Steve Webster is perhaps the most consistent player on the European Tour so far this season. His driving is solid and from 360 qualifying holes he has hit 300 greens (83.3%), in doing so ranking 1st for the Genworth Greens in Regulation statistic. With such a big course in store this week, his long game should serve him well. Steve is one of the favourites from the international contingent.

Garth Mulroy is enjoying an excellent start to his 2013 campaign. He current ranks 13th for the Genworth Stroke Average statistic and he is scoring extremely well across the different hole types (being the Par 3’s, Par 4’s and Par 5’s). Garth is driving the ball long, making lots of birdies and putting like a wizard. With top ten finishes in his last two European Tour starts, we look for him to go well.

Jaco Van Zyl is the form player coming into this event. Off the back of a 2nd place finish in the Africa Open two weeks ago and a win at last week’s Dimension Data Pro-Am, the newly turned 34 year old South African will be brimming with confidence. Jaco is not hitting quite as many greens as one would think but his short game and putting are enabling him to make lots of eagles and birdies.

Andy Sullivan is the highest positioned player in the Race to Dubai out of the end of year Qualifying School Graduates (currently 26th). He has enjoyed an excellent start to the season. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, Andy is ranking high in all of the long game categories and is making a good number of eagles and birdies, which should serve him well over the long course this week.

Thomas Aiken is starting to play well now that the season is up and running, with good results from his last three events. The same as Andy Sullivan, his Genworth long game statistics are very strong, which will be an asset over the Els course this week. A good touch around the greens should see Thomas up there contending for the title come Sunday afternoon. He is one of the favourites.

Following a lucrative Middle East Swing, David Howell ranks 21st for the Genworth Stroke Average ranking (with a sub 70 average) and he is performing well in most statistics categories. His short game is very sharp and he is making very few mistakes on course (recording a small number of Bogeys and Others per Round). David has not missed a cut since the KLM Open last year.

Trevor Fisher Jnr is one of the early season in-form South Africans. He has a very good Stroke Average made up of some decent long game statistics and strong putting statistics. From 35 recorded Par 5 holes, Trevor has hit the green in sub-regulation two shots on nine occasions (25.7%), which has helped produce some excellent Par 5 Scoring.

Darren Fichardt turned what was to be an average start to the season into a fantastic start with his win at the Africa Open. Looking at his overall Genworth Season Statistics he is actually ranking a little low for Greens in Regulation. But when he is hitting the greens he is rolling in the putts more often than not. His Putts per GIR, Par 5 Scoring and Birdies per Round are all a confirmation of this.

Pablo Larrazábal is a bit of a statistical anomaly at the moment. The Genworth Ambassador does not appear to rank well in any of the Genworth Statistics categories except for Greens in Regulation. But looking past the red, he seems to be keeping the ball in play off the tee, which is then enabling him to hit lots of greens. The only area where improvement is needed is with his putting. A good week on the greens should see significant improvements across the board.

Jeev Milkha Singh has had an up and down start to the year, with a few good finishes and a couple of missed cuts. The 41 year old Indian golfer has not yet produced his best golf from the tee or through the fairway, but around the greens he has been superb. Just look at his Genworth short game and putting statistics. After a few weeks off following the Middle East Swing it will be interesting to see Jeev in action this week.