22nd Oct 2013 | BMW Masters
BMW Masters Trends
The lucrative Final Series gets underway in Shanghai and the big purse has attracted some of Europe’s best.
The $7,000,000 prize fund at BMW Masters has caught the eye of Europe’s elite with the likes of Henrik Stenson, Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald all in the field this week.
Lake Malaren Golf Club hosts the event for a third year but having started life as a 30-player invitational it is now a European Tour sanctioned event, with the field expanded to 78 players.
Rory McIlory won in 2011 with Peter Hanson taking the title in 2012, which means there is some data to build a trend although it might not be entirely reliable.
Top-60 for scoring average
Last season the players with the eight highest world rankings finished in the top-15. The cream rises to the top and scoring average is often the best indicator of all round ability.
Top-60 in putts per GIR
Peter Hanson and Rory McIlroy ranked inside the top-10 with putts per GIR during their victorious years.
Top-60 for GIRs
Peter Hanson and Rory McIlroy ranked inside the top-60 for GIRs during their victorious years.
Players that fit all three trends:
Ross Fisher 25/1 Boylesports
Bernd Wiesberger 28/1 Boylesports
Louis Oosthuizen 35/1 Betfred
Peter Uihlein 35/1 Betfred
Joost Luiten 40/1 Betfred
Richard Sterne 50/1 Boylesports
Pablo Larrazabal 66/1 Boylesports
Victor Dubuisson 66/1 Boylesports
Thomas Aiken 175/1 Stan James
Odds correct at time of publishing: 16:55 22nd Oct, 2013 but subject to change
