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2024 FedEx Open de France Tips

2024 FedEx Open de France Event Info

Starts: 10th October 2024
Course: Le Golf National, France
Par: 71
Length: 7,247 yards
Defending Champion: Ryo Hisatsune

2024 FedEx Open de France Course Info

Designer: Hubert Chesneau and Robert Van Hagge.
Used Since: 1991 (No events held 2020-2021)
Fairways: Average, Undulating.
Greens: Average, Bentgrass.
Water Hazards: On 1, 2, 13, 15, 16 and 18.
Premium on: Approach and putting.
 

Significant Info

This course hosted the Ryder Cup in 2018 and underwent changes to the course prior to the 2016 Open De France, therefore the events between 2016-2019, and the 2022 edition, are most relevant from a course form point of view.

European Golf Design, the firm tasked with the re-design, were also responsible for the 2010 course at Celtic Manor, Green Eagle Golf (Nord) and Marco Simeone GC.

The event was traditionally played in June/July as a rolex series event however was pushed back to October in 2019 and now fills a slot in October. Course conditions from the 2019, 2022 and 2023 editions are therefore most similar.

 

2024 FedEx Open de France Weather

Thursday
Light rain and gentle breeze. Wind 10-12mph.

Friday
Light rain and gentle breeze. Wind 2-4mph.

Saturday
Light rain and gentle breeze. Wind 2-4mph.

Sunday
Sunny and warmer. Wind 3-5mph.

2024 FedEx Open de France Trends

Winning Score
Hisatsune won with 14 under par last year whilst he winning score was 16 under par in 2022 with only two players finishing better than 11 under par. 12 under par won in 2019 whilst Alex Noren only won with 7 under par in 2018. The years between 2015-2017 were all won with scores between 11-13 under par. With barely any wind forecast this week, expect a winning score in the high teens.  

Course Form
Hisatsune was making his course debut. Migliozzi had missed the cut in his only prior start. In 2019, Colsaerts had a couple of T11's previously but nothing special. 2018 winner Noren took a while to warm up to the course but had posted back to back top 10's before his win. 2017 winner Fleetwood had missed 4/4 cuts before his win in 2017.  Course form helps but isn't essential.

Recent Form
Hisatsune had missed his last two cuts. Miglozzi was in steady form with five top 40's in a row (no top 10's though). Colsaerts was having a poor year, with only one top 10 before his win in October 2019. Noren was in much better form before his win, with four top 25's in a row whilst arrived in red hot form too in 2017. Thongchai Jaidee was in fairly average form before his win in 2016. Form not essential, but has helped in some years.

Winner's Profile
Migliozzi, Colsaerts, Noren, Fleetwood and Jaidee were all established winners on tour, whilst Hisatsune was a big talent despite lack of experience. We should be looking for a classy winner this week. 

2024 FedEx Open de France Stats

With the 2019, 2022 and 2023 editions most relevant, we will analyse the stats of the top four in 2019, the runaway top two in 2022 and winner of 2023.

SG: Off The Tee
56-45-70-6-63-45-12.  Strong drivers of the golf ball are preferred but not essential.

Driving Accuracy
9-119-95-55-57-51-105.  Driving accuracy isn't essential this week.

Driving Distance
61-4-63-4-79-28-30.  Distance over accuracy this week but not crucial.

SG: Approach
7-55-2-7-28-8-12.  Strong iron play is generally required here.

SG: Tee to Green
10-19-3-2-34-9-28.  You can putt your way to a big finish, as JB Hansen did in 2019.  Strong ball striking is preferred though.

SG: Around The Green
76-17-19-43-57-35-101. ATG isn't essential this week.

SG: Putting
9-2-12-23-2-16-5. A solid putting week is usually required around Le Golf National.

2024 FedEx Open de France In-Play Tips

Tough Holes
The final four holes can play really tough, in particular 18 which was the toughest hole in 2023, whilst it is also a tough start with 1,2 and 4 all averaging over par. 

In-Play

Ten of the last thirteen round three leaders have not been able to convert, most notably in 2018 winner Alex Noren trailed by seven and Graeme McDowell trailed by eight! Players have also come from two, three, four (twice) and five back (twice) in the last ten editions. Don't be scared to take on the leader on Sunday if he is vulnerable.

2024 FedEx Open de France Tips