Scott Arnold - Credit: © ffgolf.

As predicted the day before, the battle for the title was fierce today on the fairways of the Pléneuf-Val-André golf course! No leader who takes off, a "pack" of leading players who never give up, a course that is always as uncompromising and a turning wind that gets involved, these are the elements of the scenario of this last round.

Why did Huizing not come back? When did Arnold take the lead? Hard to say. Once again it took a little. Daan Huizing, leader yesterday, and forced to be content, at -7, for second place tied with the British James Robinson, who recovered from fourteen place, accuses the blow:

“I played really well all day but I made a few mistakes that cost me dearly. We were not far away, at one point I felt that I had the victory in my hands but Scott played really well to finish ».

Scott Arnold so. Present last night among the first batch of players in ambush, just a little bit from the leader, he wanted a day in 65 or 66 to really finish the tournament. It is finally a 68, which he will have to fight to win after a rather disappointing go, which will allow him this evening to sign his first victory, with a total score of -9, on the Challenge Tour.

“My game was really solid. I just had to wipe 3 putts on holes 8 and 9 and bad luck on the 11. At the drive, my driver face cracked, I had no idea where my ball was going. to land. Fortunately we found it and I was able to save the Par, which was a big help to me because I think that without it, I was good for a 7 or 9 on this hole. It's definitely things like that that make or break a win! ".

Cold in his head, even seeing his name at the top of the leaderboard near the green of 16, the Australian, n ° 1 in the world amateur ranking in 2009 and National Champion the same year, also benefited from the experience acquired during the recent British Open for which he qualified and where he finished in 40th place thanks to a last lap in 66!

“The more opportunities we have to get into a winning position, the more you get used to all that it creates. Since the British, I know that even if I was a little nervous at the beginning, the simple fact of focusing only on my game, aiming for the flags, helps me to release this pressure, to manage the public around. "

Welcomed as a gift in advance for his 30th birthday which he will celebrate in a week, Scott Arnold also offers himself with his victory a place in the Top 20 of the ranking of the circuit, significant increase a few weeks before the end of the season .

To complete the Top 5 of the tournament, no less than 5 players finish at -6. Among them, the French Clément Berardo who, unhappy with his golf since the start of the season, has found sensations and pleasure on the Breton fairways. Passed just "to that" of the podium, he still achieves a good operation by earning his place in the field of the Kazakhstan Open next week, the best endowed tournament of the year.

Final scores:

• 271 S Arnold (Aus) 71 65 67 68,
• 273 D Huizing (Ned) 68 68 66 71, J Robinson (Eng) 69 69 69 66,
• 274 J Hahn (USA) 71 70 64 69, C Berardo (Fra) 73 67 65 69, G Shaw (Nir) 70 69 68 67, S Walker (Eng) 67 73 68 66, B Virto Astudillo (Esp) 67 68 70 69
• 275 P Whiteford (Sco) 68 71 67 69, C Selfridge (Nir) 69 67 67 72, J Doherty (Sco) 66 70 72 67, D Law (Sco) 64 69 70 72, H Joannes (Bel) 68 70 69 68 ,
• 276 F Andersson Hed (Swe) 70 68 71 67, J Dantorp (Swe) 67 73 67 69, J Sjˆholm (Swe) 74 67 64 71, R Enoch (Wal) 70 69 66 71, N Turner (Irl) 68 69 73 66,
• 277 T Remkes (Ned) 68 69 70 70, R Fox (Nzl) 72 68 64 73, S Hodgson (Eng) 71 71 66 69,
• 278 S Heisele (Ger) 71 70 70 67, N Bertasio (Ita) 70 71 66 71, J Fahrbring (Sweden) 70 67 69 72,
• 279 J Winther (Den) 70 71 68 70, D Stewart (Sco) 71 70 69 69,
• 280 S Einhaus (Ger) 68 74 67 71, S Kim (USA) 74 68 67 71, R Coles (Eng) 68 72 70 70, N Geyger (Chi) 71 71 67 71,
• 281 S Manley (Wal) 68 70 72 71, J Adarraga Gomez (Esp) 67 72 69 73, T Anderson (Eng) 70 72 68 71, D Nouailhac (Fra) 72 69 67 73, MS¯gaard (Den) 67 68 72 74, N Ravano (Ita) 67 70 72 72, A Saddier (Fra) 67 69 75 70, S Gros (Fra) 74 67 64 76, A Bjˆrk (Swe) 71 70 69 71, B ≈kesson (Swe) 68 72 70 71, M McGeady (Irl) 67 71 67 76,
• 282 M Orrin (Eng) 69 68 74 71, F Praegant (Aut) 70 72 69 71,
• 283 N Lemke (Swe) 67 72 71 73, C Gloet (Den) 69 69 70 75, L Gagli (Ita) 73 68 70 72, P Tarver-Jones (Eng) 71 71 68 73, O Stark (Swe) 74 66 72 71, B Parker (Eng) 69 71 71 72, M Delpodio (Ita) 70 66 70 77,
• 284 W Harrold (Eng) 71 71 70 72, S Soderberg (Sw) 68 69 73 74, G Woolgar (Eng) 70 69 68 77,
• 285 C Ford (Eng) 74 68 66 77, G Houston (Wal) 71 71 70 73, P Relecom (Bel) 70 72 70 73, A Widemann (Fra) 70 65 76 74, R Langasque (am) (Fra) 69 72 68 76,
• 286 C Arendell (USA) 73 68 73 72,
• 287 A Hart¯ (Den) 68 73 72 74, S Fallon (Eng) 75 67 72 73,
• 289 A Bernadet (Fra) 72 66 76 75,
• 291 C Sordet (Fra) 72 70 74 75, C Aguilar (Esp) 73 68 75 75,
• 293 M Rocchi (Fra) 67 74 79 73,
• 297 C Tortuyaux (Fra) 76 66 79 76,
• 143 E Vieilledent (Fra) 70 73 0 0, J Glennemo (Swe) 74 69 0 0, R Gouveia (Por) 75 68 0 0, J Guerrier (Fra) 72 71 0 0, G Porteous (Eng) 72 71 0 0 , T Elissalde (Fra) 75 68 0 0, S Henry (Sco) 77 66 0 0, A Grenier (Fra) 71 72 0 0, S Brown (Eng) 70 73 0 0, D Suazo Gonzalez (Esp) 72 71 0 0, A Anghert (Fra) 73 70 0 0, S Jeppesen (Swe) 66 77 0 0, F Marty (Fra) 72 71 0 0, C Russo (Fra) 68 75 0 0, J Hansen (Den) 66 77 0 0,
• 144 A Knappe (Ger) 71 73 0 0, J Watts (Eng) 75 69 0 0, J Verselin (Fra) 73 71 0 0, S Tiley (Eng) 73 71 0 0, A Bihan (Fra) 72 72 0 0 , V Perez (Fra) 71 73 0 0, J Sarasti (Esp) 74 70 0 0, E Dubois (Fra) 70 74 0 0, C Hanson (Eng) 76 68 0 0, M Trappel (Aut) 74 70 0 0 , M Schneider (Ger) 71 73 0 0, L Claverie (Esp) 75 69 0 0, G Schoeb (am) (Fra) 73 71 0 0,
• 145 M Salminen (Fin) 74 71 0 0, M Wiegele (Aut) 72 73 0 0, E Saltman (Sco) 72 73 0 0, R Davies (Wal) 70 75 0 0, P Figueiredo (Por) 76 69 0 0 , R Kellett (Sco) 70 75 0 0, P Dwyer (Eng) 77 68 0 0, T Tree (Eng) 73 72 0 0, M Lafeber (Ned) 71 74 0 0,
• 146 F Calmels (Fra) 74 72 0 0, A Snobeck (Fra) 74 72 0 0, L Nemecz (Aut) 72 74 0 0, O Bekker (RSA) 73 73 0 0, T Cruz (Por) 72 74 0 0 , N Quintarelli (Ita) 76 70 0 0, C Batut (Fra) 74 72 0 0, J Kunzenbacher (Ger) 70 76 0 0,
• 147 J Grillon (Fra) 73 74 0 0, J Stalter (Fra) 73 74 0 0, M Radureau (Fra) 72 75 0 0,
  148 D Im (USA) 73 75 0 0, A Hortal (Esp) 75 73 0 0, J Billing (Swe) 78 70 0 0, V Riu (Fra) 73 75 0 0, P Archer (Eng) 75 73 0 0 , J Rask (Swe) 74 74 0 0,
• 149 E Bertheussen (Nor) 73 76 0 0, M Decottignies-Lafon (Fra) 73 76 0 0, K Vigneron (Fra) 73 76 0 0, K Subregis (Fra) 73 76 0 0, G Drakeford (Aus) 74 75 0 0, D Antonelli (Fra) 74 75 0 0, E Cuartero Blanco (Esp) 79 70 0 0, B Neil (Sco) 76 73 0 0,
• 150 J Huldahl (Den) 71 79 0 0, D Bobrowski (Fra) 73 77 0 0, C Pasquet (Fra) 73 77 0 0, A Kaleka (Fra) 76 74 0 0, N Kimsey (Eng) 75 75 0 0 ,
• 151 J Gonnet (Fra) 77 74 0 0, A Rota (Ita) 72 79 0 0, D Ulrich (Sui) 77 74 0 0, D Borda (Esp) 80 71 0 0, G Murray (Sco) 77 74 0 0 ,
• 152 S Echikson (Bel) 77 75 0 0, M Montgaillard (Fra) 73 79 0 0, B Chapellan (Fra) 77 75 0 0, L Vaisanen (Fin) 74 78 0 0, M Ducler (Fra) 72 80 0 0 , J Carlota (Por) 72 80 0 0,
• 154 R Lenahan (USA) 80 74 0 0, C Brazillier (Fra) 74 80 0 0, S Fernoux (Fra) 83 71 0 0, K Le Sager (Fra) 77 77 0 0,
• 156 D Palm (Sweden) 78 78 0 0,
• 157 J Hall (Eng) 82 75 0 0,
• 158 M Fenasse (Fra) 84 74 0 0,
• 160 A Schwartz (Fra) 77 83 0 0,
• 161 J Senior (Eng) 81 80 0 0,
• 164 U Coussaud (am) (Fra) 84 80 0 0,

** C Mivis (Bel) 86 WD 0 0, A McArthur (Sco) WD 0 0 0