The DP World Tour heads to Germany this week for the staging of the BMW International Open, an event that has been won by the likes of Viktor Hovland, Martin Kaymer, Henrik Stenson, John Daly and Colin Montgomerie.
Key Stats/Skill Set Required
● Birdies
● Bogey Avoidance
● Par 4 Scoring
● Strokes Gained: Putting
● Putts Per GIR
● Strokes Gained: Around The Green
● Scrambling
● GIR
Golfclub Munchen Eichenried hosts the BMW International Open for the sixth-straight year. It is one of the easier courses on the DP World Tour with -18 or shorter claiming three of the last four stagings. Scoring well, bringing a hot putter and showing form around the greens is key to success here.
Key Correlation Tournaments
● Soudal Open
Young Frenchman Martin Couvra may well be the best player on the DP World Tour and is worth betting most weeks going forward. He won the Turkish Airlines Open four starts back and has now finished Top 8 in four of his last five starts. Ranks Top 15 in Birdies, Bogey Avoidance, Par 4 Scoring, Putting Average and GIR. Will be on the PGA Tour soon enough.
China’s finest golfer Haotong Li won this event back in 2022 and is a huge chance to repeat the feat. He has been flying this year with a win in Qatar back in February while he has eight Top 25 finishes in his last 12 events. Ranks 2nd in Par 4 Scoring, 4th in Birdies, 6th in Bogey Avoidance and 9th in GIR. Finished 4th in the Soudal Open.
Englishman Marco Penge has been enjoying a very good season and with his profile can add another win to his resume. Ranks 4th in GIR, 5th in Par 4 Scoring, 5th in Strokes Gained: Putting, 9th in Birdies, 11th in Putting Average and 13th in Bogey Avoidance. Finished Top 25 in Belgium this year.
The classy South Africa has a remarkable profile this week. He ranks 1st in Birdies, 1st in Bogey Avoidance, 1st in Par 4 Scoring, 1st in Strokes Gained: Putting, 4th in Putting Average and 5th in Strokes Gained: Around The Green. Has 12 professional wins so knows how to get it done.
Italian who is playing well with four Top 1- finishes in his last 11 starts. Profiles nicely for this one ranking 3rd in Bogey Avoidance, 3rd in Par 4 Scoring, 3rd in Strokes Gained: Putting and 4th in Scrambling.
Six Italians tee it up this week and the value is Molinari. He is among the selections this week but this is the best way to play him.
Shaun Norris has a sensational profile for this week and he is a huge price to finish as the top African player.