Porsche European Open
September 22nd – 25th, 2016
Golf Resort Bad Griesbach
Bad Griesbach,, Germany
Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,188
Purse: $2.18 million
with $363,330 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Thongchai Jaidee

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 13 of the top 100 in the latest Official World Rankings, with the highest ranked player in the field being #39 Thomas Pieters. Here are the other top-100 players in the field: #46 Thongchai Jaidee, #52 Martin Kaymer, #58 Bernd Wiesberger, #69 Scott Hend, #82 Rikard Karlberg, #83 Thorbjorn Olesen, #85 Jaco Van Zyl, #88 Anirban Lahiri, #90 Bradley Dredge, #94 Jamie Donaldson and #95 Brandon Stone.
Last year there were 20 top 100 players in the field.
The field includes 6 of the Top 25 on this year’s Race to Dubai money list. Those players include #12 Martin Kaymer, #15 Scott Hend, #16 Thomas Pieters, #18 Thongchai Jaidee, #23 Bradley Dredge and #25 Rikard Karlberg
The field includes 4 past champions: Thongchi Jaidee (2015), Ross Fisher (2008), Phillip Price (2003) and Mathias Gronberg (1998).
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
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Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Porsche European Open
Player | Italian Open | KLM Open | 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. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Pieters (239.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
2 (66.67) |
4 (53.33) |
DNP | 86 (0) |
DNP | T30 (13.33) |
T29 (7) |
T16 (11.33) |
DNP |
Richard Bland (208.33 pts) |
T5 (70) |
T16 (34) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (9.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T45 (1.67) |
Alejandro Canizares (182.67 pts) |
T7 (55) |
T4 (80) |
T24 (26) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T45 (1.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T63 (0) |
Scott Hend (181 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T4 (80) |
2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (7.33) |
DNP | T42 (5.33) |
DNP | T72 (0) |
T45 (1.67) |
T56 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Martin Kaymer (175 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP | T36 (9.33) |
T13 (12.33) |
T5 (23.33) |
DNP |
David Horsey (168 pts) |
T5 (70) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T47 (2) |
DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T7 (18.33) |
Bernd Wiesberger (153 pts) |
DNP | 2 (100) |
T41 (9) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
T7 (18.33) |
David Lipsky (140.33 pts) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
T3 (60) |
6 (40) |
DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T28 (7.33) |
Chris Paisley (112 pts) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T34 (10.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (12.33) |
T38 (4) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Tommy Fleetwood (111 pts) |
T7 (55) |
T10 (40) |
T49 (1) |
DNP | T16 (22.67) |
DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T62 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Nicolas Colsaerts (109.33 pts) |
T38 (12) |
T24 (26) |
T24 (26) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (13.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T46 (2.67) |
T3 (30) |
T22 (9.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Chris Hanson (107 pts) |
T20 (30) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
T76 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T70 (0) |
T45 (1.67) |
T38 (4) |
Julien Quesne (103.33 pts) |
T30 (20) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 (5.33) |
T16 (11.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Alexander Levy (103 pts) |
T7 (55) |
T34 (16) |
T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 73 (0) |
T56 (0) |
DNP |
Nacho Elvira (102 pts) |
T3 (90) |
T45 (5) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T83 (0) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 (5.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T65 (0) |
Scott Jamieson (99.33 pts) |
T7 (55) |
T10 (40) |
CUT (-10) |
T57 (0) |
T27 (15.33) |
DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
70 (0) |
Mike Lorenzo-vera (95.67 pts) |
T72 (0) |
T8 (50) |
T12 (38) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T39 (3.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T9 (15) |
Fabrizio Zanotti (95.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T16 (34) |
T24 (26) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 (5.33) |
T33 (5.67) |
T16 (11.33) |
David Howell (95.33 pts) |
T45 (5) |
CUT (-10) |
T29 (21) |
DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (18.67) |
T45 (1.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Jorge Campillo (94 pts) |
T7 (55) |
T24 (26) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
T38 (4) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Pablo Larrazabal (92.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T20 (30) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T67 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T9 (15) |
Thongchai Jaidee (87.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
T29 (21) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | T73 (0) |
DNP | T22 (18.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Win (44) |
T38 (4) |
Renato Paratore (86 pts) |
71 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
T7 (55) |
T18 (21.33) |
T27 (15.33) |
DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Robert Karlsson (84 pts) |
T30 (20) |
T69 (0) |
DNP | T15 (23.33) |
T7 (36.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T62 (0) |
T28 (7.33) |
Adrian Otaegui (82.33 pts) |
T20 (30) |
T59 (0) |
T58 (0) |
T3 (60) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T33 (5.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Porsche European Open
Player | Italian Open | KLM Open | 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. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bjorn Akesson (-53.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Jin Jeong (-47.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Simon Dyson (-46.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
T61 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Borja Virto Astudillo (-43.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
T65 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
71 (0) |
S.S.P. Chawrasia (-42.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T50 (0.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T50 (0.33) |
Morten Orum Madsen (-41 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Marcel Siem (-35 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
T53 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Rhys Davies (-33.33 pts) |
T53 (0) |
T59 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Edouard Espana (-31.67 pts) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Gary Stal (-31 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T83 (0) |
DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Porsche European Open
Best Bets:
Richard Bland
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
All the math adds up to a big week for Bland. First he finished T-9th at Bad Griesbach last year but the stuff that gives him the top nod is his good play of late including a T-5th last week at the Italian Open and three weeks ago in Switzerland.
Alejandro Canizares
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T24 | CUT | CUT | WD |
Another player that played well last year at Bad Griesbach (T-24th) and his good play of late T-7th Italy, T-4th at KLM and T-5th in last month’s Paul Lawrie Match play also makes us feel he will do very well this week.
Scott Hend
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
Was 4th last year along with being T-4th at the KLM two weeks ago and runner-up in Switzerland. Now he missed the cut last week in Italy but that shouldn’t stop a person from backing him.
Best of the rest:
Thomas Pieters
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Getting ready to play in the Ryder Cup, he won the Made in Denmark Open but before playing in the KLM Open was stung by a bee and couldn’t play due to an allergic reaction with flu symptons. Says he is healthy again, he is playing for the first time in this event.
Tommy Fleetwood
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT |
He may of missed the cut in this event last year but of late was T-7th last week in Italy and T-10th the week before at the KLM.
Martin Kaymer
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T13 | CUT |
Another Ryder Cup player, he hasn’t played in this event since 2009, he has the length to do well this week.
Bernd Wiesberger
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT |
Finished 2nd two weeks ago in the KLM Open, he has the tools to do well. Did miss the cut in this event last year.
Solid contenders
Graeme Storm
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | T39 | T53 | T45 | T4 | T2 |
Played well last year and has done ok of late. One thing that is good, he was T-9th at the BMW International in June and T-7th at the Czech Masters last month.
Thongchai Jaidee
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | CUT | CUT | T25 | T15 | CUT | T10 |
Past champion that could do well again in this event, only problem is his has missed his last two cuts.
Rikard Karlberg
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 |
Played well last year (T-5th) and has done ok of last, finishing T-12th last week in Italy.
Bradley Dredge
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T36 | T27 | T53 | CUT | T9 | T39 | T20 |
After finishing 2nd at the Made in Denmark, has missed the last two cuts but he is the type of player worth backing this week.
Long shots that could come through:
Bud Cauley
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
An American playing this week, his last two starts was finishing T-10th at the Wyndham Championship and T-8th at the John Deere.
Lucas Bjerregaard
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 |
Another of those quiet players that aren’t very well know that could have a top-ten this week.
Pelle Edberg
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | CUT | T33 | T3 | CUT |
Almost won last year, his year has not been the best but is hoping from some good vibes from his 3rd place finish last year.
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