The European Challenge Tour heads to Czech Republic this week for the D+D REAL Czech Challenge at Golf & Spa Kunětická Hora, located to the east of the Czech capital Prague, from June 3 – 6. Here are our Three to Watch this week…
Stanislav Matus
Stanislav Matus will be playing in his fourth Challenge Tour event of the season at the D+D REAL Czech Challenge and will be hoping to use his local knowledge to his advantage, hailing from Prague. The 32-year-old finished 69th in the second event of the Swedish Swing at the Dormy Open and also clocked up his first top 20 of the year at the Dimension Data Pro-Am in George, South Africa.
Now into his fourth full season on the Challenge Tour, Matus will be hoping to use his experience to have a healthy finish in the Czech Challenge this week.
Felix Mory
Felix Mory will tee it up for the first time since his maiden Challenge Tour victory at the Dormy Open in Sweden. The Frenchman entered the winner’s circle for the first time after beating Sweden’s Björn Hellgren in a play-off after making a birdie on the second extra hole.
The 26-year-old now lies sixth in the Road to Mallorca Rankings and, having only competed in 13 tournaments in his Challenge Tour career so far, his confidence will be high as he prepares to tee it up on a course which is very similar in style to Öster by Stenson, the setting for his breakthrough win at Österåkers Golfklubb in Sweden. He will be looking to use his experience of his win at the Dormy Open and make an impact in the Czech Republic.
John Axelsen
John Axelsen has experienced a rollercoaster of an opening to his Road to Mallorca season, but a solid performance in last week’s Made in HimmerLand presented by FREJA on the European Tour.
The Dane finished in a tie for 17th place on 11 under par as Austrian Bernd Wiesberger picked up his eighth European Tour title and successfully defended the crown he won in 2019. The 23-year-old, who was a member of the first Danish team to win the World Amateur Team Championship in 2019 will be hoping to keep use his excellent performance on home soil as a springboard for success.
