In-form golf expert Ben Coley takes a speculative approach to the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.
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Tucked into the shirt pocket of the Swiss Alps, Crans-sur-Sierre, home of the Omega European Masters, is a sight to behold. It's no wonder that Sergio Garcia now calls this place home and if you watch one event a year, it surely must be this one.
A golf course which spends half the year covered in snow might have its critics - small, upturned-saucer greens can border on the farcical, and there are many spots on the fairway which offer no direct route to the green - but those in town this week will doubtless find a state of equilibrium only the mountain air can bring.
Players who can take their eyes off the view for long enough to focus on working out their altitude-affected yardages will seek to join illustrious company. Seve Ballesteros won this title three times, his friend Jose Maria Olazabal once, while the likes of Ernie Els and Colin Montgomerie also feature on a high-class honours board in one they all want to win.
With Garcia electing not to return for another stab at an event he took in 2005, two would-be Ryder Cup players take the chance to bag some early points.
Alex Noren and Tommy Fleetwood rate two of the stars of the European Tour over the last 18 months and are hard to split, even if the layers make Noren favourite. The Swede seeks his third title here, but perhaps the edge should go to Fleetwood given that he too loves the course and, unlike newly-married Noren, doesn't have to defend.
There will be worse 12/1 shots than Fleetwood but there will be better ones too and it has been a busy year for the Southport man. He's won two elite events and might yet add a third but I'm afraid those looking for a solid bet from the top of the market have come to the wrong place. Just like the rest of them, Fleetwood isn't for me.
Matt Fitzpatrick was tempting but sounded particularly down on his game last week, whereas a more bullish Lee Westwood still has enough to prove at the odds. The 1999 winner seems sure to go well and is as solid as they come for a top-10 or top-20 bet, but it's a long time since he won and while those days are not over, at 28/1 he can be left alone.
Instead, it's an especially speculative approach from me this week, starting with general 200/1 chance Nino Bertasio.
Once a classy amateur, the 29-year-old is still working to establish himself at this level but another fairly solid season means he's in with a good chance to secure his card for 2018 with one or two decent cheques in the coming weeks.