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Cape Town - Local favourite and tournament ambassador Thomas Pieters can prepare for this year's Belgian Knockout without the nerves he experienced in the inaugural edition 12 months ago.
The European Tour returns to Rinkven International Golf Club this week for the innovative tournament, which is again being hosted by Pieters' family run company Pieters Productions, following the success of last year's inaugural event.
"Everyone loved the course, it's different, it's in good condition and the fans and volunteers were great, so I couldn't have been prouder last year, and it looks like it is going to be even better this year," said Pieters.
"I'm very positive about the future of the tournament. I see everything that comes with running a golf tournament and it is certainly not easy, so I appreciate everything a lot more and we did a good job last year with the amount of people that came, so I am just super happy with the event."
Players will compete over the first two days in stroke play before the top 64 will do battle in nine-hole stroke play knockout over the weekend, with the last eight, semi-finals and final all played on Sunday.
Melbourne World Cup of Golf champion Pieters and his playing partner Thomas Detry will both be looking to dethrone last year's winner Adrian Otaegui, with 27-year-old Pieters keen to push on following his tied 23rd finish at the PGA Championship and Detry keen to capitalise on a consistent run of form that has seen him miss just one cut in the 2019 Race to Dubai season.
Nicolas Colsaerts, a two-time European Tour winner and member of Europe's Ryder Cup victory at Medinah in 2012, reached the quarter-finals last year and will hope to benefit from the format once again as he looks to do well in front of his home crowd.
