After more than a month away from the game Wade Ormsby and Scott Hend return to the European Tour for this week’s KLM Open as the final push towards the Race to Dubai finals begins.

Both Ormsby and Hend last played at the Paul Lawrie Matchplay in the first week of August so come to the Kennemer course in the Netherlands fresh and motivated to play.

They are joined in the field this week by Richard Green and Jason Scrivener with Marcus Fraser electing to take the week off.

While Hend has missed nine cuts in 20 starts in his rookie European Tour season he has played some good golf and at 69^th on the Race to Dubai standings is on the cusp of playing the finals events.

The top-60 automatically qualify and with just six events remaining after this week’s tournament Hend can make the field with some good finishes.

Included in the remaining events is the Hong Kong Open where Hend will defend the title he won last year to earn his Tour card.

For Ormsby, 2015 has been a less successful season than his breakout year in 2014 where he scraped into the Race to Dubai Finals at the last minute with a good performance in Turkey.

Presently 100^th on the standings the South Australian needs to lift over the coming weeks to not only have a chance to make the finals but guarantee he keeps his card.

Only the top-110 on the Order of Merit are assured of retaining full playing rights and Ormsby is dangerously close to the number.

However, his month long sabbatical from the game might be just what the doctor ordered after a run of seven consecutive missed cuts dating back to May.

For Scrivener this week offers an opportunity to build on some momentum from recent weeks after what has been a difficult rookie season in Europe.

After a stop-start year the West Australian has posted two top-15 finishes in his last three starts and the chance to tee up for a fourth consecutive week will be a welcome opportunity.

Scrivener is well outside the number required to play again next year but one good week can change all that and with some confidence from his recent play there’s no reason that result can’t come this week.

Richard green is the final Australian in this week’s field and comes to the Netherlands off a top-10 at his last start in Denmark.

Green has twice been runner-up in this event, once at this course, and will no doubt like his chances again this week.

Like Hend, Green is on the cusp of making the finals at 67^th in the Race to Dubai standings and will be motivated to be a part of the end of season bonus events after a year which has so far included three top-10’s and four missed cuts.