{"id":22148,"date":"2015-05-07T09:31:27","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T08:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/?p=22148"},"modified":"2015-05-07T09:31:17","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T08:31:17","slug":"european-tour-preview-and-tips-afrasia-bank-mauritius-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/european-tour-preview-and-tips-afrasia-bank-mauritius-open\/","title":{"rendered":"European Tour preview and tips &#8211; AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not much to go on for this week\u2019s European Tour event, the first Mauritius Open. What we do know is that this is very much a second-rate field, with the majority of the tour\u2019s best players either teeing up Stateside in the Players\u2019 Championship or taking a break before some big events closer to home such as the BMW PGA and Irish Open.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what else we know. It\u2019s being played Heritage Golf Club in Mauritius, a par-71 slightly on the short side at 7,036 yards. But that distance is skewed slightly by a couple of short par-4s that may be driveable in the right conditions: both the 5<sup>th<\/sup> and 9<sup>th<\/sup> measure 334 yards while the 12<sup>th<\/sup> is 368.<\/p>\n<p>We understand the landing areas are reasonably generous and that, allied to the course information, suggests that actually a longer hitter could do well. If they can score on the short par-4s there could be a real advantage to getting the ball out there. The wind is also set to be a factor, so there could be an element of luck based on which half of the draw a player is in.<\/p>\n<p>Two players head the market but both can be opposed. We are great fans of George Coetzee but he has been very busy of late and did not play his best at the WGC-Matchplay last week. It will be a great feat if he can keep performing and he may have been better taking this week off. Kiradech Aphibarnrat is second favourite and did have a break last week, but prior to that was in stellar form. It\u2019s hard to imagine, however, that he can keep that going this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Scott-Hend.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22150 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Scott-Hend.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Hend\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Scott-Hend.jpg 600w, https:\/\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Scott-Hend-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, where does the 19<sup>th<\/sup> Hole\u2019s hard-earned go this week? First up we\u2019re with SCOTT HEND (33\/1), one of the tour\u2019s big hitters. He\u2019s a good wind player, too, and in decent nick \u2013 he was second in Thailand in February but his 15<sup>th<\/sup> in the Shenzhen last month was perhaps more impressive. In this field he should be there or thereabouts come Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Our second bet is more of a hunch but PEDRO ORIOL has few peers when it comes to driving distance, averaging an enormous 315 yards off the tee. He\u2019s been mainly doing that on the Challenge Tour this season but his seventh place in the Challenge de Madrid last week is respectable in the face of the opposition he will be up against in Mauritius. If Oriol can keep it between the hedges he may go close.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not much to go on for this week\u2019s European Tour event, the first Mauritius Open. 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