GOLF EUROPEAN ARTICLES

Coming off its Easter Holiday break, the European Tour returns to action this week in Morocco for the Trophee Hassan II, contested on the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam layout for a fifth consecutive year. The tournament has been played for decades, but it is celebrating its 10th anniversary as part of the Euro circuit in 2019. Joost Luiten opened as the betting favorite with odds of +1600 at BookMaker.eu, a clear sign that everyone has a chance to claim victory in the watered down field. That also giv... 

The European Tour is back in action this week after a month-long hiatus, giving golf bettors more opportunities to put a few bucks in their pocketbook. The field gathers this week in Morocco celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Trophee Hassan II on the Euro circuit. Named after the late Moroccan King Hassan II, the event will be played for a fourth consecutive year at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam. Joost Luiten opened as the betting favorite at BookMaker.eu with odds of +1600, telling us that the f... 

Now in its fifth year as a European Tour co-sanctioned event, the Hero Indian Open will play for a third straight time on the Gary Player course at the DLF Golf and Country Club just outside New Delhi. This is the second of back-to-back tournaments in Asia and the last before the Tour takes about a month long break. The field is watered down as many of the higher-ranked players avoid this stop with two PGA events taking place simultaneously. Defending champion Matt Wallace is in Texas for the WG... 

It’s one last chance for players to claim victory before the European Tour goes on hiatus until the end of April. The second of two back-to-back tournaments in Asia has the European Tour travelling to New Delhi for the Hero Indian Open, contested on the Gary Player course at the DLF Golf and Country Club. Once again the field is weakened by a lack of top-ranked golfers while defending champion Matt Wallace decided to peg it up at the WGC match play event in Texas. Spaniard Jorge Campillo is the ... 

Void of some of the top talent on the European Tour, the Maybank Championship will still have plenty of intriguing matchups when the field tees it up at the Sajuana Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur this week. Defending champion Shubhankar Sharma is hoping a return to Malaysia can jump start his game, which has flatlined lately. He has had success in this part of the world, however, and can’t be overlooked. Thomas Pieters is the betting favorite at BookMaker.eu and is included on several mat... 

It’s rare to see the European Tour stay in one region for too long, so to keep with that format it’s off to Malaysia for the playing of the Maybank Championship. Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour, the Maybank Championship will be playing its fourth year with European Tour status, and for the third consecutive time at the Sajuana Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur. The total purse is about three times more than what was at stake at the Kenya Open last week, still not enough to draw some of the... 

The Magical Kenya Open has been played since 1967, but it makes its debut on the European Tour this week after nearly three decades as a stop on the Challenge Tour. Playing at the same time as THE PLAYERS Championship was always going to lead to a weaker field, and organizers have to be disappointed with the lineup pegging it up at the Karen Country Club in Nairobi.... 

The Magical Kenya Open was first played in 1967 and formed part of the Challenge Tour beginning in 1991. This year, the tournament gets a seat at the grown-ups table as it debuts on the European Tour. There has seen a different winner in each of the last 26 playings and no two-time winners over that span. Italian Lorenzo Gagli could make history with a successful title defense, though his odds are long +10000. The event returns to the Karen Country Club in Nairobi, where it was last played in 20... 

The European Tour completes its second swing through the Middle East when the field tees it up at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters this week. We will have a new champion as last year’s winner Eddie Pepperell will not defend his title. And with a watered-down field similar to what we saw in Oman, the race for the infamous Mother of Pearl Trophy will be heated. Minus some of the more well-known names on Tour, we should still see some fantastic golf. Kurt Kitayama stormed back at Oman to claim the... 

Part II of the European Tour’s Middle Eastern swing concludes this week with the playing of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. Moved to a later date to make up the second desert trip along with Oman, a smaller purse and contending with the PGA Tour’s Florida stops has meant a weaker field, putting it in line with last week’s. That doesn’t mean we won’t see great golf and a performance like Kurt Kitayama’s comeback win last week is certainly a possibility. Kitayama will peg it up again this week ... 

It’s back to the Middle East for the European Tour when the field tees it up for the second playing of the Oman Open this week. While the host course Al Mouj is not even 10-years-old, it has been the sight of numerous Challenge Tour events and certainly is no stranger to many competitors in the field. Defending champion Joost Luiten tamed the layout last year to a -16 in the inaugural event and is the betting favorite at +1000 at BookMaker.eu. Several of the more high-profile golfers are taking ... 

After taking a break for the WGC in Mexico last week, it’s back to work for the European Tour with a return trip to the Middle East for the second playing of the Oman Open, the first of two straight events in the Persian Gulf. The field won’t be nearly as strong as what we had a few weeks back when the Tour visited Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, but there are some well-known figures who will challenge for the title. The betting favorite Joost Luiten also happens to be the defending champion,... 

A unique twist on this week’s European Tour stop also throws a wrinkle at bettors looking to cash in on matchup wagering. The ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth is a combination of stroke play and match play with the first 54 holes determining the 24 players that will compete on Sunday. The twist is that the final day will consist of five rounds of six-hole match play. Therefore, the betting matchups will take place over the first three rounds of stroke play at the Lake Karrinyup Country Club in Per... 

The European Tour spices up its format for the ISPS Handa World Super 6 in Perth, Australia this week. An innovative twist offers golfers and fans a unique experience with the combination of stroke play and match play. Lake Karrinyup Country Club will host 156 players for 36 holes of stroke play with 65 players and ties advancing to round three. Another cut after 54 holes will whittle the field to 24 players for a final day of six-hole match play. The top eight players after 54 holes will get a ... 

The European Tour heads down under for a cross-over event with the women’s pros at the ISPS Handa Vic Open in Victoria, Australia. The inaugural tournament on the Euro circuit will be played across the Beach and Creek Courses at the 13th Beach Golf Links in order to accommodate the large field. Both groups of pros will play a round on each course with a cut after 36 holes. The remaining players have to avoid a second cut, which takes place after Round 3. What’s left of the field will compete on ... 

Another new event is on tap for the European Tour when the gang heads down under for the ISPS Handa Vic Open in Victoria, Australia. The men will be joined by the women’s pros in a unique format that has both tournaments running concurrently on the Beach and Creek Courses of the 13th Beach Golf Links. Both fields will play each course over the first two days with a cut after 36 holes. The field moves to the Beach for the weekend where another cut will take place following round three. Local prod... 

You may not be a fan of the Prince and the country’s track record on human rights, but Saudi Arabia has embraced the game of golf and will host the inaugural Saudi International on this week’s European Tour stop. And the country couldn’t have assembled a better field for the event with four of the world’s top five golfers headlining the field, including No. 1 Justin Rose, who vaulted to the top spot after winning last week’s Farmer’s Insurance Open in San Diego. No. 5 Bryson DeChambeau is also c... 

All politics aside it’s time for the best golfers in the world to do what they do best when the European Tour convenes this week for the inaugural Saudi International. Four of the World’s top five golfers headline the field with No. 1 Justin Rose and No. 5 Bryson DeChambeau coming off victories last week. Course form is a non-factor since this is the first Tour event held at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club, and we all know how difficult it is to win back-to-back. Therefore it might be wis... 

The second leg of the European Tour’s desert swing takes place this week with a potent field competing for the title at the 30th Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Shane Lowry, last week’s wire-to-wire winner at Abu Dhabi, looks to make it two in a row, but he’ll be challenged by a number of top players, including betting favorite and World No. 5 Bryson DeChambeau. Defending champion Haotong Li is also listed among the favorites, as are past Major champions Louis Oosthuizen, Sergio Garcia and Henrik St... 

Players on the European Tour catch a break this week with little travel for the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Following the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the Tour heads roughly 90 miles north to the Emirates Golf Club, which will host some of the top names on the Tour for the 30th playing of the tournament.... 

An upgrade in status and prize money means an upgrade in the field with some of the best golfers in the world kicking off the 2019 European Tour at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, contested at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club. The event was elevated to part of the Euro Tour’s Rolex Series with a purse that more than doubled.... 

After an extensive break, the European Tour opens its 2019 season in grand style with the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, taking place at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club. The tournament has been elevated to one of the Euro Tour’s pinnacle Rolex Series events with an increased purse attracting some of the biggest names in the sport.... 

After a one-year hiatus, the European Tour returns to the renovated Leopard Creek Country Club for the Alfred Dunhill Championship, in what will be the final event of 2018. With the Tour staying in South Africa for a second straight week, the host country will again be well represented, so don’t be surprised if a native claims the top prize, much like Louis Oosthuizen did last week with a six-shot victory at the South African Open. Oosthuizen ( +460 ), along with fellow countrymen Charl Schwartz... 

The European Tour remains in South Africa for the final event of 2018 when the field tees it up at Leopard Creek Country Club for the Alfred Dunhill Championship. The event returns after a one-year hiatus for a makeover of Leopard Creek, so recent form here may not be as relevant as other events. Still, the native contingent will be well represented and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see a South African claim the prize, much like Louis Oosthuizen did last week at the South African Open.... 

South Africa will host the final two European Tour events of the year with the first of those taking place this week. The South African Open hosted by the city of Johannesburg returns to the Randpark Golf Club for the first time since 2000 with 240 players competing for the ultimate prize. Due to the large field, Randpark’s two championship courses – Bushwillow and Firethorn – will be used the first two days to whittle the field down to the 75 weekend players. The homeland will be well represent...