The DP World Tour heads to the Albatross Golf Resort in Prague for the D+D Real Czech Masters.
Last year, German Maximilian Kieffer beat Malaysian Gavin Green in a rain-affected tournament for his maiden DP World Tour win, and he returns to the scene of that triumph hoping to repeat the feat. Green also plays, as he goes in search of his first win on the Tour.
For either to lift the trophy in 2023, though, they will need to overcome some stiff competition, most notably from 2019 Open champion Shane Lowry. The World No.36 was one of several players to miss out on the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs and last appeared in the Wyndham Championship, where he finished T51.
However, the Ryder Cup is just around the corner, and Lowry will be confident of an appearance, most likely as one of Luke Donald’s captain’s picks. With the prospect of that surely in his mind, he will be hoping for a strong performance this week.
Another player with an eye on the biennial match at Marco Simone in September is Robert MacIntyre. The Scot is currently in the third automatic qualifying position on the European points list, and will be eager to produce a good performance here to take a step closer to securing his place on the team.
Right behind him on the European points list is Yannik Paul, and he will be looking to put pressure on MacIntyre for that coveted position.
Other contenders for the team include Danish twins Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard, and they are both in the field, along with Adrian Meronk, Victor Perez and Pablo Larrazabal.
Competition is fierce, and with Donald in the field, too, each will be hoping to bring their best game to the tournament and keep themselves in the captain’s thoughts ahead of his wildcard picks in early September.
Swede Ludvig Aberg has made a good impression in his fledgling career to date, and he will be looking to further enhance his reputation as one of the game’s rising stars here.
Alex Fitzpatrick is another player to look out for. Like Aberg, he is also building his reputation in the game, particularly after he recently claimed his first professional win in the Challenge Tour’s British Challenge.
Three-time Major winner Padraig…
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