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NORDEA MASTERS
Location: Malmö, Sweden
Course: Barseback, G&CC
Yardage: 7,729 yards
Par: 73
Tournament Preview
For a second week in a row, a highly strong field will tee it up. This week the European Tour is in Sweden for the Nordea Masters, and it is the first time back to Malmö since 2014, when Jaidee won in a playoff. Barseback G&CC is hosting this year and is a monster course at 7,729 yards. It has narrow tree-lined fairways on most holes and a handful of links-style, wide open holes, thus making it challenging in many aspects. This tournament has been dominated by Sweden and England over the years, and with the strength of talent coming from those countries currently, I would expect more of the same.
Keys Stats to Winning at Barseback G&CC
Driving Distance
Driving Accuracy
Greens in Regulation
Past Champions
2016 - Matthew Fitzpatrick
2015 - Alexander Noren
2014 - Thongchai Jaidee
2013 - Mikko Ilonen
2012 - Lee Westwood
DRAFTKINGS PICKS
Henrik Stenson - $11,500 (5/1)
It is a home game for Stenson this week, as this is a course that he grew up on, so his comfort level should be extremely high. Ranked fifth in OWGR, Henrik is looking like a champion once again. He finished T3 last week at the BMW PGA Championship and is ranked sixth in driving accuracy and 12th in greens in regulation.
Alexander Noren - $11,100 (7/1)
Another Swede, Noren has won this tournament twice, and is also fresh off last week's win at BMW with momentum on his side. I think riding the hot hand with the 13th-ranked player in the world makes sense. He is driving the ball over 290 yards on average and is 36th in greens in regulation. Noren is also ranked 40th in putts per round. He was my top pick last week and I see no reason to jump off given the results.
Lee Westwood - $9,700 (16/1)
Lee has won this tournament three times, the last coming in 2012. He has been playing
consistent again this year, usually showing the best in strong fields. He played well last week, coming in T14 at BMW and finished T18 at The Masters. Westwood is ranked 61st in driving accuracy and is hitting almost 69 percent of greens in regulation. He also can move it far off the tee, averaging almost 300 yards. I like Lee to make a push for a fourth title.
Nicolas Colsaerts - $9,000 (50/1)
Colsaerts has made his last four cuts and seems to have found something last week in finishing T3, his highest of the year. He is one of the longer hitters on tour, averaging over 306 yards. Also, Nicolas is ranked 47th in greens in regulation and finished in the top ten the last two years at Nordea Masters.
Sebastian Soderburg - $6,800 (200/1)
The young Swede is coming off a T18 at The Rocco Forte Open. He has made all his cuts
this year on the European Tour but has missed some on the Challenge Tour, so he appears to be a player that rises to the challenge in stronger fields. He is 43rd in driving distance, averaging over 304 yards, and is hitting 68 percent of greens in regulation. He finished as high as T11 at Joburg earlier this year so he can contend, and as such, Sebastian is my value long shot.
