Trophee Hassan II 2017: Course and current form guide

Andy Swales
10 April 2017

Joost Luiten: The world No 68 is one of the highest-ranked players teeing-up

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Andy Swales supplies course and current form stats for this week's Trophee Hassan II, as the European Tour tees-up in north Africa.

"The consistent James Morrison could be ready to pounce in this fairly modest field."

The European Tour heads to Morocco for its one and only event this year in north Africa.

This week's Trophee Hassan II provides the Tour's rank and file members with their first competitive action for over a month.

Designed by renowned architect Robert Trent Jones, the Red Course at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam was opened in 1971.

It is a flat, tree-lined layout, with very little in the way of water.

Situated close to the centre of Rabat, and Morocco's north coast, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam will be hosting the event for the third time since 2010.

Unfortunately, due to limited course data, and with many of those teeing-up having not played competitively for a few weeks, solid stats are a little bit thin on the ground.

One golfer with a pretty good pedigree is Joost Luiten, who is a tried-and-tested winner on Tour.

The Dutchman is one of a handful of players competing in Morocco with a world ranking of lower than 80, and he also tied-14th at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in 2010.

There is a strong South African presence this week with Brandon Stone, Dean Burmester and Dylan Frittelli leading the charge.

Of these three, Burmester was a top-20 performer last year and is full of confidence having already tasted victory on the European Tour during March.

The consistent James Morrison could be ready to pounce in this fairly modest field, all of which makes it the perfect setting for one of the Tour's up-and-coming golfers to taste the thrill and tension of contention.

These include Aaron Rai, Jordan Smith and Paul Dunne, and perhaps Sweden's Alexander Bjork who won on the Challenge Tour last July.

Note: In 2010, the tournament was staged over two courses, with three rounds on the Red and one on Royal Golf Dar Es Salam's Blue.

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Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W14	W13	W12	W11	W10	W9	W8	W7	W6	W5	W4	W3
Jeunghun Wang	MC		58	23		71			MC	MC	1	11
Joost Luiten			39			25				23	21	29
Brandon Stone						67	4			7	MC	MC
Richard Sterne						72	68
Dean Burmester						1	11	17	4		41	7
Jordan Smith					17	29	60	25		23	6	39
Alexander Levy									4	49	57	MC
Jaco Van Zyl						MC	83		22	MC	2	23
Pablo Larrazabal						72			29	MC	48	2
Victor Dubuisson									Wd	MC
Rikard Karlberg						MC	MC		MC	Wd	48	MC
Dave Horsey					8	56		MC	MC	MC		29
Joakim Lagergren						MC			MC	23	2	MC
Jorge Campillo					MC	2			55	23	13	39
Dylan Frittelli					29	12	16	8	2		48	MC
Alexander Knappe					17	45	MC			65	28	MC
Richard Bland											55	MC
Nicolas Colsaerts					60				MC	MC	28	MC
Nacho Elvira					MC	MC			MC	11	6	36
James Morrison						6	4		12	23		MC
Alexander Bjork						5	68				28	13
Bernd Ritthammer						22	MC			MC	MC	MC
Romain Langasque					34	18	11				37	39
Alejandro Canizares											Wd	60
Gregory Bourdy								55	MC	56	MC	60
Mike Lorenzo-Vera									7	19	4	57
Carlos Pigem					5			MC	34		2	MC
Anthony Wall					55	45	38			MC	21	39
Thomas Detry						22	60	17		MC	28
Julien Quesne									MC	MC	MC	49
Ricardo Gouveia					MC	62	MC		MC	MC	MC	23
Mikko Korhonen						2		47	20		41	60
Jamie Donaldson						29	MC		Dq	MC		29
Aaron Rai			1				7	MC
Sam Walker					43	71	38			65	18	MC
Matthew Southgate						37	Dq		MC	56	MC	MC
Ashun Wu						MC	16	47	34	MC
Pep Angles					11	29	16	20			MC
Benjamin Hebert									MC	MC	65	29
Lasse Jensen					17			MC	55	3	MC	MC
Lucas Bjerregaard						37			47	MC	11	66
Paul Dunne					MC	6	23		MC	42	21	39
Chris Paisley						79	68		41	15	13	29
Mikko Ilonen									MC	32	MC	MC
Raphael Jacquelin									MC	13	60	MC
Jbe Kruger					MC	MC	23	64	MC		50	2
Matthieu Pavon					MC	22	83			MC	67	MC
Jaco Ahlers			9			29	23	17	25
Matteo Manassero					3				20	54	MC	39
Maximilian Kieffer					MC	18	50		41	19	MC	12
Lee Slattery						29	16	27		49	MC	69
Robert Rock					MC	45	78		26	MC	MC	MC
Adrien Saddier			2				78	MC
Renato Paratore					MC	45	MC		20	42	MC	MC
Richie Ramsay					MC	12			MC	60	37	57
Clement Sordet			54				MC
David Howell						MC	MC			MC	MC	MC
Scott Jamieson					3	22	83			60	MC	36
Romain Wattel					51				47	59	MC	66
Marcus Armitage					MC	45	MC				MC
Callum Shinkwin									Wd	MC	MC	23
Stephen Gallacher					29					9	MC	MC
Joel Stalter					MC	MC	MC	MC			41
David Drysdale						45	23		MC	Dq	37	57
Chris Hanson					22	62	50			MC	18	23
Felipe Aguilar					MC	MC			47	49	41	MC
Florian Fritsch							10	1
Justin Walters						9	MC		MC	32	MC	MC
Adrian Otaegui						MC	60		52	65	MC	70
Robert Karlsson									MC	MC	28	70
Duncan Stewart					MC	18	60	22			MC	MC
Richard Green					MC			35	4	MC		39
Jose-Filipe Lima					MC	37	MC				MC
Johan Edfors							MC	MC
Haydn Porteous						62	23		26	MC	MC	MC
Damien Perrier					MC	56	MC	MC			41
Johan Carlsson						MC	MC		MC	MC	48	39
Wade Ormsby					22			8	MC	42	MC	MC
Zander Lombard						22	MC	MC	MC
Gregory Havret					34	15			11	MC	57	MC
Nathan Holman					MC			MC	MC	68	MC	MC
Oliver Fisher						18	MC		Wd	MC	41	23
Jeff Winther						MC	23	8
Trevor Fisher						29	16	53	37			MC
Eddie Pepperell					22		MC	MC				MC
Pelle Edberg						81	MC			Dq	21	MC
Eduardo De La Riva					Wd	MC				MC	MC	60
Paul Waring						MC	2			MC	MC	MC
James Heath							78	55
Nino Bertasio					66	MC	38		41	49	48	MC
Marcel Siem					29	MC			34	MC	Dq	MC
Jens Dantorp			20				MC
Gary King							91
Sebastian Soderberg			Wd				11	55
Oscar Stark			54				86	MC
Yong-Eun Yang			MC		MC		MC
Gary Boyd			63
Max Orrin			16				23
Anton Karlsson							23				13
Richard McEvoy							MC	47
Scott Henry						MC	MC	MC			MC
Ryan Evans			34					17
Julien Guerrier			MC				MC	MC
Robert Dinwiddie			41			MC	68	MC
Daniel Brooks					43	62	60		MC	MC	68	49
Daniel Im					40	68	60			MC	28	49
Thomas Bjorn										MC	48	23
Roope Kakko
Stuart Manley						MC	2	MC
Thomas Linard							38
Sebastien Gros					51	MC	78			MC	55	MC
John Parry					MC		MC	MC
Borja Virto			12				MC	MC
Mike Weir	MC								MC
Steve Webster						45		MC
Richard Finch							MC	MC
Garrick Porteous			MC				86	MC
Simon Khan							Wd	28
Michael Jonzon								MC
Ben Evans			34				MC	MC
Steven Tiley					22	MC	MC				MC
Tom Lewis							50	MC				MC
Michael Hoey			45		8
Edoardo Molinari					11	76		MC	MC		MC
Sebastian Heisele			MC				MC	25
Jens Fahrbring					13	MC	23	MC			MC
Alvaro Quiros							MC			MC	MC	49
Gareth Maybin								MC
Ashley Chesters			MC				50	MC
Seve Benson
Nathan Kimsey					13	MC	MC	MC		MC	9
Ricardo Gonzalez					49	56	MC				70
Clement Berardo			MC
Mark Foster						MC	23	28
Gary Stal						MC	MC		66	MC	MC	49
Laurie Canter						MC	16	8
Andrew Marshall			2	6
Matthew Nixon					49		MC	47
Matt Ford			MC					MC
Paul Maddy			MC				90	MC
Simon Dyson						62	MC			49	69	MC
Dylan Boshart		2	1		13	32		23	36		33	22
Reinier Saxton			MC				38
Richard S Johnson			MC				MC	MC			MC
Hennie Otto						12		14	MC	MC
Erik Compton			MC					36	68		44
Craig Hinton			50	Wd					MC	MC
Jamie Rutherford			20				MC	MC
Pontus Widegren			54				23	MC
Rafael Echenique							MC	MC
Ahmed Marjane		33	MC	MC	14	32		2	MC	MC	MC	27
Niclas Fasth						MC	MC			63	MC	MC
Santiago Luna
Younes El Hassani		20	38	4	7	MC		MC	MC	MC	MC
Yassine Touhami		45	43	MC	30	MC		MC	31		MC	12
Faycal Serghini		MC	17	9	19	MC		MC	MC
Abdelhaq Sabi
Ayoub L Guirati
Ayoub Id-Omar			27		36			MC

Player	2016	2010
Jeunghun Wang	1
Joost Luiten		14
Brandon Stone
Richard Sterne
Dean Burmester	14
Jordan Smith
Alexander Levy	34
Jaco Van Zyl
Pablo Larrazabal		49
Victor Dubuisson
Rikard Karlberg
Dave Horsey	MC	29
Joakim Lagergren
Jorge Campillo
Dylan Frittelli	31
Alexander Knappe
Richard Bland		19
Nicolas Colsaerts		56
Nacho Elvira	2
James Morrison
Alexander Bjork
Bernd Ritthammer
Romain Langasque
Alejandro Canizares	34	43
Gregory Bourdy	59	34
Mike Lorenzo-Vera	55
Carlos Pigem
Anthony Wall	34	19
Thomas Detry
Julien Quesne	MC	43
Ricardo Gouveia
Mikko Korhonen	22
Jamie Donaldson		54
Aaron Rai
Sam Walker	MC
Matthew Southgate	22
Ashun Wu
Pep Angles
Benjamin Hebert	34
Lasse Jensen	22
Lucas Bjerregaard
Paul Dunne	16
Chris Paisley	MC
Mikko Ilonen		3
Raphael Jacquelin	55	56
Jbe Kruger
Matthieu Pavon
Jaco Ahlers
Matteo Manassero	22
Maximilian Kieffer
Lee Slattery
Robert Rock	3	7
Adrien Saddier	16
Renato Paratore	10
Richie Ramsay		MC
Clement Sordet
David Howell		19
Scott Jamieson
Romain Wattel	MC
Marcus Armitage
Callum Shinkwin	13
Stephen Gallacher		19
Joel Stalter
David Drysdale		29
Chris Hanson	5
Felipe Aguilar		MC
Florian Fritsch	MC
Justin Walters	MC
Adrian Otaegui	22
Robert Karlsson	MC
Duncan Stewart
Richard Green	MC
Jose-Filipe Lima	8	MC
Johan Edfors
Haydn Porteous
Damien Perrier
Johan Carlsson	16
Wade Ormsby
Zander Lombard	47
Gregory Havret	MC	15
Nathan Holman
Oliver Fisher	22
Jeff Winther
Trevor Fisher
Eddie Pepperell	Dq
Pelle Edberg
Eduardo De La Riva
Paul Waring		MC
James Heath
Nino Bertasio	5
Marcel Siem		MC
Jens Dantorp
Gary King	47
Sebastian Soderberg
Oscar Stark
Yong-Eun Yang
Gary Boyd		19
Max Orrin	22
Anton Karlsson
Richard McEvoy	47	MC
Scott Henry	34
Ryan Evans	MC
Julien Guerrier
Robert Dinwiddie
Daniel Brooks	43	MC
Daniel Im	47
Thomas Bjorn		13
Roope Kakko
Stuart Manley	63
Thomas Linard	34
Sebastien Gros	47
John Parry		38
Borja Virto	31
Mike Weir
Steve Webster	34	49
Richard Finch		MC
Garrick Porteous
Simon Khan		61
Michael Jonzon	MC
Ben Evans	MC
Steven Tiley
Tom Lewis	43
Michael Hoey	MC	MC
Edoardo Molinari	47
Sebastian Heisele
Jens Fahrbring	MC
Alvaro Quiros	55
Gareth Maybin		10
Ashley Chesters
Seve Benson	16	MC
Nathan Kimsey
Ricardo Gonzalez		29
Clement Berardo	3
Mark Foster	MC	MC
Gary Stal
Laurie Canter	MC
Andrew Marshall
Matthew Nixon	14
Matt Ford	MC
Paul Maddy
Simon Dyson	MC
Dylan Boshart
Reinier Saxton
Richard S Johnson
Hennie Otto
Erik Compton
Craig Hinton
Jamie Rutherford
Pontus Widegren
Rafael Echenique		19
Ahmed Marjane
Niclas Fasth		43
Santiago Luna		MC
Younes El Hassani	75	62
Yassine Touhami	MC
Faycal Serghini	63	56
Abdelhaq Sabi
Ayoub L Guirati
Ayoub Id-Omar	MC