading 64 players advanced to a weekend of knockout competition, involving a series of medal match-play ties, each staged over nine holes.

But 12 months ago, the format reverted to the normal 72 holes of strokeplay for the maiden Soudal Open. And this remains in place for this week's gathering.

The added incentive for those taking part, is that the Soudal Open is the second event of four, which collectively make up a 'European qualifying series' ahead of next month's US Open.

At the completion of tournaments played in Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany, the leading two aggregate points' earners will be invited to participate in the third major championship of the year at Los Angeles Country Club (June 15-18).

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Course Characteristics

Rinkven International is laid out in a dense wooded area of fenland. The tournament course is relatively flat, has tight, tree-lined fairways, although not long by modern standards. Its greens are smaller than the Tour average, as well as undulating.

Once again, the players will tackle a composite layout taken from the club's North and South courses.

Last year's course featured six par-four holes of under 400 yards, and a total yardage of below 7,000.

But despite the short total length of the venue, the winning score was only 13-under-par (271), while the 36-hole cut was made at one-under.

Rinkven first came to prominence in 2010 when the North Course hosted an event on the Challenge Tour won by England's Lee Slattery.

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Four To Watch

Alexander Bjork: The Dane has played well on Tour this year. Was a runner-up in the Middle East during early February, and fourth in Rome on Sunday.

Jorge Campillo: Enjoying a rock-solid season on the DP World Tour, highlighted by a victory in Kenya. Each of his last five starts has yielded a top-10. Started the year with a World Ranking of 253, and is now 124.

Aaron Cockerill: The 31-year-old Canadian is moving ever-closer to a maiden Tour title. He lost a play-off in Japan three weeks ago.

Maximilian Kieffer: The German travels to Belgium on the back of a top-five finish in Italy. A one-time winner at this level, plus four-times a runner-up, that include a brace of play-off defeats.

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Last 10 Weeks / Rinkven Form (2018-22)

Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W18	W17	W16	W15	W13	W12	W11	W10	W9
Thomas Detry			13	MC	64	8		MC	24
Callum Shinkwin	9		MC
Adrian Otaegui	40					MC	MC	30
Thorbjorn Olesen	40		32
Yannik Paul	23	38	6
Oliver Bekker	MC		26			MC	32	55
Alexander Bjork	4	14	16
Jorge Campillo	8	3	9					1
Rikuya Hoshino		2	23		2			MC
Ewen Ferguson	MC					4	3	47
Marcus Helligkilde	MC	2	14
Hao Tong Li	MC	71	31			MC
Daniel Gavins	57	14	MC			77	MC
Richie Ramsay	53	67	MC				41	Wd
Ryo Hisatsune	16	MC	MC	16	23	MC	MC	3
Hennie Du Plessis	MC		13		12	2	MC	MC
Zander Lombard	26	MC	MC			2	41
Julien Brun	72					24	23	7
Connor Syme	MC					58	14	55
Jazz Janewattananond	57	61	9	4		6		6
Sami Valimaki	21					24	63
Maximilian Kieffer	5		16				MC	20
Hurly Long	Wd			30		32	Wd	30
Jason Scrivener	MC								30
Ashun Wu	32	59	61					MC
Shubhankar Sharma	26	52	MC				MC	MC
Jens Dantorp	47	MC	MC			64	3
Fabrizio Zanotti	MC	43	MC			29
Sean Crocker	53				Wd	71
Aaron Cockerill	16	21	2			13	53	MC
Eddie Pepperell	9
Aguri Iwasaki		MC	MC		18			MC
Kristian Krogh Johannessen	MC					6	3	MC
Masahiro Kawamura	MC		MC					2
Daniel Van Tonder	5		18	28	2	32	32	35
Louis De Jager	66	MC	64			52	30	35
Nick Bachem	MC					1	18	52
JC Ritchie	32					MC	MC	11
Marcel Siem	26	MC	23					MC
Edoardo Molinari	MC		23					20
Dale Whitnell	MC					MC	32
Deon Germishuys	MC	61	9		23	58	MC	55
Clement Sordet	9	7				40	MC
David Law		MC	16			MC	MC
Marcus Kinhult		21	64					65
Alejandro Del Rey	47					17	MC	30
Alexander Knappe	MC	MC	35			13	MC	MC
Ricardo Gouveia	37	1						MC
Daniel Hillier	MC	MC	23						12
Andy Sullivan	MC	10	56			24	61
Angel Hidalgo Portillo	64	MC	51			MC		75
Santiago Tarrio	16	70	MC			MC		3
Oliver Hundeboll Jorgensen	MC	MC	35			64	MC
Marcus Armitage	9	71	MC					35
Mikko Korhonen	Wd	38				17	MC
Lukas Nemecz	57		35			MC	MC	5
Chase Hanna	MC	43	MC
Jeff Winther	MC					MC	MC
Ross Fisher	67					40	23
Todd Clements	26	MC	MC			MC	59	74
Matthew Southgate	32	MC	35			MC	18
Wil Besseling	26	MC	23			MC	MC	78
Kiradech Aphibarnrat	MC	MC	MC	63		9		12
John Catlin	40	MC				52	14	15
Ugo Coussaud	2	15			1	21
Jeremy Freiburghaus	MC					MC	MC	40
Justin Walters	40	65	MC			46	MC	40
Wilco Nienaber	29	2	7			32	MC	25
Alfredo Garcia-Heredia	MC	MC						MC
Tristen Strydom	MC	MC		45	23	MC	MC	Wd
Francesco Laporta	MC	59						60
Jeung-Hun Wang	MC	14	45			MC
Marc Warren	MC
Frederic LaCroix	MC	MC			4	11		MC
Yeong Su Kim	MC	MC	MC	MC		MC	41	3	50
Pierre Pineau	18	MC			MC	21		15
Martin Simonsen	MC	MC	MC			17	MC	MC
Daniel Brown	57	32				17	9	52
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen	32		64			58	MC	40
Frederik Schott	40	MC	MC			MC	Wd
Nacho Elvira	MC	MC	MC			MC	23	40
Darius Van Driel	MC	MC	MC				MC	11
Simon Forsstrom	32					MC		60
Renato Paratore	71	7						55
Dan Bradbury	32					MC	MC
James Morrison	MC	52	MC				MC	75
Jeong Weon Ko	53	10	MC			MC	32	MC
Borja Virto	14	59			9	11		5
Mikael Lindberg		Wd	MC			52	MC
Robin Sciot-Siegrist	52	49	31			13	57	65
Alejandro Canizares								25
Soren Kjeldsen	69	32	64
Brandon Stone	25	11	18	MC		MC	32	MC
Mateusz Gradecki	MC	43				MC	MC	MC
Bryce Easton	23	MC	MC			MC	41	30
Victor Dubuisson	Wd
John Parry	MC	MC	61			MC	MC
Daan Huizing						MC	MC
Marco Penge	MC	MC			22	MC
Manu Gandas	MC	MC				MC	MC	65
Adrien Saddier	MC							47
Velten Meyer	MC	27			46	51		47
Javier Sainz	MC	48			53	11		60
Dave Horsey	MC	MC
Lucas Bjerregaard	MC	71			61	Wd		MC
Max Schmitt	MC	MC						65
Sebastian Rodriguez Garcia	MC
Andrew Wilson		35						MC
Blake Windred					10		MC	MC
Mike Lorenzo-Vera	53	7
Gary Hurley	MC	MC	MC					MC
Christopher Mivis	MC	13			MC	MC		72
David Ravetto	40	MC	70			MC	18	MC
Craig Howie	3	43			MC	6		11
Tom Lewis	37	2						MC
John Murphy	MC				MC	MC		MC
Jack Senior	MC	MC	MC
John Axelsen	MC	MC	MC			MC	MC	MC
Emilio Cuartero Blanco	MC	MC			MC	MC		55
Benjamin Rusch	MC	MC			MC	MC
Darren Fichardt				8		70	MC	Wd
Koen Kouwenaar
Alexander Levy	47	32	56			MC	56	MC
Alex Fitzpatrick		MC	19		9	MC
Felix Mory	MC	65			61	27
Thomas Aiken						73	9	65
Niklas Lemke	MC	32						47
Christoffer Bring	MC	MC	MC					MC
Ricardo Santos								40
Gudmundur Kristjansson	MC	MC						MC
Garrick Porteous	57	MC						MC
Stephen Gallacher	MC	15						MC
Maverick Antcliff	51	43			MC
Gary Stal	MC	40						77
Joel Stalter	Wd					MC		MC
Andrea Pavan	MC	40			28	8
Richard McEvoy								MC
Alan De Bondt	MC	MC				41
Pedro Figueiredo	57					MC	MC	MC
Nicolas Colsaerts	MC	67	MC
Thomas Bjorn	MC	MC	MC
Yente Van Doren	MC	MC			50	MC
Tobias Eden	MC					MC	MC	MC
Sam Hutsby	MC	59				73		MC
Rhys Enoch	MC	MC		MC	MC	64		MC
Joshua Lee	MC	38				64		47
Kristof Ulenaers
Gunner Wiebe	MC	MC	MC			MC		MC
Gregory Havret	MC
David Howell		MC						MC
Toby Tree	Wd				28	Wd		60
Ma Cheng Yao	MC		MC			76	MC	MC
James Meyer de Beco
Kristoffer Reitan	51	70			MC	MC
Jean De Wouters
Kevin Hesbois
Charles Roeland
Lev Grinberg
Nathan Cossement
Jarno Tollenaire
Duquaine Hugo
James Skeet

Player	2022	2019	2018
Thomas Detry	MC	13	33
Callum Shinkwin	37	MC	MC
Adrian Otaegui	15	26	1
Thorbjorn Olesen
Yannik Paul	2
Oliver Bekker	4
Alexander Bjork	23
Jorge Campillo	15		5
Rikuya Hoshino
Ewen Ferguson	58	3
Marcus Helligkilde
Hao Tong Li
Daniel Gavins	MC	16
Richie Ramsay	15	42	46
Ryo Hisatsune
Hennie Du Plessis	15
Zander Lombard	MC		MC
Julien Brun
Connor Syme	52		MC
Jazz Janewattananond	MC		37
Sami Valimaki
Maximilian Kieffer		MC	28
Hurly Long	58
Jason Scrivener
Ashun Wu	44		MC
Shubhankar Sharma	MC
Jens Dantorp	23	42	46
Fabrizio Zanotti	37
Sean Crocker	7
Aaron Cockerill
Eddie Pepperell	MC
Aguri Iwasaki
Kristian Krogh Johannessen	MC	52
Masahiro Kawamura	23	MC
Daniel Van Tonder
Louis De Jager	MC	24
Nick Bachem
JC Ritchie	64	26
Marcel Siem	63	6	MC
Edoardo Molinari	9	26
Dale Whitnell	23
Deon Germishuys
Clement Sordet	MC		MC
David Law		13
Marcus Kinhult		MC
Alejandro Del Rey
Alexander Knappe			MC
Ricardo Gouveia	MC	MC	MC
Daniel Hillier
Andy Sullivan	9
Angel Hidalgo Portillo	15
Santiago Tarrio	33
Oliver Hundeboll Jorgensen
Marcus Armitage			MC
Mikko Korhonen
Lukas Nemecz	58
Chase Hanna	4
Jeff Winther	55	11	17
Ross Fisher
Todd Clements
Matthew Southgate	MC	6	12
Wil Besseling	23
Kiradech Aphibarnrat
John Catlin	23	MC
Ugo Coussaud
Jeremy Freiburghaus
Justin Walters		33	22
Wilco Nienaber	MC
Alfredo Garcia-Heredia
Tristen Strydom
Francesco Laporta	15		MC
Jeung-Hun Wang		MC
Marc Warren	MC	MC	MC
Frederic LaCroix	MC
Yeong Su Kim
Pierre Pineau
Martin Simonsen
Daniel Brown
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen	MC
Frederik Schott
Nacho Elvira	9	12
Darius Van Driel	MC	2
Simon Forsstrom
Renato Paratore	MC	29
Dan Bradbury
James Morrison	MC	MC	46
Jeong Weon Ko
Borja Virto
Mikael Lindberg
Robin Sciot-Siegrist			46
Alejandro Canizares	44	MC
Soren Kjeldsen		61	17
Brandon Stone	MC		MC
Mateusz Gradecki
Bryce Easton	MC
Victor Dubuisson	48
John Parry
Daan Huizing	33	52	MC
Marco Penge
Manu Gandas
Adrien Saddier		38	MC
Velten Meyer
Javier Sainz
Dave Horsey	23	34
Lucas Bjerregaard	MC
Max Schmitt	33	MC
Sebastian Rodriguez Garcia	MC
Andrew Wilson	MC
Blake Windred
Mike Lorenzo-Vera	MC		8
Gary Hurley
Christopher Mivis	MC	MC	41
David Ravetto
Craig Howie
Tom Lewis		MC	59
John Murphy
Jack Senior		MC
John Axelsen
Emilio Cuartero Blanco
Benjamin Rusch
Darren Fichardt		MC
Koen Kouwenaar
Alexander Levy		23
Alex Fitzpatrick
Felix Mory
Thomas Aiken			MC
Niklas Lemke	MC	MC
Christoffer Bring	MC
Ricardo Santos	9
Gudmundur Kristjansson
Garrick Porteous	48
Stephen Gallacher	MC		12
Maverick Antcliff	MC
Gary Stal			MC
Joel Stalter	MC		MC
Andrea Pavan		MC	MC
Richard McEvoy	37	42	15
Alan De Bondt	MC	Dq	MC
Pedro Figueiredo	MC	MC
Nicolas Colsaerts	MC	MC	7
Thomas Bjorn	MC
Yente Van Doren	MC	MC	MC
Tobias Eden
Sam Hutsby
Rhys Enoch
Joshua Lee
Kristof Ulenaers	MC
Gunner Wiebe
Gregory Havret	MC	4	38
David Howell	MC
Toby Tree	MC
Ma Cheng Yao
James Meyer de Beco	MC
Kristoffer Reitan		21
Jean De Wouters		MC	MC
Kevin Hesbois		38	MC
Charles Roeland	MC
Lev Grinberg	64
Nathan Cossement
Jarno Tollenaire	MC
Duquaine Hugo
James Skeet	MC

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