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European Tour: Portugal Masters top 10 power rankings

By Mike Randleman

VILAMOURA, PORTUGAL - OCTOBER 23: General View of crowds by the 18th green during day four of the Portugal Masters at Victoria Clube de Golfe on October 23, 2016 in Vilamoura, Portugal. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
VILAMOURA, PORTUGAL - OCTOBER 23: General View of crowds by the 18th green during day four of the Portugal Masters at Victoria Clube de Golfe on October 23, 2016 in Vilamoura, Portugal. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) /
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HAMBURG, GERMANY – JULY 26: Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark plays his first shot on the 4th tee during the Porsche European Open Pro Am at Green Eagle Golf Course on July 26, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images) /

This is one of the best value plays you’ll find this week. Bjerregaard offers a nice mix of past course history, solid recent form and an under-the-radar status.

Just inside the world top 400, the 26-year-old Dane is in search of his first career individual win. Finding it in Portugal might not be too big of a stretch to think about.

Bjerregaard has posted par or better in all 10 rounds at Dom Pedro, nine of which were under par. His nine-under Sunday 63 vaulted him to finish T12 last year and weekend 66s led to a T9 in 2015.

Like Otaegui, he’s shaken off a slow to start to the year to round into shape in recent weeks. Bjerregaard has been four straight top-50 finishes including a T9 two weeks ago against a solid field at the European Masters.

While it didn’t count for world ranking points, Bjerregaard teamed with fellow counryman Thorbjørn Olesen to win the innaugurall Golf Sixes in May, a 16-team exhibition.

Bjerregaard can crush the ball, coming in at No. 9 on the European Tour in distance.

If Bjerregaard has his wedges dialed in, he could ascend the leaderboard at a course he’s come to enjoy. After playing four weeks in a row, I expect him to be recharged and ready to go after taking last week’s KLM Open off.

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