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BMW Masters

This event is being played at the Lake Malaren Golf Club in China for the fourth consecutive year. It hs a reasonably strong field & I can argue a good case for about a dozen players. It is a Jack Nicklaus designed course and favours driving distance & GIR.

Justin Rose 6/1

Justin is a deserved favourite here and it is hard to pick half a dozen players and leave him out. He won in Hong Kong two weeks ago and has seven Top Six finishes in his last ten events. This course looks ideal as he has topped the GIR stats in two of his last three events and has finished 12th & 4th in his two previous starts here.

Branden Grace 18/1

Fifth last week and should go close on a course that should suit his game.

Danny Willett 25/1

Finished Tied 3rd last week and close second behind McIlroy in the Race to Dubai. His GIR figures last week were excellent and the sense of injustice that he is not already leading the R2D should motivate him here.

Matt Fitzpatrick 30/1

Five Top Ten finishes from his last eight starts. Four rounds in the 60s last week. Another who has great GIR figures.

Kiradech Aphibarnrat 50/1

He let us down last week but I am happy to go again as that was the first time he has failed to make the Top Six in five starts.

Hao Tong Li 100/1

Caught the eye with a 7th placed finish last week, the 20 year old is playing on his home course this week. In three European Tour events on Chinese soil, he hasn't failed to finish in the top seven so at 100/1 get in early as he is great value.

Others that I think could contend are Casey, Wiesberger, Grillo, An, Jaidee & Levy.