BMW International
The European Tour resumes this week for the BMW International in Germany. Defending champion Matt Wallace and Sergio Garcia are among the names travelling back to Germany after competing in the U.S Open at Pebble Beach last week as the European Tour gets back underway in Munich. Last year, Thorbjorn Olesen fired a course record 61 to put the pressure on the leaders, but Matt Wallace made five birdies in the space of seven holes on his back nine to beat out the Dane, Mikko Korhonen and Martin Kaymer by a shot. But course history won't be a huge advantage this week, as Golfclub München Eichenried has undergone a huge amount of change over the past year with completely resurfaced greens that have far more undulations, with 60m in length added to the previous course in total. Player Watch
Matt Wallace: The defending champion comes to Germany after a T12 at the U.S. Open - following top 5's at the British Masters and PGA Championship (and a T41 in Denmark). Since his win last year he has had a further victory at last year's Made in Denmark, and will be hoping for win number four. Ranks 8th for scoring average, 11th for birdie average and inside the top 30 on the European Tour this season for both SG: Tee to green and SG: Around the green. Erik Van Rooyen: With three top 10's in his last seven starts - including a T8 at the PGA championship, Van Rooyen has been incredibly consistent this year and comes in after a T43 at the U.S. Open. Making his first start in this event. Ranks 10th for birdie average and 23rd for SG: Putting. Oliver Wilson: Wilson had back-to-back top 10's at Hillside and in Denmark before going to the Belgian Knockout, where he finished T34 - so is clearly in form. The only drawback to Wilson is that he hasn't played here since an MC in 2016. Ranks 14th SG: Putting, 21st for SG: Around the green and 23rd for scrambling. |