French Open
June 29th – July 2nd, 2017
Le Golf National
Versailles, France
Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,249
Purse: $7 million
with $1,135,714 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Thongchai Jaidee

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 29 of those in the top 100 and 11 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with the highest rank player in the field being #8 Alex Noren and #11 Jon Rahm. Here are the other top-50 players in the field: #19 Francesco Molinari, #21 Tommy Fleetwood, #22 Tyrrell Hatton, #28 Thomas Pieters, #29 Bernd Wiesberger, #36 Matthew Fitzpatrick, #37 Danny Willett, #44 Russell Knox and #49 Ross Fisher.
Last year there were 28 top-100 players and 8 top-50 players so there a bit less.
The field includes 19 of the Top 25 on this year’s Race to Dubai money list. Those players include #2 Tommy Fleetwood, #3 Jon Rahm, #4 Alex Noren, #6 Bernd Wiesberger, #7 Ross Fisher, #8 Hideto Tanihara, #9 Thomas Pieters, #10 Francesco Molinari, #12 Alexander Levy, #15 Fabrizio Zanotti, #16 Pablo Larrazabal, #17 Dylan Frittelli, #19 David Lipsky, #20 Matthew Fitzpatrick,#21 Jeunghun Wang, #22 Lee Westwood, #23 Martin Kaymer, #24 Dean Burmester and #25 Chris Wood.
The field includes 8 past champions: Thongchai Jaidee (2016), Bernd Wiesberger (2015),Graeme McDowell (2013 & ’14), Marcel Siem (2012), Martin Kaymer (2009), Pablo Larrazabal, (2008) Graeme Storm (2007) and Jose Maria Olazabal (2001)
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the French Open 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 French Open in the last five years or check out our brand new and sortable 8-year glance at the French Open.
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.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the French Open
Player | BMW International Open | Travelers Championship | U.S. Open | Lyoness Open | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Nordea Masters | Memorial Tournament | BMW PGA Championship | Dean & DeLuca Invitational | The Rocco Forte Open | Open de Portugal | AT&T Byron Nelson | The Players Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Fleetwood (207.83 pts) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | 4 (160) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T41 (4.5) |
Bernd Wiesberger (172 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | T16 (68) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (19) |
Renato Paratore (156 pts) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T23 (18) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Alex Noren (155.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 10 (20) |
Dylan Frittelli (151.33 pts) |
T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Nicolas Colsaerts (147.33 pts) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Francesco Molinari (136 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-20) |
DNP | T24 (26) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (30) |
Matthew Fitzpatrick (129.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T35 (30) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
Jbe Kruger (126 pts) |
T79 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Mikko Korhonen (116 pts) |
T75 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Joost Luiten (110.33 pts) |
T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T24 (26) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Eddie Pepperell (103 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T16 (68) |
T43 (7) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Andres Romero (102 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Graeme Storm (101 pts) |
T67 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (35) |
DNP | T41 (6) |
DNP | T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Haotong Li (96 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (16) |
DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | 3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Alexander Bjork (95.67 pts) |
T34 (16) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (35) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ian Poulter (89 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T31 (19) |
DNP | DNP | T40 (10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 (10) |
T2 (50) |
Shane Lowry (86.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T46 (8) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
Richard Bland (83.33 pts) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | 64 (0) |
DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Thomas Detry (83.33 pts) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 65 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (80 pts) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T41 (6) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Nino Bertasio (78.67 pts) |
T34 (16) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Alvaro Quiros (77.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | Win (88) |
T22 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Johan Carlsson (74.67 pts) |
T67 (0) |
DNP | DNP | 6 (60) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Hideto Tanihara (70 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Zander Lombard (68.67 pts) |
T67 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (7) |
DNP | T65 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
T35 (5) |
DNP | DNP |
Andrew Dodt (68 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T65 (0) |
DNP | T6 (60) |
DNP | T38 (8) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jaco Van Zyl (65.33 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T36 (9.33) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jamie Donaldson (62.67 pts) |
T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 7 (36.67) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Matt Wallace (62 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-20) |
T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T38 (8) |
Win (44) |
DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the French Open
Player | BMW International Open | Travelers Championship | U.S. Open | Lyoness Open | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Nordea Masters | Memorial Tournament | BMW PGA Championship | Dean & DeLuca Invitational | The Rocco Forte Open | Open de Portugal | AT&T Byron Nelson | The Players Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander Knappe (-43.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Chris Hanson (-43.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Simon Dyson (-40 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Julien Quesne (-33.33 pts) |
T82 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Adrian Otaegui (-33.33 pts) |
T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Marc Warren (-31.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | WD (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Damien Perrier (-30.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T42 (2.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Justin Walters (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Ricardo Gouveia (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Soomin Lee (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the French Open
Best Bets:
Francesco Molinari
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | T6 | T26 | T18 | 2 | CUT | T2 | T25 | T13 | CUT | T21 | T26 |
A great record at Le Golf National, has been runner-up three times in last seven starts, don’t worry about his missed cut at U.S. Open has played well in the Spring.
Andy Sullivan
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T6 | T26 | CUT |
Guy has had a T-5th and a T-6th in last two French Open’s, that and his consistent play this year makes him a favorite.
Alex Noren
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | CUT | T15 | T37 | 78 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Probably the best European Tour player right now, played well last year and will play well this week.
Best of the rest:
Jon Rahm
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
In his European Tour debut, looking to wash away his terrible play and attitude from the U.S. Open.
Bernd Wiesberger
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T11 | Win | T18 | T13 | T47 | T62 |
Always seems to play well in this event including a win two years ago.
Tommy Fleetwood
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Doesn’t have the best of records at Le Golf National, but is one of the hottest European right now.
Alexander Levy
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T56 | CUT | T35 | T52 | CUT | CUT |
Good play of late, he hasn’t played well at Le Golf National but that could change this year.
Thomas Pieters
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T16 | DQ | T29 |
Watch him, has been very inconsistent but that could mean a good week from him.
Solid contenders
Thongchai Jaidee
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T10 | T2 | CUT | T15 | T26 | CUT | T31 | T36 | CUT | CUT |
Another past champion with a great record at Le Golf National, but hasn’t been that consistent the last couple of months.
Martin Kaymer
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | 4 | T12 | T13 | 70 | 4 | T6 | Win | CUT | T7 |
Has a great record at Le Golf National including a win in 2009, but his game has been off and on since the Masters, I don’t like his missed cuts last week in Germany and at the BMW PGA.
Nicolas Colsaerts
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T22 | CUT | T59 | T11 | T11 | CUT | T54 | CUT |
Someone to watch, he’s been ok in this event but his game has been good since the Masters.
Joost Luiten
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | T18 | T49 | T47 | CUT | T42 |
Always seems to do well in this event, look for the good play to continue.
Long shots that could come through:
Ian Poulter
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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T25 | T4 | T18 | 3 | T30 | 9 | T3 |
Guy looking to fight his way back into the top-50 of the world ranking, has played well at Le Golf National and think this will be a good week for him.
Lee Westwood
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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T11 | CUT | T40 | T18 | 2 | T5 | T33 | T29 |
Guy hasn’t really contended in while but things could change this week.
Renato Paratore
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
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CUT | CUT |
Has played well of late, look for the hot hand to continue.
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