KLM Open - Ones to watch
Watch all four rounds of the KLM Open live on Sky Sports. Coverage starts on Thursday at 10am on SS1 and HD1
Last updated: 20th August 2008
Fisher: Defending champion
The Tour moves on to the lowlands of Zandvoort for this week's KLM Open in the Netherlands.
For the third year in a row the tournament is being staged at Kennemer, a seaside course that resembles a traditional British links.
Wind is usually a major factor and accuracy from the tee is of greater importance than normal.
Despite being a coastal lay-out, the venue is reasonably undulating though short by today's standards.
Opened in 1927, the course has staged a handful of European Tour events down the decades - although there was a 16-year gap between hosting tournaments in1990 and 2006.
So with deadline day fast approaching, with regards to the naming of Europe's Ryder Cup team, who are the likely challengers this week?
Markus Brier: The only player to post top-ten finishes at Kennemer in both 2006 and 2007.
Oliver Fisher: The young Englishman continues to impress. In Sweden on Sunday he finished in a tie for eighth.
Ross Fisher: The defending champion who is rapidly climbing the World Ranking list. Was an impressive seven-shot winner of the European Open in early July.
Alistair Forsyth: Third at Kennemer last year and full of confidence following his top-ten finish in the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills.
Anders Hansen: Although a two-time winner of Wentworth's prestigious PGA Championship, the big surprise is that Hansen does not win more regularly on Tour.
Soren Kjeldsen: The quiet Dane is making a late run to qualify for Nick Faldo's Ryder Cup team. Following his seventh place finish in Sweden at the weekend, he is now up to 15th in the 'Ryder Money' table.
Peter Lawrie: The normally accurate Irishman finished sixth at Kennemer in 2006 and earlier this season secured his maiden Tour title in Spain.
Justin Rose: A surprise entry this week as Rose seeks to improve his Ryder Cup ambitions.
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