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European Tour Fantasy Golf Predictions – Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
2018 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Fantasy Preview
The European Tour remains in the Middle East for the second part of the second part of the Desert Swing (it kinda makes sense if you think about it!).
Normally, the Qatar Masters sits at the end of the cycle that passes through Abu Dhabi and Dubai, but this year that was broken up with trips to Malaysia and Australia in between.
The action returned to the Gulf last week at the Oman Open, a fantastic new tournament played out at the lush Al Mouj course; described liberally by the players as the best layout in the Middle East. We particularly enjoyed the event as our top tier pick, Joost Luiten, led home the field with our other plays Jorge Campillo, Matt Southgate and Andrew Johnston finishing in T4, T9 and T12 respectively!
Joost Luiten of the Netherlands celebrates with the winners trophy…
Joost Luiten of the Netherlands celebrates with the winners trophy after the final round of the NBO Oman Open at Al Mouj Golf on February 18, 2018 in Muscat, Oman. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
There is a similar theme to unfold this week in Doha, with a rollcall of former winners of this event that includes Sergio Garcia, Branden Grace, Adam Scott, Paul Lawrie and Henrik Stenson. It’s fair to say that the best Links players really come to the party at this Doha GC layout, and so there should hopefully be a nice cross-over from last week’s outing.
The wind will blow pretty fiercely in Qatar this week, and the exposed layout and fast, bouncy conditions do have an undoubtedly Links-feel to them. Is it any wonder that four British Open champions have triumphed here in the past decade or so?
This stretch was designed by Peter Harradine, who was also responsible for the Abu Dhabi GC track that the European Tour visited just a few weeks ago, and measures 7,400 yards for its Par 72. Water is in play on six holes and the Bermuda greens are said to be grainier and slower than their counterparts in this part of the world.
Since 1999 there have been three repeat winners (Paul Lawrie, Adam Scott and Branden Grace), and defending champion Jeunghun Wang will be looking to join that exclusive club this week.
Gamers should beware though: there has been only one debut winner since 2005, so look to those who have experienced Doha GC before in your line-ups.
The rollcall of former champions here is staggering: Grace, Scott, Stenson, Lawrie, Bjorn, Karlsson, Quiros, Goosen, Els….it’s a list comprising of major winners, prolific champions on Tour, Ryder Cuppers and class acts in general. Perhaps that’s the view we should be taking with our draft this week.
So who makes our team in Doha?
This Week’s Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Fantasy Picks & Predictions
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