Fantasy Golf Tournament Preview- Open de France (European Tour Package)

Overview

Since 2007, Marcel Siem is the only defending champion to miss the cut in his *first title defense year (*- GMAC won back to back years in 2013 & 14, then missed the cut in his 2^nd defense year, 2015).

During that same period, Martin Kaymer is the only player to miss the cut the year before winning.

Defending champions have fared well since 2009: Kaymer backed up his win with a 6^th place finish, GMAC repeated, Wiesberger finished 11^th last year, and even Graeme Storm finished 21^st the year after winning.

Thongchai Jaidee & Martin Kaymer are the only players in the field this week to record three consecutive Top 10’s in a row. Kaymer can add another streak to that list this week with a Top 10, and Jaidee can become the only player to record four consecutive and if he wins, he’d be the 2^nd player to win this event in back to back years.

TOURNAMENT BACKGROUND

• The Course
• Le Golf National
• Par: 71 (three Par 5’s – two over 590 yards)
• Yardage: 7,249
• Greens: Mix of Meadow & Bent Grass, typically run 12’ on the stimpmeter
• Location: Paris, France
• Past Champions:
• 2016: Thongchai Jaidee -11 over Francesco Molinari
• 2015 – Bernd Wiesberger -13 over James Morrison
• 2014 – Graeme McDowell -5 over Thongchai Jaidee & Kevin Stadler
• 2013 – Graeme McDowell -9 over Richard Sterne
• 2012 – Marcel Siem -8 over Francesco Molinari

KEY STATS TO TARGET

• Strong Emphasis – Driving Distance, Greens In Regulation, Putting Avg
• Important – Scrambling

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