European Tour
Omega European Masters 2018
September 06-09
Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-Montana, Switzerland
€2,700,000
September 06-09
Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-Montana, Switzerland
€2,700,000
Round 1
Kieffer sets early pace in Crans
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
September 06, 2018
Maximilian Kieffer fired his lowest opening round for five years to take the lead after day one of the Omega European Masters.
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“I managed to stay out of the trouble today and played nicely. It was a good day, I played very good tee to green and holed a few putts, so I can't complain."“I played pretty good my first year, I finished just outside the top ten but since then not really. I love the place though, it's so nice, and it's a good place to stay calm on the golf course."
“I have played very well the last couple of weeks and have been hitting the ball nicely since Sweden and the putting feels ok as well, so just trying to stay calm with the mind and hopefully keep the confidence up."
The German birdied three of his last five holes at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club on the way to a 64 that left him at six under, a shot clear of Frenchman Julien Guerrier, Dane Søren Kjeldsen, England's Andy Sullivan and Japanese Hideto Tanihara.
“I think last week was a great boost for me to play well the last three days in front of my home crowd, it was really nice," said Kjeldsen, "and I think the pleasing part today was that I continued that form. Game was great, obviously had a few problems a couple of times but managed to make good pars but most of it was solid."
“It is a tricky golf course. It just takes one second of not paying attention to get into terrible trouble here. I like the golf course, it's probably in the best condition I've ever seen it. I think the greens are better than ever, there seems to be a little less grass on the greens which is really nice. It is a great test."
Scot David Drysdale, Spaniard Nacho Elvira and South African pair Erik van Rooyen and Justin Walters were then two shots off the lead at four under.
Kieffer has established himself as one of the most consistent players on the European Tour since graduating from the Challenge Tour in 2012, keeping his card every season since, and recently finished third at the Nordea Masters for his first top ten of the season.
Belgian pair Thomas Detry and Thomas Pieters, New Zealander Ryan Fox, Spaniard Pablo Larrazábal, French duo Alexander Levy and Matthieu Pavon, England's Aaron Rai and South African Charl Schwartzel were all at three under.
Last week's winner Matt Wallace and local favourite Benjamin Rusch were at two under, a shot ahead of defending champion Matthew Fitzpatrick.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Maximilian Kieffer | GER |
-6 |
64 |
T2 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
-5 |
65 |
T2 |
Hideto Tanihara | JPN |
-5 |
65 |
T2 |
Julien Guerrier | FRA |
-5 |
65 |
T2 |
Soren Kjeldsen | DEN |
-5 |
65 |
T6 |
David Drysdale | SCO |
-4 |
66 |
T6 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
-4 |
66 |
T6 |
Nacho Elvira | ESP |
-4 |
66 |
T6 |
Justin Walters | RSA |
-4 |
66 |
T10 |
Aaron Rai | ENG |
-3 |
67 |
T10 |
Alexander Levy | FRA |
-3 |
67 |
T10 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
-3 |
67 |
T10 |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
-3 |
67 |
T10 |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
-3 |
67 |
T10 |
Ryan Fox | NZL |
-3 |
67 |
T10 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
-3 |
67 |
T10 |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
-3 |
67 |
T18 |
Andrew Johnston | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Ashley Chesters | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Benjamin Rusch | SWE |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Chris Wood | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Danny Willett | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
David Lipsky | USA |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Doug Ghim | USA |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Josh Geary | NZL |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Laurie Canter | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Lee Slattery | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Lee Westwood | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Lucas Bjerregaard | DNK |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | FRA |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Phachara Khongwatmai | THA |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Robert Rock | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Stephen Gallacher | SCO |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Thomas Aiken | RSA |
-2 |
68 |
T37 |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Callum Shinkwin | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Christofer Blomstrand | SWE |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Daniel Brooks | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Fabrizio Zanotti | PAR |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Gavin Green | MAS |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Gregory Bourdy | FRA |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Gregory Havret | FRA |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Jamie Donaldson | WAL |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Jason Scrivener | AUS |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Joakim Lagergren | SWE |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Martin Kaymer | GER |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Matthew Southgate | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Mikko Korhonen | FIN |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Robert Karlsson | SWE |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Romain Wattel | FRA |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Shiv Chawrasia | IND |
-1 |
69 |
T61 |
Andrea Pavan | ITA |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Ashun Wu | CHI |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Austin Connelly | CAN |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Brett Rumford | AUS |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
David Horsey | ENG |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
James Morrison | ENG |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Jens Dantorp | SWE |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Kim Koivu | FIN |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Mark Foster | ENG |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Matthew Baldwin | ENG |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Nino Bertasio | ITA |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Ricardo Melo Gouveia | POR |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Richard Bland | ENG |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Scott Hend | AUS |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Wade Ormsby | AUS |
Par |
70 |
T81 |
Adrian Otaegui | ESP |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Bradley Dredge | WAL |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Bradley Neil | SCO |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Chase Koepka | USA |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
David Howell | ENG |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | ESP |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Henric Sturehed | SWE |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Jaco Van Zyl | RSA |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Jeung-Hun Wang | KOR |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | THA |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Marc Warren | SCO |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Matteo Manassero | ITA |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Matthew Nixon | ENG |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Matthias Schwab | AUT |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Mikko Ilonen | FIN |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | BEL |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Oliver Farr | WAL |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Paul Dunne | IRL |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Paul Waring | ENG |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Ricardo Gonzalez | ARG |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Soo-Min Lee | KOR |
1 |
71 |
T103 |
Adam Bland | AUS |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Alejandro Canizares | ESP |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Andres Romero | ARG |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Daniel Im | USA |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Haotong Li | CHN |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Jonas Blixt | SWE |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Marcel Siem | GER |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Nicola Gerhardsen | SUI |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Pedro Oriol | ESP |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Richie Ramsay | SCO |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Sam Horsfield | ENG |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Scott Fernandez | ESP |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Shubhankar Sharma | IND |
2 |
72 |
T118 |
Andrew Dodt | AUS |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Chris Hanson | ENG |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Clement Sordet | FRA |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Felipe Aguilar | CHI |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Gerold Folk | AUT |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Lasse Jensen | DNK |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Luca Galliano | SUI |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Sam Brazel | AUS |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Sebastian Heisele | GER |
3 |
73 |
T127 |
Adrien Saddier | SCO |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Charlie Ford | ENG |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Connor Syme | SCO |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Jacques Kruyswijk | RSA |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Jonathan Thomson | ENG |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Loris Schuepbach | SUI |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Mathias Eggenberger | SUI |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Mathias Groenberg | SWE |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | ESP |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Raphael De Sousa | CHE |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Renato Paratore | ITA |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Robert Foley | SUI |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Ryan Evans | ENG |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Tapio Pulkkanen | FIN |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
4 |
74 |
T143 |
Jin-Ho Choi | KOR |
5 |
75 |
T143 |
Marcus Fraser | AUS |
5 |
75 |
T143 |
Rak Cho | KOR |
5 |
75 |
T143 |
Thongchai Jaidee | THA |
5 |
75 |
T147 |
Carlos Pigem | ESP |
7 |
77 |
T147 |
John Daly | USA |
7 |
77 |
T147 |
Pelle Edberg | SWE |
7 |
77 |
T147 |
Raphael Jacquelin | FRA |
7 |
77 |
T151 |
Marc Dobias | SUI |
8 |
78 |
T151 |
Steven Brown | ENG |
8 |
78 |
T151 |
Yusaku Miyazato | JPN |
8 |
78 |
154 |
Jason Norris | AUS |
9 |
79 |
155 |
Cedric Gugler | SUI |
10 |
80 |
156 |
Sebastien Gros | FRA |
14 |
84 |
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Maximilian Kieffer | GER |
-6 |
64 |
T2 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
-5 |
65 |
T2 |
Hideto Tanihara | JPN |
-5 |
65 |
T2 |
Julien Guerrier | FRA |
-5 |
65 |
T2 |
Soren Kjeldsen | DEN |
-5 |
65 |
T6 |
David Drysdale | SCO |
-4 |
66 |
T6 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
-4 |
66 |
T6 |
Nacho Elvira | ESP |
-4 |
66 |
T6 |
Justin Walters | RSA |
-4 |
66 |
T10 |
Aaron Rai | ENG |
-3 |
67 |
T10 |
Alexander Levy | FRA |
-3 |
67 |
T10 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
-3 |
67 |
T10 |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
-3 |
67 |
T10 |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
-3 |
67 |
T10 |
Ryan Fox | NZL |
-3 |
67 |
T10 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
-3 |
67 |
T10 |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
-3 |
67 |
T18 |
Andrew Johnston | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Ashley Chesters | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Benjamin Rusch | SWE |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Chris Wood | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Danny Willett | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
David Lipsky | USA |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Doug Ghim | USA |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Josh Geary | NZL |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Laurie Canter | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Lee Slattery | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Lee Westwood | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Lucas Bjerregaard | DNK |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | FRA |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Phachara Khongwatmai | THA |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Robert Rock | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Stephen Gallacher | SCO |
-2 |
68 |
T18 |
Thomas Aiken | RSA |
-2 |
68 |
T37 |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Callum Shinkwin | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Christofer Blomstrand | SWE |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Daniel Brooks | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Fabrizio Zanotti | PAR |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Gavin Green | MAS |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Gregory Bourdy | FRA |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Gregory Havret | FRA |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Jamie Donaldson | WAL |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Jason Scrivener | AUS |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Joakim Lagergren | SWE |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Martin Kaymer | GER |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Matthew Southgate | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Mikko Korhonen | FIN |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Robert Karlsson | SWE |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Romain Wattel | FRA |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
-1 |
69 |
T37 |
Shiv Chawrasia | IND |
-1 |
69 |
T61 |
Andrea Pavan | ITA |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Ashun Wu | CHI |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Austin Connelly | CAN |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Brett Rumford | AUS |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
David Horsey | ENG |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
James Morrison | ENG |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Jens Dantorp | SWE |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Kim Koivu | FIN |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Mark Foster | ENG |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Matthew Baldwin | ENG |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Nino Bertasio | ITA |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Ricardo Melo Gouveia | POR |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Richard Bland | ENG |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Scott Hend | AUS |
Par |
70 |
T61 |
Wade Ormsby | AUS |
Par |
70 |
T81 |
Adrian Otaegui | ESP |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Bradley Dredge | WAL |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Bradley Neil | SCO |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Chase Koepka | USA |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
David Howell | ENG |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | ESP |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Henric Sturehed | SWE |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Jaco Van Zyl | RSA |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Jeung-Hun Wang | KOR |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | THA |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Marc Warren | SCO |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Matteo Manassero | ITA |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Matthew Nixon | ENG |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Matthias Schwab | AUT |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Mikko Ilonen | FIN |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | BEL |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Oliver Farr | WAL |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Paul Dunne | IRL |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Paul Waring | ENG |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Ricardo Gonzalez | ARG |
1 |
71 |
T81 |
Soo-Min Lee | KOR |
1 |
71 |
T103 |
Adam Bland | AUS |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Alejandro Canizares | ESP |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Andres Romero | ARG |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Daniel Im | USA |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Haotong Li | CHN |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Jonas Blixt | SWE |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Marcel Siem | GER |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Nicola Gerhardsen | SUI |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Pedro Oriol | ESP |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Richie Ramsay | SCO |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Sam Horsfield | ENG |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Scott Fernandez | ESP |
2 |
72 |
T103 |
Shubhankar Sharma | IND |
2 |
72 |
T118 |
Andrew Dodt | AUS |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Chris Hanson | ENG |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Clement Sordet | FRA |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Felipe Aguilar | CHI |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Gerold Folk | AUT |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Lasse Jensen | DNK |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Luca Galliano | SUI |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Sam Brazel | AUS |
3 |
73 |
T118 |
Sebastian Heisele | GER |
3 |
73 |
T127 |
Adrien Saddier | SCO |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Charlie Ford | ENG |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Connor Syme | SCO |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Jacques Kruyswijk | RSA |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Jonathan Thomson | ENG |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Loris Schuepbach | SUI |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Mathias Eggenberger | SUI |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Mathias Groenberg | SWE |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | ESP |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Raphael De Sousa | CHE |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Renato Paratore | ITA |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Robert Foley | SUI |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Ryan Evans | ENG |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Tapio Pulkkanen | FIN |
4 |
74 |
T127 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
4 |
74 |
T143 |
Jin-Ho Choi | KOR |
5 |
75 |
T143 |
Marcus Fraser | AUS |
5 |
75 |
T143 |
Rak Cho | KOR |
5 |
75 |
T143 |
Thongchai Jaidee | THA |
5 |
75 |
T147 |
Carlos Pigem | ESP |
7 |
77 |
T147 |
John Daly | USA |
7 |
77 |
T147 |
Pelle Edberg | SWE |
7 |
77 |
T147 |
Raphael Jacquelin | FRA |
7 |
77 |
T151 |
Marc Dobias | SUI |
8 |
78 |
T151 |
Steven Brown | ENG |
8 |
78 |
T151 |
Yusaku Miyazato | JPN |
8 |
78 |
154 |
Jason Norris | AUS |
9 |
79 |
155 |
Cedric Gugler | SUI |
10 |
80 |
156 |
Sebastien Gros | FRA |
14 |
84 |