Preview

2025 European Masters Event Info

Starts: 28th August 2025
Course: Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Switzerland
Par: 70
Length: 6,823 yards
2024 Champion: Matt Wallace

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2025 European Masters Course Info

Designer: Renovated by Seve Ballesteros
Type of Course: Short and fiddly, elevated by 4000ft above sea level.
Used Since: 1939. No event in 2020. 
Fairways: Tree-lined and undulating.
Greens: Small, Undulated, Poa/Bent.
Water Hazard: In-play on six holes, all of which on the back nine.
Par 5's: 9th, 14th and 15th.
Premium on: Form at altitude.

Significant Info To Be Aware Of 

We have plenty of course form here to help us. The altitude and uniqueness of the course gives it a character all of its own.

At 6,823 yards, it is one of the shortest on tour. The ball travels 10% further due to altitude so there is a heavy emphasis on plotting your way around.

2025 European Masters Trends

Winning score
Since 2001 had ranged from -13 to -20. However, Matt Wallace prevailed last year with a score of -11 due to strong winds on the Saturday.

Winning Profile 
We have plenty of repeat winners here: Fitzpatrick (2017 and 2018), Bjorn (2011 and 2013) and Noren (2009 and 2016). Soderberg was ranked 287th before his win in 2019 but the majority of recent winners have been of a high European Tour calibre. 2022 winner Thriston Lawrence had won earlier in the season in South Africa whilst Aberg went on to win on the PGA Tour weeks later in 2023. 

Recent Form 
The last six winners had a top 10 in their previous start. It may pay to back an in form player this week.

Course Form
Four of the last five winners, Ludvig Aberg, Thriston Lawrence, Rasmus Hojgaard and Sebastian Soderberg, won on their debuts but the four winners prior had two top 10's at Crans previously. Last year's winner, Matt Wallace, was a previous runner up in this event.

2025 European Masters Stats Analysis

We have six years worth of Strokes Gained stats so we also use traditional stats for the past eight years to gain an additional insight.

SG: Off The Tee
The past six winners ranked 19-4-97-2-16-2.  Putting yourself in good positions off the tee is a huge advantage.

Driving Distance 
The past eight winners ranked 29-7-103-40-35-134-87-69.

Driving Accuracy 
The past eight winners ranked 19-44-101-3-53-5-34-89.

SG: Approach
The past six winners ranked 88-2-1-6-52-27.

Greens in Regulation
The past eight winners ranked 57-2-15-5-56-3-21-29. Hitting the small greens this week is advantageous.

SG: Around The Green
The past six winners ranked 10-44-30-118-16-35.

SG: Putting
The past six winners ranked 7-75-29-17-27-35.

2025 European Masters In-Play Advice

Tough Holes
The 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th were among the six hardest holes on the course last year.  Do keep this in mind if betting in-play.

Birdie Holes
The three par 5's and the driveable par 4 7th played easiest in 2024.

Fast or Slow Start
Catch up is possible here although Wallace was never more than a shot behind last year, Aberg was never more than three behind in 2023 and Lawrence and Wallace were up with the pace after every round on route to a playoff in 2022.

Only four winners in the past eight years have been inside the top 12 after the opening round.  Three of the last eight winners have been outside the top 30 after round one.

The last eight winners have all been inside the top 15 after round two.  Rasmus Hojgaard was the first winner in the last eight years to have won from a position outside the top 10 after three rounds.

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