Following last year's cancellation, The European Tour’s Race to Dubai returns to Crans-sur-Sierre this week for the Omega European Masters. But who will be crowned champion? Read on below to find out who our experts think.
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Expert Picks
Our expert picks will be brought to you every week by Sky Sports Presenter Kit Alexander and former Ladies European Tour player, coach and presenter Sophie Walker. The duo also co-host their own weekly Fantasy Golf Youtube Channel.
Kit's picks
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Guido Migliozzi
The 24-year-old has rested since finishing tied-32nd in the Olympics, and with three runners-up finishes this year he’s due a third European Tour win. One of those wins came at Karen Country Club in Kenya and I think there are similarities between there and Crans with the altitude and shorter, strategic layout. He’s 5th in stroke average and 4th for par-3 scoring with 2.93 – and there are five short holes this week.
Richie Ramsay
The 2012 Omega European Masters champion has been playing some very tidy golf of late, with no worse than a tied-28th in his last five starts, including a couple of top-10s courtesy of a tied-4th in the DDF Irish Open and a tied-9th at the Cazoo Classic in his last outing. He also has a couple of additional top-10s at Crans since that victory nine years ago. He’s 8th in driving accuracy and performing well on the greens.
Jacques Kruyswijk
The South African has missed the cut in his two previous appearances in this tournament, but he’s a more experienced European Tour performer these days and has been in good form this year. He’s gone T10-T11-T7 in his last three starts, leads the Tour in stroke average on 68.84 and is fourth in birdie average with 4.81 per round. He looks a good fit for Crans statistically, despite his poor record here.
Sophie's picks
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Darren Fichardt
The South African has had two top 10’s in recent years around Crans-sur-Sierre GC. Past scoring suggests 15-20 under will give you a chance so birdies are a must. Darren averages 69.27 shots per round and 4.6 birdies in 2021.
He hits it straight and is a very precise golfer which is ideal for this week, it's very much a horses for courses set up. Make sure to study past results at the Omega European Masters as it will really help in selecting your team.
Richard Bland
The Englishman has played well here in the past with a 5th in 2016, and will have more experience around the course than anyone due to his number of years on tour. Bland’s stroke average of 69.6 places him 11th in the rankings proving that he has held his form since his win at the Belfry. He has had four top 5’s this year which isn’t bettered by anyone on the European Tour this year.
Justin Harding
Harding secured his second European Tour victory at the 2021 Magical Kenya Open, he was flying before taking three weeks off to recharge his batteries. Last week was spent working on his game ready for his comeback. The South African has one of the lowest stroke averages in the field with 69.33 and controls his ball flight really well. This is a trait which is needed around Crans-sur-Sierre G.C
