Belgian Knock Out The European Tour heads to Belgium this week for the second edition of the Belgian Knock Out, hosted by Thomas Pieters. Last year, Adrian Otaegui beat out Benjamin Hebert in the final of the inaugural, innovative Belgian Knockout with a nine hole score of 32 (-3) for his second European Tour victory, with Scotsman David Drysdale finishing in third. It was the first time a Tour event had come to the country since 2000, and the Belgian trio of Pieters, Nicolas Colsaerts and Thomas Detry are relishing the return of the event in 2019. "I think it was spectacular," said Detry, who comes to the event in good form as he searches for his maiden European Tour victory. "The course was really fun. Whenever you made a birdie there was a lot of people. It was pretty special." "The tree-lined venue made it packed," said Colsaerts. "You could play a few holes where it was lined up on each side and people surrounding the greens, it was actually quite cool to feel that buzz and having the chance to do that at home is something." "It's cool to know 95 per cent of the crowd personally," Pieters added. "It's a cool feeling and I look forward to many more years of that." Player watch: Adrian Otaegui – I just cannot ignore the defending champion at these odds. Two top 10s this year, including at the Super 6 Perth that has a similar set up to this week – he was also 16th last week at the Made In Denmark. Nicolas Colsaerts – Had to go for one home player and Colsaerts ticks the boxes. An exceptional matchplayer on this day he reached the quarter final stage last year. One top 10 and only one missed cut this season. Guido Migliozzi – The young Italian has had a victory on tour this year already at the Magical Kenya Open and has won three events in a year. He is on a run of 6 consecutive cuts made, and in this tournament just making the cut can lead to a win. Adam Bland – The Aussie qualified for the knockout stages last season and shot five under par in his round 64 match.
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