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Fowler: teeing it up in Sweden fresh from his debut at the Open Championship

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The stunningly beautiful Bro Hof Slott Golf Club north of Stockholm hosts this week's Scandinavian Masters.

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Designed by famed American architect Robert Trent Jones junior, Bro Hof Slott is an innovative creation that rests close to the Baltic Sea.

One of the longest courses to stage a professional event - at 7,365 yards - more than 3,000 lorry loads of sand was trucked in to produce a course that will make its European Tour debut on Thursday.

The sand was laid out on the region's natural clay and together with a SubAir system on every green - to heat the grass's roots - Bro Hof Slott is a venue very much designed to cope with the severe climate of Scandinavia.

So who's teeing-up in this Nordea-sponsored event?

Fredrik Andersson-Hed: A Swede who would love to triumph in his home event. The experienced 38-year-old enjoyed a maiden Tour triumph in Italy only two months ago.

Rickie Fowler: The young American continues his golfing education with a trip to the Swedish capital. An unlikely winner but should certainly be worth watching as one of the sponsor's invitations.

Raphael Jacquelin: The Frenchman's form has taken an up-turn in recent week's that included a top-three finish at Loch Lomond earlier this month. Has had eight top-25 finishes this season.

Robert Karlsson: The Swede arrives on home soil having tied-for-14th at St Andrews where none of his four rounds were over par. He will probably tee-off on Thursday as the pre-tournament favourite.

Edoardo Molinari: The in-form Italian, who was an impressive winner at Loch Lomond, will be hoping to further his chances of qualifying for this autumn's Ryder Cup.

Robert Rock: Tied-seventh at St Andrews, the Englishman remains one of the better European players yet to win on Tour.