A preview and stats for this week's BMW International Open at Gut Larchenhof in Cologne, Germany.
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The European Tour returns to Gut Larchenhof for the first time in almost three years.
Formerly the venue for the discontinued German Masters event, the Cologne course is staging this week's BMW International Open for the first time.
The flat, 16-year-old Jack Nicklaus-designed layout is well served by water and requires accuracy off the tee.
So who's taking part?
Thomas Bjorn: The Dane enjoyed his highest finish of the season in the recent Wales Open at Celtic Manor where he tied-for-second.
Ross Fisher: Was a top-three finisher in Cologne four years ago. The tall Englishman enjoyed back-to-back top-six finishes at recent tournaments in Wales and Sweden.
Martin Kaymer: Remains one of the game's brightest talents and also one of the most consistent but without a Tour title since last November when he won in China. However, he will fancy his chances on home soil this weekend. Lives just 20 minutes from the course.
Joost Luiten: The upwardly-mobile Dutchman would love nothing better than to nip across the border into Germany and win on his Gut Larchenhof debut.
David Lynn: A former runner-up at Gut Larchenhof whose sole top-10 finish of the season came in Spain during March.
Bernd Wiesberger: The young Austrian should still be full of confidence following his maiden Tour win in Korea during April.
SELECTED PLAYERS with GOOD to REASONABLE FORM at GUT LARCHENHOF
Last Six Years at Venue (Not played 2006/10/11)
Player: '03 / '04 / '05 / '07 / '08 / '09
Thomas Bjorn: - / 40 / 17 / 4 / - / 41
Markus Brier: MC / 17 / 55 / 32 / 29 / 23
Michael Campbell: 8 / 47 / 36 / 65 / 3 / 76
Paul Casey: 19 / 6 / 7 / - / - / -
Alex Cejka: 13 / 5 / - / 27 / - / 10
Bradley Dredge: 32 / 27 / 31 / 4 / - / -
Simon Dyson: 50 / - / 17 / 37 / 58 / 3
Niclas Fasth: 3 / 38 / 12 / 11 / 44 / 23
Gonzalo F'dez-Castano: - / - / 47 / 16 / 25 / 53
Kenneth Ferrie: MC / 9 / 10 / 65 / - / 53
Ross Fisher: - / - / - / 32 / 3 / 18
Alastair Forsyth: MC / 10 / 55 / 2 / 61 / 74
Ricardo Gonzalez: 19 / 17 / 10 / 61 / - / 18
Retief Goosen: 16 / - / Won / 21 / 69 / -
Richard Green: MC / 6 / 26 / 21 / 22 / -
Anders Hansen: 5 / 40 / MC / 46 / 44 / 2
David Howell: 8 / - / 6 / 72 / 37 / 48
Raphael Jacquelin: 66 / 3 / 72 / 51 / 44 / 23
Miguel Angel Jimenez: 2 / 38 / MC / 21 / 3 / 67
Martin Kaymer: - / - / - / 32 / 8 / -
Simon Khan: - / 23 / 17 / 6 / - / -
James Kingston: - / 64 / MC / - / 35 / Won
Soren Kjeldsen: - / MC / MC / 6 / 16 / 34
Bernhard Langer: MC / MC / 12 / 27 / 58 / 23
Paul Lawrie: 41 / MC / MC / 9 / 22 / 23
Thomas Levet: 19 / 12 / 17 / - / 37 / 34
David Lynn: 37 / MC / 2 / - / 22 / -
Jose Maria Olazabal: 58 / 12 / 2 / - / - / 48
Marcel Siem: 43 / 69 / 70 / 37 / 8 / 12
Jeev Milkha Singh: - / - / - / 16 / 11 / 18
Henrik Stenson: 13 / MC / 2 / - / - / 6
Anthony Wall: 50 / 52 / 7 / - / - / 6
Steve Webster: MC / 27 / 42 / - / 14 / 23
SELECTED PLAYERS with POOR to MEDICORE FORM at GUT LARCHENHOF
Last Six Years at Venue (Not played 2006/10/11)
Player: '03 / '04 / '05 / '07 / '08 / '09
Robert Coles: - / MC / MC / - / - / -
Jamie Donaldson: Wd / - / MC / - / - / 41
Darren Fichardt: 32 / MC / MC / - / - / -
Mark Foster: MC / MC / MC / 46 / - / -
Stephen Gallacher: MC / MC / MC / - / - / -
Ignacio Garrido: MC / 61 / 55 / 65 / 37 / -
Christoph Gunther: MC / MC / - / - / - / -
Marcel Haremza: MC / MC / - / - / - / -
Pablo Larrazabal: - / - / - / - / 65 / 70
Peter Lawrie: MC / MC / MC / - / 52 / -
Colin Montgomerie: MC / MC / MC / 46 / - / 34
MOST TOP-25 FINISHES at Tour events staged in GERMANY
Last Eight Years (since June 1st 2004)
Total
8: Niclas Fasth
8: Retief Goosen
8: Soren Kjeldsen
8: David Lynn
7: Bradley Dredge
7: Miguel Angel Jimenez
7: Simon Khan
7: Thomas Levet
7: Henrik Stenson
7: Anthony Wall
6: Ross Fisher
6: Ricardo Gonzalez
6: Bernhard Langer
6: Marcel Siem
5: Markus Brier
5: Paul Casey
5: Alex Cejka
5: Alastair Forsyth
5: Richard Green
5: Raphael Jacquelin
5: Peter Lawrie
5: Jeev Milkha Singh
LOWEST ROUNDS at GUT LARCHENHOF SINCE 2000
60: Fredrik Jacobsen (2003)
61: Lee Westwood (2007)
62: Five times
Note: The lowest score at Gut Larchenhof prior to 2000 was 63 by Rodger Davis in 1998.
Gut Larchenhof: Par 72; 7,289 yards
Winning Totals (Last Three Years):
2009 - 275 (James Kingston)
2008 - 275 (Robert Karlsson)
2007 - 271 (Soren Hansen)
