After making three straight birdies on the back nine, Dan Bradbury of England defeated a group of strong contenders to win the Open de France at Le Golf National.
In the last round, Bradbury shot 66 to finish 16 under par and win his second title on the DP World Tour. After making par at the 18th hole, the 25-year-old athlete watched his opponents, including fellow countryman Sam Bairstow, finish one shot behind.
After winning the tournament, the athlete admitted: “Obviously got lucky off the tee, but I feel like I’ve had a few bad breaks this week so it’s quite nice to get a good one there… And then I just pushed it (the second shot), straight up pushed it, and luckily it stayed on (the green). Hit a horrendous putt that went in and sometimes you just need that.”
He added: “Once I’d done that, I was like ‘it doesn’t feel like my day, but there’s definitely something going for me’.”
The athlete made birdies at 14, 15, and 16, making him the winner. Bradbury’s victory guaranteed him a spot in the season-ending play-off events in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Moreover, the athlete gets £420,000 as the Open de France winner.
Bradbury said: “The goal this week was to make the cut so I don’t have to go to Korea and try to keep my card, to be honest with you, so to hear that sounds pretty good… I guess I’ll be looking at flights to Dubai then.”
Source: BBC