This week the Genworth Stats Pack heads to Oceânico Victoria Golf Club for the 7th staging of the Portugal Masters. Our preview highlights some of the marquee players and those with form coming into the event.
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<h4>Shane LOWRY</h4>
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<p>Defending champion Shane Lowry has competed in this event four times before and he arrives in great form with finishes of 10th / 26th / 3rd from his last three starts. Looking at his Genworth Statistics since the beginning of August, the 26 year old Irish golfer is performing steadily with the longer clubs including averaging more than 300 yards off the tee, and he seems to be excelling on the greens with the short stick as well (which is interestingly what he did in winning here last year). The two-time European Tour winner will attempt to become the first person to defend the Portugal Masters this week.</p>
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<tr class=""><th>Stroke Average</th><td class="">69.60</td><td class=" rg ">13</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Accuracy</th><td class="">62.7%</td><td class=" ra ">80</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Distance</th><td class="">303 yds</td><td class=" rg ">32</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Greens in Reg</th><td class="">70.2%</td><td class=" ra ">63</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Scrambles</th><td class="">50.0%</td><td class=" rr ">117</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Sand Saves</th><td class="">52.6%</td><td class=" ra ">93</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per GIR</th><td class="">1.717</td><td class=" rg ">10</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per Round</th><td class="">29.2</td><td class=" rg ">30</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>1 Putts per Rnd</th><td class="">7.00</td><td class=" rg ">29</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Par 3 Scoring</th><td class="">3.10</td><td class=" ra ">84</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 4 Scoring</th><td class="">3.95</td><td class=" rg ">12</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5 Scoring</th><td class="">4.62</td><td class=" ra ">51</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Eagles per Rnd</th><td class="">0.25</td><td class=" rg ">13</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Birdies per Rnd</th><td class="">4.15</td><td class=" rg ">26</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Pars per Rnd</th><td class="">10.25</td><td>-</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Bogeys per Rnd</th><td class="">3.25</td><td class=" rr ">157</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Others per Rnd</th><td class="">0.10</td><td class=" rg ">10</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5's in 2 %</th><td class="">17.3%</td><td class=" ra ">78</td></tr>
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<h4>Martin KAYMER</h4>
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<p>Martin Kaymer has competed in this event four times before (with a best of 7th in 2007) and he arrives in good form with finishes of 9th / 33rd / 7th from his last three European Tour starts. Looking at his Genworth Statistics since the beginning of August, the 28 year old German golfer is very strong across the board, with an overall Stroke Average ranking of 4th. He is scoring especially well on the Par 4’s and Par 5’s, including hitting 33% of the Par 5 greens in sub-regulation two shots. The ten-time European Tour champion could well return to winning ways this week.</p>
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<tr class=""><th>Stroke Average</th><td class="">69.00</td><td class=" rg ">4</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Accuracy</th><td class="">65.3%</td><td class=" ra ">54</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Distance</th><td class="">312 yds</td><td class=" rg ">10</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Greens in Reg</th><td class="">71.8%</td><td class=" rg ">47</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Scrambles</th><td class="">57.4%</td><td class=" rg ">35</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Sand Saves</th><td class="">71.4%</td><td class=" rg ">17</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per GIR</th><td class="">1.748</td><td class=" rg ">22</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per Round</th><td class="">29.2</td><td class=" rg ">30</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>1 Putts per Rnd</th><td class="">6.75</td><td class=" rg ">47</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Par 3 Scoring</th><td class="">3.09</td><td class=" ra ">74</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 4 Scoring</th><td class="">3.94</td><td class=" rg ">6</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5 Scoring</th><td class="">4.44</td><td class=" rg ">7</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Eagles per Rnd</th><td class="">0.17</td><td class=" rg ">38</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Birdies per Rnd</th><td class="">4.50</td><td class=" rg ">10</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Pars per Rnd</th><td class="">10.58</td><td>-</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Bogeys per Rnd</th><td class="">2.50</td><td class=" ra ">55</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Others per Rnd</th><td class="">0.25</td><td class=" rg ">32</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5's in 2 %</th><td class="">33.3%</td><td class=" rg ">5</td></tr>
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<h4>Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ</h4>
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<p>Miguel Angel Jiménez has competed in all six previous Portugal Masters with a best of only 27th last year (not as good as you might think), but he arrives in excellent form with finishes of 5th and 2nd from his last two individual starts (plus 2/5 points from last week’s Seve Trophy team event). Looking at his Genworth Statistics since the beginning of August, the 49 year old Spanish maestro ranks surprisingly low for Greens in Regulation (considering his overall Stroke Average ranking of 4th), but his short game and putting numbers are outstanding. With 19 individual European Tour victories under his belt Miguel Angel is looking as competitive as ever.</p>
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<tr class=""><th>Stroke Average</th><td class="">69.11</td><td class=" rg ">5</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Accuracy</th><td class="">68.2%</td><td class=" rg ">31</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Distance</th><td class="">286 yds</td><td class=" rr ">130</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Greens in Reg</th><td class="">60.5%</td><td class=" rr ">169</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Scrambles</th><td class="">65.6%</td><td class=" rg ">5</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Sand Saves</th><td class="">65.8%</td><td class=" rg ">31</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per GIR</th><td class="">1.689</td><td class=" rg ">3</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per Round</th><td class="">27.2</td><td class=" rg ">2</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>1 Putts per Rnd</th><td class="">8.39</td><td class=" rg ">2</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Par 3 Scoring</th><td class="">3.09</td><td class=" ra ">74</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 4 Scoring</th><td class="">3.94</td><td class=" rg ">6</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5 Scoring</th><td class="">4.67</td><td class=" ra ">81</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Eagles per Rnd</th><td class="">0.00</td><td class=" rr ">129</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Birdies per Rnd</th><td class="">4.33</td><td class=" rg ">14</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Pars per Rnd</th><td class="">11.06</td><td>-</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Bogeys per Rnd</th><td class="">2.17</td><td class=" rg ">16</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Others per Rnd</th><td class="">0.44</td><td class=" rr ">115</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5's in 2 %</th><td class="">15.4%</td><td class=" rr ">102</td>
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<h4>David HOWELL</h4>
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<p>David Howell has also competed in all six previous Portugal Masters (with an average best of 27th the same as Jiménez), and he arrives off the back of a fantastic win in Scotland - his first since 2006. Looking at his Genworth Statistics since the beginning of August, the 38 year old English golfer ranks 20th for Greens in Regulation and 8th for Putts per GIR (a great combination highlighting accurate approach play), plus he is converting more Birdies per Round than most other players. The now five-time European Tour winner will be vying for back to back victories this week.</p>
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<tr class=""><th>Stroke Average</th><td class="">69.62</td><td class=" rg ">14</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Accuracy</th><td class="">60.3%</td><td class=" ra ">99</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Distance</th><td class="">291 yds</td><td class=" ra ">100</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Greens in Reg</th><td class="">74.3%</td><td class=" rg ">20</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Scrambles</th><td class="">50.5%</td><td class=" rr ">113</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Sand Saves</th><td class="">57.7%</td><td class=" ra ">67</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per GIR</th><td class="">1.715</td><td class=" rg ">8</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per Round</th><td class="">29.5</td><td class=" ra ">52</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>1 Putts per Rnd</th><td class="">6.81</td><td class=" rg ">44</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Par 3 Scoring</th><td class="">2.99</td><td class=" rg ">18</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 4 Scoring</th><td class="">3.94</td><td class=" rg ">6</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5 Scoring</th><td class="">4.68</td><td class=" ra ">92</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Eagles per Rnd</th><td class="">0.10</td><td class=" ra ">77</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Birdies per Rnd</th><td class="">4.57</td><td class=" rg ">7</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Pars per Rnd</th><td class="">10.76</td><td>-</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Bogeys per Rnd</th><td class="">2.24</td><td class=" rg ">21</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Others per Rnd</th><td class="">0.33</td><td class=" ra ">58</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5's in 2 %</th><td class="">18.7%</td><td class=" ra ">67</td></tr>
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<h4>Tommy FLEETWOOD</h4>
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<p>Tommy Fleetwood has competed in this event once before (last year missing the cut) and he arrives in tremendous form with finishes of WIN / CUT / 9th / 30th / 5th from his last five individual starts. Looking at his Genworth Statistics since the beginning of August, the 22 year old English talent is performing well in most departments of the game, including ranking 2nd for Par 5 Scoring (hitting 38.3% of the Par 5 greens in sub-regulation two shots). It all leads to an overall Stroke Average of 68.83 (ranking 3rd).</p>
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<tr class=""><th>Stroke Average</th><td class="">68.83</td><td class=" rg ">3</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Accuracy</th><td class="">63.8%</td><td class=" ra ">73</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Distance</th><td class="">309 yds</td><td class=" rg ">14</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Greens in Reg</th><td class="">69.9%</td><td class=" ra ">66</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Scrambles</th><td class="">59.8%</td><td class=" rg ">21</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Sand Saves</th><td class="">56.0%</td><td class=" ra ">77</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per GIR</th><td class="">1.752</td><td class=" rg ">27</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per Round</th><td class="">29.2</td><td class=" rg ">30</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>1 Putts per Rnd</th><td class="">6.53</td><td class=" ra ">62</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Par 3 Scoring</th><td class="">3.09</td><td class=" ra ">74</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 4 Scoring</th><td class="">3.96</td><td class=" rg ">15</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5 Scoring</th><td class="">4.33</td><td class=" rg ">2</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Eagles per Rnd</th><td class="">0.44</td><td class=" rg ">3</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Birdies per Rnd</th><td class="">4.22</td><td class=" rg ">19</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Pars per Rnd</th><td class="">10.94</td><td>-</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Bogeys per Rnd</th><td class="">2.06</td><td class=" rg ">9</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Others per Rnd</th><td class="">0.33</td><td class=" ra ">58</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5's in 2 %</th><td class="">38.3%</td><td class=" rg ">3</td></tr>
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<h4>Thomas BJÖRN</h4>
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<p>Thomas Björn has competed in all six previous Portugal Masters (with a best of 8th in 2011) and he arrives off the back of his 14th individual European Tour victory in Switzerland a few weeks ago (although his form around the win has been a little below his best). With so many great performances and European Tour wins under his belt, Thomas falls into the category of “form is temporary, class is permanent”. Don’t be surprised to see him challenging come Sunday.</p>
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<tr class=""><th>Stroke Average</th><td class="">71.08</td><td class=" rr ">101</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Accuracy</th><td class="">60.0%</td><td class=" rr ">103</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Distance</th><td class="">302 yds</td><td class=" rg ">39</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Greens in Reg</th><td class="">67.1%</td><td class=" rr ">103</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Scrambles</th><td class="">52.1%</td><td class=" ra ">95</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Sand Saves</th><td class="">68.8%</td><td class=" rg ">26</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per GIR</th><td class="">1.793</td><td class=" ra ">85</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per Round</th><td class="">30.0</td><td class=" ra ">93</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>1 Putts per Rnd</th><td class="">6.58</td><td class=" ra ">53</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Par 3 Scoring</th><td class="">3.16</td><td class=" rr ">135</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 4 Scoring</th><td class="">4.04</td><td class=" ra ">90</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5 Scoring</th><td class="">4.70</td><td class=" rr ">101</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Eagles per Rnd</th><td class="">0.17</td><td class=" rg ">38</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Birdies per Rnd</th><td class="">3.75</td><td class=" ra ">67</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Pars per Rnd</th><td class="">10.67</td><td>-</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Bogeys per Rnd</th><td class="">2.75</td><td class=" ra ">95</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Others per Rnd</th><td class="">0.67</td><td class=" rr ">173</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5's in 2 %</th><td class="">18.2%</td><td class=" ra ">69</td></tr>
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<p>Joost Luiten has competed in this event three times before (with a best of 2nd in 2010) and he arrives in superb form with finishes of 4th / 44th / WIN / 24th from his last four individual starts, together with a brilliant 4/5 points tally in last week’s Seve Trophy team event. Looking at his Genworth Statistics since the beginning of August, the 27 year old golfer from The Netherlands ranks 37th for Greens in Regulation and 14th for Scrambling, which is enabling him to score very well across the different hole types (Par 3’s / Par 4’s / Par 5’s) and achieve an overall Stroke Average ranking of 8th.</p>
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<tr class=""><th>Stroke Average</th><td class="">69.28</td><td class=" rg ">8</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Accuracy</th><td class="">64.5%</td><td class=" ra ">64</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Distance</th><td class="">293 yds</td><td class=" ra ">92</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Greens in Reg</th><td class="">72.2%</td><td class=" rg ">37</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Scrambles</th><td class="">62.2%</td><td class=" rg ">14</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Sand Saves</th><td class="">42.3%</td><td class=" rr ">144</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per GIR</th><td class="">1.774</td><td class=" ra ">53</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per Round</th><td class="">29.6</td><td class=" ra ">61</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>1 Putts per Rnd</th><td class="">6.83</td><td class=" rg ">41</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Par 3 Scoring</th><td class="">3.01</td><td class=" rg ">29</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 4 Scoring</th><td class="">3.97</td><td class=" rg ">23</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5 Scoring</th><td class="">4.59</td><td class=" rg ">42</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Pars per Rnd</th><td class="">11.33</td><td>-</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Others per Rnd</th><td class="">0.28</td><td class=" rg ">42</td></tr>
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<h4>Julien QUESNE</h4>
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<p>Julien Quesne has competed in this event twice before (not quite getting to grips with the course just yet) but he arrives in exceptional form with finishes of 7th / WIN / 20th from his last three starts. Looking at his Genworth Statistics since the beginning of August, the 33 year old French golfer is performing steadily with the longer clubs but really excelling in each of the short game categories. He is one of the most improved players on the European Tour over the last 24 months and this rich vein of form is most definitely turning heads.</p>
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<tr class=""><th>Stroke Average</th><td class="">69.91</td><td class=" rg ">28</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Accuracy</th><td class="">61.5%</td><td class=" ra ">93</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Distance</th><td class="">294 yds</td><td class=" ra ">82</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Greens in Reg</th><td class="">69.4%</td><td class=" ra ">69</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Scrambles</th><td class="">62.8%</td><td class=" rg ">10</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Sand Saves</th><td class="">66.7%</td><td class=" rg ">30</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per GIR</th><td class="">1.749</td><td class=" rg ">23</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per Round</th><td class="">29.0</td><td class=" rg ">22</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>1 Putts per Rnd</th><td class="">7.36</td><td class=" rg ">14</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Par 4 Scoring</th><td class="">4.00</td><td class=" rg ">49</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5 Scoring</th><td class="">4.59</td><td class=" rg ">42</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Eagles per Rnd</th><td class="">0.09</td><td class=" ra ">87</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Bogeys per Rnd</th><td class="">1.91</td><td class=" rg ">5</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Others per Rnd</th><td class="">0.45</td><td class=" rr ">119</td></tr>
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<p>Bernd Wiesberger has competed in this event twice before (with a best of 4th last year) and he arrives in solid form with finishes of 4th / CUT / 23rd / 12th from his last four starts. Looking at his Genworth Statistics since the beginning of August, the long hitting Austrian who turns 28 this week ranks 3rd for Greens in Regulation and 4th for Scrambles, plus he is dropping comparatively few shots for the length he drives the ball. A good putting week seems to be all that stands between Bernd and his first European Tour victory of the year.</p>
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<tr class=""><th>Stroke Average</th><td class="">69.69</td><td class=" rg ">15</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Accuracy</th><td class="">63.4%</td><td class=" ra ">76</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Distance</th><td class="">308 yds</td><td class=" rg ">16</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Greens in Reg</th><td class="">78.5%</td><td class=" rg ">3</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Scrambles</th><td class="">66.1%</td><td class=" rg ">4</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Sand Saves</th><td class="">56.7%</td><td class=" ra ">74</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per GIR</th><td class="">1.810</td><td class=" rr ">118</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per Round</th><td class="">30.6</td><td class=" rr ">153</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>1 Putts per Rnd</th><td class="">6.25</td><td class=" ra ">94</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Par 4 Scoring</th><td class="">3.96</td><td class=" rg ">15</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5 Scoring</th><td class="">4.51</td><td class=" rg ">22</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Eagles per Rnd</th><td class="">0.25</td><td class=" rg ">13</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Birdies per Rnd</th><td class="">4.31</td><td class=" rg ">15</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Bogeys per Rnd</th><td class="">2.06</td><td class=" rg ">9</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Others per Rnd</th><td class="">0.38</td><td class=" ra ">85</td></tr>
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<p>Nicolas Colsaerts has competed in this event twice before (with a best of 44th in 2011) and he arrives off the back of a 4th place finish in Italy and a strong three and a half points out of five tally from last week’s team event. The 30 year old golfer from Belgium has played a pretty tuff schedule of events over the past couple of months so his Genworth Statistics are a little distorted, still his overall results could be a little more consistent for a player of his talents. Don’t be surprised to see the Belgian Bomber up there come Sunday though.</p>
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<tr class=""><th>Stroke Average</th><td class="">71.27</td><td class=" rr ">112</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Accuracy</th><td class="">49.7%</td><td class=" rr ">175</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Distance</th><td class="">304 yds</td><td class=" rg ">27</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Greens in Reg</th><td class="">65.2%</td><td class=" rr ">132</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Scrambles</th><td class="">49.3%</td><td class=" rr ">127</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Sand Saves</th><td class="">33.3%</td><td class=" rr ">170</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per GIR</th><td class="">1.814</td><td class=" rr ">124</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per Round</th><td class="">30.1</td><td class=" rr ">101</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>1 Putts per Rnd</th><td class="">6.00</td><td class=" rr ">120</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Par 3 Scoring</th><td class="">2.98</td><td class=" rg ">16</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 4 Scoring</th><td class="">4.13</td><td class=" rr ">157</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5 Scoring</th><td class="">4.71</td><td class=" rr ">109</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Eagles per Rnd</th><td class="">0.09</td><td class=" ra ">87</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Birdies per Rnd</th><td class="">3.27</td><td class=" rr ">130</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Pars per Rnd</th><td class="">11.09</td><td>-</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Bogeys per Rnd</th><td class="">3.27</td><td class=" rr ">159</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Others per Rnd</th><td class="">0.27</td><td class=" rg ">41</td></tr>
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<p>Ross Fisher has competed in all six previous Portugal Masters (with a best of 2nd last year) and he arrives off the back of 5th / 3rd / CUT finishes from his last three starts. Looking at his Genworth Statistics since the beginning of August, the 32 year old English golfer is performing incredibly well from tee to green, ranking 4th for Greens in Regulation and 10th for Par 5's in 2. A little sharpness around the greens seems to be all that is standing between him and a fifth European Tour title. Having not won since 2010, Ross will no doubt be determined to go one better than last year.</p>
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<tr class=""><th>Stroke Average</th><td class="">69.32</td><td class=" rg ">9</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Accuracy</th><td class="">65.9%</td><td class=" rg ">49</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Distance</th><td class="">304 yds</td><td class=" rg ">27</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Greens in Reg</th><td class="">78.4%</td><td class=" rg ">4</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Scrambles</th><td class="">47.0%</td><td class=" rr ">155</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Sand Saves</th><td class="">47.6%</td><td class=" rr ">116</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per GIR</th><td class="">1.808</td><td class=" rr ">111</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per Round</th><td class="">31.2</td><td class=" rr ">177</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>1 Putts per Rnd</th><td class="">5.12</td><td class=" rr ">181</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Par 4 Scoring</th><td class="">3.94</td><td class=" rg ">6</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5 Scoring</th><td class="">4.52</td><td class=" rg ">24</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Eagles per Rnd</th><td class="">0.16</td><td class=" rg ">43</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Birdies per Rnd</th><td class="">4.37</td><td class=" rg ">12</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Pars per Rnd</th><td class="">10.95</td><td>-</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Bogeys per Rnd</th><td class="">2.26</td><td class=" rg ">24</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Others per Rnd</th><td class="">0.26</td><td class=" rg ">38</td></tr>
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