Pelle Edberg - anticipated winner of Czech Open 2010
The 6th edition of the Czech open is here. It is taking place at the Prosper Resort in Celadna from the 19th August to 22nd August, 2010.
The event has a haphazard history as it was started in 1994, when for the first time it took place under the European tour banner. The winner of the tournament was Per-Ulrik Johansson. Since then tournament took place every year till 1997 after which it was removed from the European tour list. That year Bernhard Langer claimed the title and after a gap of 11 years it returned back in 2009 to be re- included on the European tour.
A little about the ravishing course on which the Czech open is taking place; the course is considered as one of the easiest courses with its narrow fairways and undulating greens. In fact a rumour prevails that all a player needs is long tee shots and good putting, rest is a duck shoot. This year the anticipated winner to take Czech Opens trophy is Pelle Edberg due to his unique golfing qualities. Mentioned below are a few facts about Pelle and a peek into his professional excellence.
Pelle Edberg
The only reason for him being at top is simple; the course was made for the man. This 31-year-old Swedish fulfils the requirements for being the leader of golf. He hits the ball at 303.1 yards off the tee and has a driving accuracy of 63.37%. This signifies that he is longer and straighter off the tee than most of top veterans such as Paul Casey, Lee Westwood, Robert Karlsson, Sergio Garcia, Rory McIlroy and the US PGA winner Martin Kaymer. Moreover he holds the record of 69.44% hits of greens in regulation, despite his 330th world ranking.
As it has been mentioned earlier, smooth putting is the real difficulty many top players who happen to be long hitters, face. However this is not the problem with Pelle Edberg, who is a superb putter. According to a media report, he holds the record of 27.8 putts per round, which is the 2nd highest in the European Tour. Considering the fact that he manages not to miss many greens, which can be seen from his greens in regulation percentage, his playing statistics are truly exquisite.
In terms of putts per greens in regulation, he stands at the 4th spot with an average of 1.702, which denotes that he is technically the third-best putter on tour, with Luke Donald and Fredrik Andersson Hed being the best two.
Having said all this, one must be pondering what is his current status? According to the experts, Pelle Edberg has a strategy of preying on smaller tournaments of the European tour and relatively easier courses. So on the whole, Pelle Edberg have had six top 15 finishes in smaller tournaments, which can be considered as the player’s niche.
He was tied at the second spot in the Saint Omer Open and at the fifth in the Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca, yet another smaller event. In the Rolex Open on the Challenge Tour 7 days back, the golfer finished ninth, giving Pelle enough confidence for this week’s tournament. Fans eagerly wait for Edberg win over the Czech Open due to his unique techniques and excellent conditions.
Summing it up, Pelle Edberg is the number 1 contender on the list of players who will top the charts at the end of this week. According to the experts, Pelle Edberg has a flourishing career, as he is one of the few players that have made a cut in all the 9 events of the European tour this season and finished in top 10s. However the best part is that, out of these 9 events on the European Tour, he had only one round with 1 over par. With such an exquisite record, he will surely be the one holding the Trophy of Czech Open 2010.
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