Fantasy Golf Tournament Preview- Valderrama Masters (European Tour Package)

OVERVIEW

 Sergio Garcia gets double duty this week as host and defending champion as we return s first tournament. Valderrama is no stranger to hosting strong competitions as it previously hosted the Volvo Masters, The Ryder Cup, a WGC and The Open de Espana (Spanish Open). That being said, these players have plenty of history at this course and we should be able to gleam something from that. Valderrama isn’t a typical Euro Tour course in that it’s not a links course. It’s a Robert Trent Jones Sr. throw-back to the old school country clubs where the fairways are lined with trees and the greens are surrounding by bunkering. I think scrambling and ball striking will be huge stats to target this week as the crème de la crème of Spanish players are strong in both areas and have a deep-rooted history at the course. One last item of note, this course has hosted the Spanish Open in 2016 and from 2011 and beyond. For our purposes, I’m only listing the last two years of course history as I don’t feel 6-year-old history is relevant to 95% of the field.

TOURNAMENT BACKGROUND

• The Course
• Real Club Valderrama
• Par: 71
• Yardage: 7,000
• Greens: Bentgrass
• Location: Sotogrande, Spain
• Past Champions:
• 2017: Sergio Garcia -12 over Joost Luiten
• 2016: (Spanish Open) Andrew Johnston +1 over Joost Luiten

KEY STATS TO TARGET

• Strong Emphasis – Greens in Regulation, Driving Accuracy, Driving Distance, Scrambling
• Important – Current Form, Putting Average, Bogey Avoidance

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