BMW International Open 2026 Betting Tips: Perez to be the Victor in Munich?

After Eugenio Chacarra secured back-to-back victories with an impressive display at last week’s Open d’Italia, the DP World Tour now closes out its European Swing in Germany, with the BMW International Open at Golfclub München Eichenried.

Star golf tipster Jamie Worsley is back with his usual long-read preview of the event. He's picked out six players he likes to follow, so check out Jamie's thoughts and his BMW International Open 2026 Betting Tips below...

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TOURNAMENT HISTORY 

The BMW International Open debuted on the DP World Tour (DPWT) in 1989 and, excluding 2020, has been held every year since. Each edition has taken place in Germany, with current host Golfclub München Eichenried staging 29 of the 36 renewals, and exclusively so since 2019.

An esteemed list of winners includes names such as Sandy Lyle (1991), Colin Montgomerie (1999), Lee Westwood (2003), Miguel Angel Jimenez (2004), and Ernie Els (2013). Yet just four players have lifted the trophy more than once: Paul Azinger (1990, 1992), Thomas Bjorn (2000, 2002), Pablo Larrazabal (2011, 2015), and Henrik Stenson (2006, 2016).

Meanwhile, Martin Kaymer is the only German to taste victory, thrilling the home fans with a playoff win over Denmark's Anders Hansen in 2008.

Last five winners:

• 2025

Winner: Dan Brown (-22)

Runner-up: Jordan Smith (-20)

• 2024

Winner: Ewen Ferguson (-18)

Runners-up: David Micheluzzi, Jordan Smith (-16)

• 2023

Winner: Thriston Lawrence (-13)

Runner-up: Joost Luiten (-12)

• 2022

Winner: Haotong Li (-22, playoff)

Runner-up: Thomas Pieters (-22)

• 2021

Winner: Viktor Hovland (-19)

Runner-up: Martin Kaymer (-17)

Dan Brown claimed the second DPWT victory of his career in Munich last year, converting his 54-hole lead to beat Jordan Smith by two strokes. Having gone a long way towards helping him secure his PGA Tour card for this season, he does return to defend this week.

THE COURSE

Golfclub München Eichenried

• Original architect / Year opened: Kurt Rossknecht / 1989
• Latest renovation: The greens underwent a complete renovation in 2018
• Par / Yardage: Par 72 / 7,354 yards
• Hole breakdown:
  • 4x par 3s (162-227 yards)
  • 10x par 4s (319-490 yards)
  • 4x par 5s (546-575 yards)
• Course style: A tree-lined yet spacious parkland course, showcasing a fun risk/reward challenge
• Fairways:
  • With an even mix of narrow and generous landing areas, the doglegging fairways are around average in width overall
  • Strategic bunkering offers the main protection, alongside thick patches of rough for the most wayward
  • Players can find approaches into the greens blocked out by trees if they don't find the correct side of the hole
• Greens:
  • The bentgrass greens are reasonably large
  • Although the undulations aren't especially harsh, several are multi-tiered with moderate slopes
  • They are strongly bunkered and surrounded by run-offs, leading to some tricky up-and-downs from collection areas
• Defences: Water is the course's primary defence, coming into play on seven holes, including each of the final three
• Average winning score: -17.7 (last 10 editions held here)

Golfclub München Eichenried is a fair and solid all-round test of golf. Hit it well and there are countless birdie opportunities out there, but you can easily rack up some big numbers if off your game.

The hazard-laden finish is particularly exciting and can lead to plenty of drama down the stretch on Sunday. Water sits short and left of the drivable 319-yard par-4 16^th, guards the front of the 212-yard par-3 17^th, and protects the left-hand side of the fairway and right-hand side of the green on the closing 575-yard par-5 18^th.

THE WEATHER

Stormy, wet weather in the build-up to this week's event should result in receptive conditions. That rain is forecast to persist into Thursday and Friday, though doesn't look to be too heavy, and with just a 6-7mph breeze predicted for the most part, I expect scoring to be good in Germany.

KEY STATS

SG: Approach / Greens-in-Regulation (GIR)

Top-class ball-striking is a must at Golfclub München Eichenried, with the irons proving particularly important in recent years.

• 2025
  • Dan Brown (Winner): 7^th in SG: Approach / 1^st in GIR
  • Jordan Smith (2^nd): 5^th in SG: Approach / 12^th in GIR
  • Kazuma Kobori (3^rd): 4^th in SG: Approach / 11^th in GIR
  • Joost Luiten (4^th): 17^th in SG: Approach / 4^th in GIR
• 2024
  • Ewen Ferguson (Winner): 2^nd in SG: Approach / 7^th in GIR
  • Jordan Smith (2^nd): 15^th in SG: Approach / 9^th in GIR
  • Matthew Southgate (4^th): 6^th in SG: Approach
  • Connor Syme (4^th): 3^rd in GIR
  • Rikuya Hoshino (6^th): 3^rd in SG: Approach / 14^th in GIR
  • Jens Dantorp (6^th): 5^th in SG: Approach / 7^th in GIR
  • Matthis Besard (6^th): 7^th in SG: Approach / 1^st in GIR
• 2023
  • Joost Luiten (2^nd): 6^th in SG: Approach / 2^nd in GIR
  • Daniel Hillier (3^rd): 16^th in SG: Approach / 1^st in GIR
• 2022
  • Haotong Li (Winner): 13^th in SG: Approach
  • Pablo Larrazabal (5^th): 9^th in GIR
  • Romain Langasque (5^th): 9^th in GIR
• 2021
  • Viktor Hovland (Winner): 14^th in SG: Approach / 8^th in GIR
  • Martin Kaymer (2^nd): 1^st in SG: Approach / 15^th in GIR
  • Victor Dubuisson (4^th): 4^th in GIR

SG: Off-the-Tee (SG: OTT) and/or Driving Accuracy

Quality off the tee, whether through controlled power or relentless fairway finding, has been prevalent among the majority of top contenders over the last five editions.

• 2025
  • Dan Brown (Winner): 6^th in SG: OTT / 1^st in driving accuracy
  • Kazuma Kobori (3^rd): 1^st in driving accuracy
  • Joost Luiten (4^th): 14^th in SG: OTT / 4^th in driving accuracy
  • Kristoffer Reitan (4^th): 4^th in SG: OTT
• 2024
  • Ewen Ferguson (Winner): 8^th in driving accuracy
  • David Micheluzzi (2^nd): 13^th in SG: OTT / 4^th in driving accuracy
  • Jordan Smith (2^nd): 16^th in SG: OTT
  • Connor Syme (4^th): 1^st in SG: OTT / 2^nd in driving accuracy
  • Jens Dantorp (6^th): 4^th in driving accuracy
• 2023
  • Joost Luiten (2^nd): 5^th in SG: OTT / 9^th in driving accuracy
  • Daniel Hillier (3^rd): 3^rd in SG: OTT
  • Adrian Meronk (3^rd): 6^th in SG: OTT
  • Max Kieffer (3^rd): 13^th in SG: OTT / 4^th in driving accuracy
• 2022
  • Haotong Li (Winner): 11^th in SG: OTT
  • Thomas Pieters (2^nd): 4^th in SG: OTT
  • Ryan Fox (3^rd): 9^th in SG: OTT
  • Romain Langasque (5^th): 7^th in SG: OTT
• 2021
  • Viktor Hovland (Winner): 7^th in SG: OTT
  • Martin Kaymer (2^nd): 14^th in driving accuracy
  • Victor Dubuisson (4^th): 17^th in SG: OTT

SG: Putting (bentgrass)

Birdie-or-Better %

Lastly, the putter is always an asset in low-scoring affairs. Therefore, anyone with positive experience on bentgrass greens is of obvious interest.

• 2025
  • Jordan Smith (2^nd): 5^th in SG: Putting
  • Davis Bryant (4^th): 3^rd in SG: Putting
  • Kristoffer Reitan (4^th): 9^th in SG: Putting
• 2024
  • Ewen Ferguson (Winner): 10^th in SG: Putting
  • David Micheluzzi (2^nd): 1^st in SG: Putting
  • Jordan Smith (2^nd): 5^th in SG: Putting
  • Jens Dantorp (6^th): 6^th in SG: Putting
• 2023
  • Thriston Lawrence (Winner): 10^th in SG: Putting
  • Rikuya Hoshino (3^rd): 1^st in SG: Putting
  • Max Kieffer (3^rd): 5^th in SG: Putting
• 2022
  • Haotong Li (Winner): 11^th in SG: Putting
  • Thomas Pieters (2^nd): 10^th in SG: Putting
  • Ryan Fox (3^rd): 4^th in SG: Putting
  • Sami Valimaki (4^th): 1^st in SG: Putting
  • Nicolai Von Dellingshausen (5^th): 8^th in SG: Putting
• 2021
  • Viktor Hovland (Winner): 1^st in SG: Putting
  • Martin Kaymer (2^nd): 7^th in SG: Putting
  • Victor Dubuisson (4^th): 9^th in SG: Putting

CORRELATING EVENTS (COURSES)

British Masters (The Belfry – Brabazon Course)

The Belfry's Brabazon Course is a winding, tree-lined layout that plays to an almost identical par and yardage as Golfclub München Eichenried. Ranking closely in most aspects, especially short-game difficulty, it is a standout comp for this week.

Notable correlating form:

• Thriston Lawrence: BMW International (1^st) / British Masters (2^nd)
• Ewen Ferguson: BMW International (1^st) / British Masters (4^th)
• Dan Brown: BMW International (1^st) / British Masters (8^th)
• Richard Bland: BMW International (2^nd) / British Masters (1^st)
• Daniel Hillier: BMW International (3^rd) / British Masters (1^st)
• Kazuma Kobori: BMW International (3^rd) / British Masters (2^nd)
• Adrian Meronk: BMW International (3^rd) / British Masters (3^rd)
• Jorge Campillo: BMW International (3^rd) / British Masters/UK Championship (6^th, 7^th)
• Connor Syme: BMW International (4^th) / British Masters (3^rd)
• Andy Sullivan: BMW International (5^th) / British Masters (5^th, 6^th)
• Romain Langasque: BMW International (5^th, 9^th) / British Masters (8^th, 8^th)

Soudal Open (Rinkven International)

Rinkven International is another densely wooded parkland with doglegging fairways and lots of risk/reward holes. The ball-striking challenge is akin to what players will face this week, possessing fairways of a comparable width and similar GIR percentages into the bentgrass surfaces.

Notable correlating form:

• Ewen Ferguson: BMW International (1^st) / Soudal (2^nd)
• Thriston Lawrence: BMW International (1^st) / Soudal (4^th)
• Haotong Li: BMW International (1^st) / Soudal (4^th)
• Thomas Pieters: BMW International (2^nd) / Soudal (2^nd)
• Jordan Smith: BMW International (2^nd, 2^nd, 3^rd) / Soudal (4^th)
• Ryan Fox: BMW International (3^rd) / Soudal (2^nd)
• Jorge Campillo: BMW International (3^rd) / Soudal (2^nd)
• Adrian Meronk: BMW International (3^rd) / Soudal (6^th)
• Kristoffer Reitan: BMW International (4^th) / Soudal (1^st)
• Sam Horsfield: BMW International (5^th) / Soudal (1^st)
• Romain Langasque: BMW International (5^th, 9^th) / Soudal (2^nd)
• Jens Dantorp: BMW International (6^th) / Soudal (2^nd)

Omega European Masters (Crans-sur-Sierre)

Whilst Crans-sur-Sierre is a much more undulating venue than Golfclub München Eichenried, these tree-lined layouts still have plenty in common. The doglegging fairways require the same level of thought off the tee, risk/reward chances are abundant, and bentgrass is dominant on the putting surfaces.

Notable correlating form:

• Thriston Lawrence: BMW International (1^st) / European Masters (1^st, 1^st)
• Andres Romero: BMW International (1^st) / European Masters (2^nd)
• Joost Luiten: BMW International (2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th) / European Masters (5^th, 6^th)
• Matt Fitzpatrick: BMW International (2^nd) / European Masters (1^st, 1^st)
• Richard Bland: BMW International (2^nd) / European Masters (5^th)
• Matt Wallace: BMW International (3^rd) / European Masters (1^st, 2^nd, 2^nd)
• Jorge Campillo: BMW International (3^rd) / European Masters (4^th)
• Sami Valimaki: BMW International (4^th) / European Masters (2^nd)
• Connor Syme: BMW International (4^th) / European Masters (3^rd)

Qatar Masters (Doha Golf Club)

Last up is Qatar Masters host, Doha Golf Club, which has striking crossover form with Golfclub München Eichenried. Despite their differing appearances, the two venues do share similar ball-striking numbers and often see the strongest iron players separate themselves from the rest.

Notable correlating form:

• Ewen Ferguson: BMW International (1^st) / Qatar (1^st)
• Haotong Li: BMW International (1^st) / Qatar (1^st)
• Pablo Larrazabal: BMW International (1^st, 1^st) / Qatar (4^th, 5^th)
• Jordan Smith: BMW International (2^nd, 2^nd, 3^rd) / Qatar (5^th, 6^th)
• Rikuya Hoshino: BMW International (3^rd, 6^th) / Qatar (1^st)
• Jorge Campillo: BMW International (3^rd) / Qatar (2^nd, 2^nd)
• Rafa Cabrera-Bello: BMW International (3^rd) / Qatar (2^nd, 3^rd, 3^rd)
• Christiaan Bezuidenhout: BMW International (3^rd) / Qatar (2^nd)
• Adrian Meronk: BMW International (3^rd) / Qatar (3^rd)
• Sami Valimaki: BMW International (4^th) / Qatar (1^st)
• Darren Fichardt: BMW International (5^th, 7^th) / Qatar (1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd)

THE FIELD

We have another quality field on the DPWT this week, with 10 of the world's top 100 heading to Germany. No. 31 Patrick Reed is again the top-ranked, followed by No. 51 Marco Penge – who returns having recently taken time off to deal with some recurring health issues – alongside No. 54 Joaquin Niemann and last week's winner, No. 58 Eugenio Chacarra.

Defending champion Dan Brown is one of seven former winners in attendance, joined by Ewen Ferguson (2024), Thriston Lawrence (2023), Pablo Larrazabal (2015, 2011), Fabrizio Zanotti (2014), Danny Willett (2012), and Martin Kaymer (2008).

Matti Schmid and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen return from action on the PGA Tour. Meanwhile, LIV's Sergio Garcia, Abraham Ancer, Carlos Ortiz, Sebastian Munoz, and Byeong Hun An add some extra depth to proceedings.

SELECTIONS

Market leaders (1/4, 5 places): Joaquin Niemann 7/1, Patrick Reed 16/1, Eugenio Chacarra 18/1, Angel Ayora 18/1, Daniel Hillier 22/1, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen 25/1

1.5 pts Victor Perez each-way (1/5 - 8 places) @ 35/1

Victor Perez hit the ball superbly when 2^nd at the Soudal Open back in May and would've almost certainly won had his putter behaved. Nevertheless, that effort at Rinkven reads particularly well ahead of another tree-lined test, and as someone who is usually reliable on the greens, I expect him to go close in Germany.

Perez was recruited by LIV at the end of last year and has been solid if unspectacular during his first campaign, claiming five top-20s, with a best of 11^th in Virginia.

He blew those displays out of the water when returning to DPWT action in Belgium, finishing two adrift of Richard Sterne at Rinkven International. His long game was supreme there, ranking 1^st in SG: OTT, 1^st in GIR and 7^th in SG: Approach, though he was ultimately let down by a poor week on the greens.

As a player who ranks 31^st in SG: Putting across the last 12 months, I'm confident Perez can rectify that here – a course at which he's made the cut on each of his two visits. The second of those resulted in an encouraging 18^th-place finish in 2023, and with that runner-up effort at the Soudal Open also boding well, the Frenchman has every chance of a fourth DPWT victory.

1.25 pts Abraham Ancer each-way (1/5 - 8 places) @ 40/1

I’m going to stick with that LIV contingent, and I can’t help but feel that Abraham Ancer is overpriced in Munich. This precise ball-striker has been in fine form this year and, very much at home around this type of layout, he has the class and know-how to contend.

Nine LIV appearances have yielded three top-five finishes in 2026, the latest of which came at Valderrama just two starts ago. He’s also teed it up twice on the Asian Tour, placing 5^th at the Kolon Korea Open before hitting the top 25 at the International Series Morocco on his latest outing.

His ball-striking has been typically laser-like, ranking 7^th in SG: Approach and 10^th in driving accuracy among these players. When we also consider that he sits 26^th in SG: Putting, he clearly has the firepower to score around this setup.

Ancer will make his debut in Germany and has no form on any of the comp courses mentioned. However, recording his solo PGA Tour win at TPC Southwind at the 2021 St Jude Classic, and his only LIV victory at Hong Kong Golf Club in 2024 – both rather strategic, tree-lined courses – he looks perfectly suited to this challenge.

1 pt Calum Hill each-way (1/5 - 6 places) @ 50/1

Having twice finished 2^nd and picked up five further top-20s, the only thing missing from Calum Hill’s 2026 record is a trophy. He’s as prolific a birdie-maker as anyone in this field, largely due to the strength of his putting and, alongside his promising record at Golfclub München Eichenried, this could just be the week that it all comes together.

Hill caught fire in the Middle East at the beginning of the year, producing back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Bahrain Championship and Qatar Masters. He then picked up a third top-10 of the campaign when 6^th in India and arrives in Germany after three straight top-20s.

His putter has been his biggest asset, ranking 2^nd in this field, and in the wet conditions, his position of 4^th in birdie average is another major plus. Although his inconsistency with the long game remains, he’s been reasonably straight off the tee in recent weeks and has gained strokes on his last two outings in approach.

Hill missed the cut here 12 months ago, but finishes of 17^th, 10^th and 32^nd on his first three visits suggest this is a course that suits his eye. His maiden professional triumph at Galgorm Castle on the HotelPlanner Tour in 2018 only reinforces that view, as a tree-lined course with similar demands. Indeed, reigning champion Dan Brown won there in 2023.

Add in a runner-up finish in Qatar alongside 4^th, 8^th and 9^th-place finishes at The Belfry, and there's every reason to expect another bold showing this week.

1 pt Kazuma Kobori each-way (1/5 - 6 places) @ 60/1

Kazuma Kobori was among last week’s selections, largely due to the recent improvement of his approach play. Threatening to get involved several times, he eventually settled for a 19^th-place finish, though with the irons again standing out, he’s worth sticking with at a course where he finished 3^rd in 2025.

After a 9^th-place finish at the Qatar Masters back in February, it took Kobori almost three months to secure his second top-20 of the campaign, placing 13^th at the Turkish Airlines Open six starts ago. He backed that up with a season’s best of 6^th at the Catalunya Championship, and following a couple of missed cuts, he’s bounced back with finishes of 28^th at the KLM Open and 19^th at the Open d’Italia on his last two appearances.

His irons have continually shone since Turkey, but it was last week’s display that was the best of the lot, as he ranked 4^th in SG: Approach in Turin. That puts him 7^th in SG: Approach across the last three months, and as the second-straightest driver on tour who ranks 23^rd in SG: Putting, he’s got an excellent profile for this type of test.

This was evident in 2025, as Kobori closed with a stunning nine-under 63 – the joint-lowest round of the week – to finish 3^rd on his debut at the BMW International Open. He then finished 2^nd at The Belfry later that year, and with his earlier top-10 in Qatar also offering promise, this looks the ideal spot for him to earn his breakthrough victory.

1 pt Guido Migliozzi each-way (1/5 - 8 places) @ 80/1

Playing his best golf of the season, Guido Migliozzi is a player who should relish these soft conditions. He has finished inside the top 10 here before, and with his top-class iron play aided by more accurate driving, this proven winner is an attractive prospect at the price.

Migliozzi was without a top-30 across his first five starts this season, but he now has three in his last six. He enjoyed a fantastic end to the Asian Swing, finishing 13^th at the China Open and 2^nd at the Turkish Airlines Open, and after missing his first two cuts of the European Swing, he has responded with a 28^th in the KLM Open and a 35^th at home in the Open d’Italia.

The one constant within his game has been his iron play, sitting 28^th in SG: Approach this season. That said, this erratic driver has been noticeably straighter off the tee of late and arrives in Germany off the back of one of his standout putting displays of the season, ranking 12^th in Italy.

That should serve Migliozzi well at a course where he finished 10^th back in 2023. He has missed the cut in his three other appearances, but as a former winner at Rinkven (in the 2019 Belgian Knockout), as well as being a runner-up at The Belfry in 2021 and possessing two top-10s at Crans, this is a track at which he can thrive in current form.

1 pt Angel Hidalgo each-way (1/5 - 8 places) @ 150/1

As with Kobori, I’m also returning to Angel Hidalgo after another encouraging performance at the Open d’Italia. The long game was again impressive there, and with vibes no doubt positive due to the successes of countryman Chacarra, this exciting golfer could just follow suit.

Following a solid start to the season in Dubai, where he finished 38^th at the Dubai Invitational and 26^th at the Dubai Desert Classic, Hidalgo struggled for form thereafter.

He picked things up again at the end of April, finishing 19^th at the China Open, and he then secured a second top-25 of the campaign when 21^st at the KLM Open. That preceded a strong ball-striking performance guiding him to a 53^rd-place finish at the U.S. Open, and he again hit it well when 19^th last week.

The Spaniard drove it beautifully in Italy, ranking 1^st in driving accuracy and 7^th in SG: OTT, areas in which he’s inside the top 50 for the season. Meanwhile, he also maintained his recent upturn with the irons, following his top-25 display in SG: Approach at the U.S. Open by ranking 5^th in GIR and 14^th in SG: Approach at Circolo Golf Torino.

The only negative relating to Hidalgo is that he has missed both cuts in this event. Even so, he has three top-25s at the Soudal Open, a 13^th-place finish at The Belfry, and with his solo tour success coming via a traditional parkland course in the Open de Espana two years ago, I’m certain he can turn his fortunes around at Golfclub München Eichenried.

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