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Omega European Masters: Back In Action

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While the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoff Series was bracing for what lies ahead when hurricane Irene was about to hit the eastern coast of America last weekend, the European Tour had their long day field trip at Gleneagles. The final round went on to a five-man play-off between the Danish Thomas Bjorn,  Englishman Mark Foster, Austrian Bern Wiesberger, Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal and  South African George Coetzee. The Dane emerged from the pack to claim the Johnnie Walker Championship title. Fresh from his dramatic win last weekend, Thomas Bjorn (45/1) will be teeing-off immediately in Switzerland for the Omega European Masters. Crans-sur-Sieerre will be welcoming the defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez and some of the prime golfer sitting on top of the world ranking.

The Defending Champion

Twelve months ago, Miguel Angel Jimenez finally took the Omega European Masters title after 22nd successive year trip to Crans-sur-Sierre. Leading by three shots going to the fourth round, the Spaniard and the Italian Edoardo Molinari both carded 4-under par 67 in the final round but Jimenez finished with a total of 21-under par 263 to claim the title by one shot. Successfully holding his nerve to win the title from Edoardo, Jimenez became the eight oldest winner in European Tour history. Defending his title, Jimenez has had a good record at this event since 2004, finishing second, third and fourth placed. However, with his recent records, out of his five most up to date games, the No36 in the world ranking had missed the cut twice and three were outside top 20. His form has never recovered since his last best outcome at the Ballantine’s Championship where he finished behind the winner Lee Westwood in second place. And although it was his third triumph of the season when he claimed his victory in the Alps last year, the year 2011 is a reverse of fortune for the 47-year-old. Miguel Angel Jimenez is yet to win a title this season and he is 33/1 to win the Omega European Masters.

Back In Action

The Northern Irishman who is dubbed to be the new Tiger Woods in the golfing world, Rory McIlroy, will be away from his new girlfriend, the sensational tennis star Caroline Wozniacki this coming weekend. As she plays for the last major tennis tournament of the season, the US Open, Rory will be in the Swiss Alps to resume his golfing tournament. Winning the US Open in June with the lowest score in its 116-year history, he has been seen as the leading contender in every tournament he plays which Omega European Masters 2011 is not an exception. Three years ago, he was a runner up here and he followed it up with a finished inside the top-10 in two consecutive years afterwards.  Although the 22-year-old has not played since the PGA Championship and had a disappointing result in Atlanta Athletic Club, Rory McIlroy is still the bookmakers’ favorite to win in Switzerland this weekend at odds 9/1.

Lee Westwood returns to the picturesque Crans-sur-Sierre Alpine resort this weekend. The former world number one won this tournament before but that was twelve years ago, in 1999, against Thomas Bjorn who just won a title last weekend in Gleneagles. Like Rory McIlroy, his last game was in Georgia three weeks ago, however, unlike the Irishman, this Englishman had a more positive result in the USPGA Championship where he finished T8. Aside from missing the cut in the Open Championship in Sandwich, four out of his five games were inside top-15, three of these were inside top-ten. His best result of his five latest games were a runner up finished, behind his fellow Englishman Ian Poulter at the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain somewhere in May. It will not be a surprised if the 38-year-old will have a result inside the top-ten at the end of the final round in Sunday. However, Lee Westwood is the second favorite at 10/1 to win in Alps for the Omega European Masters 2011.

 

 

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