KLM Open
September 8th – 11th, 2016
The Dutch
Spijk, Netherlands
Par: 72 / Yardage:
Purse: $1.96 million
with $327,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Thomas Pieters

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 10 of the top-100 and 5 of the top-50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with the highest rank player in the field being #28 Chris Wood. Here are the other top-100 players in the field: #37 Byeong Hun An, #39 Alex Noren, #41 Thomas Pieters, #44 Thongchai Jaidee, #61 Bernd Wiesberger, #70 Joost Luiten, #82 Scott Hend, #89 Marcus Fraser and #95 Brandon Stone.
Last year the tournament had 15 top-100 players.
(Last week’s rankings was used)
The field includes 6 of the Top 25 on this year’s Race to Dubai money list. Those players include #7 Chris Wood, #8 Alex Noren, #13 Thomas Pieters, #16 Thongchai Jaidee, #17 Scott Hend and #18 Joost Luiten,.
The field includes 11 past champions: Thomas Pieters (2015), Joost Luiten (2013), Peter Hanson (2012), Simon Dyson (2011, ’09 & ’06), Ross Fisher (2007) and Maarten Lafeber (2003).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Omega European Masters field is our performance chart listed by average finish. One last way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Omega European Masters in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Omega European Masters.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
http://golfodds.com/weekly_odds.html
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Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the KLM Open
Player | Omega Euro Masters | Made in Denmark | Czech Masters | Olympic Golf | Paul Lawrie Matchplay | PGA Champ. | Canadian Open | British Open | Scottish Open | French Open | BMW Intern. | U.S. Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Pieters (317 pts) |
DNP | Win (132) |
2 (100) |
4 (53.33) |
DNP | 86 (0) |
DNP | T30 (13.33) |
T29 (7) |
T16 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Alex Noren (256.67 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
T49 (1.33) |
DNP | T46 (2.67) |
Win (44) |
8 (16.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
David Howell (136 pts) |
T29 (21) |
DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | T33 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (18.67) |
T45 (1.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Renato Paratore (125.33 pts) |
T7 (55) |
T18 (32) |
T27 (23) |
DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Richard Bland (123 pts) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | T27 (23) |
DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (9.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T45 (1.67) |
DNP |
Anthony Wall (117 pts) |
T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T39 (3.67) |
T53 (0) |
T59 (0) |
DNP |
Scott Hend (116.33 pts) |
2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (7.33) |
DNP | T42 (10.67) |
DNP | T72 (0) |
T45 (1.67) |
T56 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Ryan Evans (112.67 pts) |
DNP | T24 (26) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 58 (0) |
T54 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Thongchai Jaidee (107.67 pts) |
T29 (21) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | T73 (0) |
DNP | T22 (18.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Win (44) |
T38 (4) |
DNP |
Mikko Ilonen (100 pts) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (19.33) |
T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (12.33) |
T25 (8.33) |
69 (0) |
DNP |
Graeme Storm (99.33 pts) |
T36 (14) |
71 (0) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T9 (15) |
DNP |
Robert Karlsson (94 pts) |
DNP | T15 (35) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T62 (0) |
T28 (7.33) |
DNP |
Oliver Fisher (80.33 pts) |
T12 (38) |
CUT (-10) |
T68 (0) |
DNP | 4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T33 (5.67) |
DNP |
Adrian Otaegui (79 pts) |
T58 (0) |
T3 (90) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T33 (5.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Pablo Larrazabal (78 pts) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T67 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T9 (15) |
DNP |
Raphael Jacquelin (76.33 pts) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T39 (3.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
4 (26.67) |
DNP |
Daniel Brooks (76 pts) |
35 (15) |
T18 (32) |
T62 (0) |
DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T33 (5.67) |
DNP |
Fabrizio Zanotti (71.67 pts) |
T24 (26) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 (5.33) |
T33 (5.67) |
T16 (11.33) |
DNP |
Alejandro Canizares (71 pts) |
T24 (26) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T45 (1.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T63 (0) |
DNP |
Joachim B. Hansen (65 pts) |
T18 (32) |
CUT (-10) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T45 (1.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T33 (5.67) |
DNP |
Nicolas Colsaerts (64.67 pts) |
T24 (26) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (13.33) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | T46 (2.67) |
T3 (30) |
T22 (9.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Joakim Lagergren (64.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T67 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Richie Ramsay (64 pts) |
T58 (0) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T6 (20) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T56 (0) |
DNP |
Marcus Fraser (63.67 pts) |
T36 (14) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | T73 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (9.67) |
DNP |
Paul Dunne (63 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T10 (40) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T13 (12.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the KLM Open
Player | Omega Euro Masters | Made in Denmark | Czech Masters | Olympic Golf | Paul Lawrie Matchplay | PGA Champ. | Canadian Open | British Open | Scottish Open | French Open | BMW Intern. | U.S. Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bjorn Akesson (-40 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Jens Fahrbring (-40 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Rhys Davies (-40 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Eddie Pepperell (-31.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
T45 (1.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Simon Dyson (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T61 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Jin Jeong (-28.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T33 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Borja Virto Astudillo (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T65 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
71 (0) |
DNP |
Jamie Mcleary (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T74 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
S.S.P. Chawrasia (-25.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T50 (0.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T50 (0.33) |
DNP |
Thomas Linard (-24 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T44 (6) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the KLM Open
Best Bets:
Thomas Pieters
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T22 | T30 |
Playing the best of anyone on the European Tour, he won this event by a shot last year.
Alex Noren
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T10 | T12 | T3 |
Second best player right now, he may be in beter shape because he has a nice record at the KLM but that will be forgetten because those good starts were on a different golf course.
Best of the rest:
David Howell
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | T41 | T41 | CUT | CUT | T64 | CUT | T26 | T18 |
Good guy this week to take a bit of a risk on. Has been inconsistence, but he has thrown in a T-3rd at the Czech Masters so you know he can get himself in contention.
Joost Luiten
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T23 | T5 | Win | CUT | T6 | T57 | CUT | CUT | 2 | CUT | CUT |
Past champion, but playing on a new course really doesn’t mean much. Still hasn’t played bad in 2016.
Alejandro Canizares
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | T67 | T37 | CUT | T34 | T35 | T45 | T23 | T7 |
Was rolling along in Switzerland until the final nine derailed him. Look for him to play better this week.
Solid contenders
Richard Bland
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T30 | T19 | T41 | T17 | T34 | T42 | CUT | CUT | T61 | T40 |
Hard to believe he hasn’t won on tour, won’t win this week but could come close.
Mikko Ilonen
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T18 | T11 | T46 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Good guy in this event, looking to snap some really bad play.
Ross Fisher
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | T3 | CUT | T6 | T11 | T20 | Win | T47 | T52 |
Has played good of late.
Maximilian Kieffer
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | T22 | CUT |
Guy we don’t here much these days from, but he can play some good golf.
Long shots that could come through:
Pablo Larrazabal
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T9 | T2 | CUT | T34 | CUT |
Was T-7th last week in Switzerland, he can really play some great golf.
David Drysdale
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T57 | CUT | T30 | T43 | T56 | CUT | T47 | CUT | T65 | 13 | CUT | CUT |
Another of these old-timers that he look forward to mssing
Renato Paratore
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT |
Worth a bob or two in a bet. Has played well over the summer, T-7th last week in Switzerland
Matt Fitz not listed on DK
Randy thanks, I must of screwed up when doing the picks thinking he was playing, but he wasn’t on the performance chart so my mistake. Guess I just wanted to pick him this week.
Thoughts on Ben An?
Never been a Big Ben An fan.
Too streaky and he isn’t streaking right now
Thanks Sal
Just a point – Chris Wood is in the field I believe (also a Ryder Cup player)
Matt, Thanks on the heads up on Chris Wood, yes there are two Ryder Cup players in the field, Woods and Pieters.