Course: Crans - Sur Sierre

Location: Crans Montana, Switzerland

Date: August 30 - September 2, 2012

European Tour Golf Betting Odds: The Omega European Masters is one of the most prestigious golf competitions played on European soil. Located at Crans-Montana in the heart of the Swiss Alps, the Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club is indisputably the most spectacular course on the European Tour schedule. This internationally-renowned golf competition, played on the same course for the 66th time this year, has seen players such as Spain’s Severiano Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal and Sergio Garcia, Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie, South Africa’s Ernie Els and Britain’s Lee Westwood win the coveted trophy.

Since 2009, the Omega European Masters, which offers prize money of EUR 2 million, has been the first tournament to have been jointly sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour, giving the 30 best Asian players the opportunity to challenge their European counterparts.

Golf was certainly meant to be played in spectacular settings, and there is hardly a better place than Crans-sur-Sierre. At 5000 feet above sea-level in Switzerland's Valais region, the course does not just offer a constant view of the high Alpine scenery, it is a part of it.

The championship Severiano Ballesteros layout carries the great man's name following the design improvements he made to this immensely scenic course. It is a layout that can test the best in the game, while still giving a thrilling golf experience to the aspiring amateur.

The holes will fairly challenge any player; sometimes a little bit tight between the tree-lined fairways, or in the openness of a summer pasture environment. In winter, skiers race down the fairways, but from late-Spring to early-Autumn the sound of club on ball is all that is heard on this wonderfully natural alpine layout.

As the best championship golf course in the high Alps, the layout is now complemented by three wonderful 9-hole courses: the par-35 Nicklaus course will give your game a full workout; the par-30 Noas will sharpen your accuracy and iron play, while the par-30 Super-Crans course is a fun Pitch & Putt layout for golfers of all abilities.

2011 Omega European Masters Winner - Bjorn wins Omega European Masters

Thomas Bjorn has claimed back-to-back victories on the European Tour after a final round 62 at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.

The Dane's nine-under-par round at Crans-sur-Sierre matched his career best in a European Tour event and helped him overturn a three shot deficit to win by four strokes.

Bjorn, who also won the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles last week, has now won three events this year.

Germany's Martin Kaymer finished on 16-under-par to finish second while Rory McIlroy, Jaco Van Zyl and Jamie Donaldson tied for third on 15-under-par.

Bjorn started his day slowly and was one-over-par through four holes. He then produced four birdies in a row before another at the 11th hole saw him take the lead.

He birdied the 14th and then eagled the 15th hole, sinking a 12-foot putt in the process. Bjorn produced back-to-back birdies on the final two holes to close out the victory in style, holing 8-foot putts at both.

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