Dubuisson (victor) - (fra) - 2eme TOUR - ALSTOM OPEN DE FRANCE Credit: ASO / Presse Sports / R.Perrocheau

Party in the heat of the afternoon under the eyes of a large crowd, Victor Dubuisson delighted the audience of the Golf National throughout his game. Author of a first birdie at 5, he received a well-deserved ovation at the next hole by entering a wedge stroke of 96 meters for the eagle. While alone in the lead at -6, the 37th player in the world then experienced more difficulties, conceding two bogeys at 8 and 9, but continued to fight. On the return, a birdie at 12 and a bogey at 17 came to color his card, and the Cannois finished to the applause of the crowd at 18 after a chip missed by nothing for a final birdie. “It was a great game and I'm very happy with the way I played,” he commented. “With the wind that was there this afternoon, it was very difficult. "

With a final card of 70, a blow under par, Victor Dubuisson joined in the lead at -4 the Spaniard Rafael Cabrera-Bello, author of an identical score in the morning. Germany's Martin Kaymer, who played alongside Dubuisson in the first two rounds, also climbed to -4 with a second consecutive 69 (-2). Present at the Alstom Open de France for the seventh time in his career, the 25-year-old Frenchman finds himself for the first time in the shoes of the leader. “It's very exciting, obviously, but on this course we can't afford the slightest mistake. I'll have to play well tomorrow. If my putting is level I can expect a good score, ”he said. Victor Dubuisson will start in the last part on Saturday at 13:30 p.m., accompanied by Rafael Cabrera-Bello.

Among the 70 players qualified for the weekend, thirteen French people crossed the cut, set at +4. Besides Dubuisson we find in the top 20 Grégory Bourdy, twelfth at -1 after a card of 72 (+1), and Gary Stal, author of a good 69 (-2) to climb back to 18th position in the total. All players will start in groups of two from the start of 1 from 8:04 a.m.