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The Lyon Golf Club player showed flawless golf in all areas of the game, signing 7 birdies on the last round including four in a row, allowing him to maintain the pressure on Kaymer who nevertheless totaled an 8-stroke lead. , with three birdies on the first four holes.

After a moment of hesitation in the game of the German having conceded a bogey at 6, a double at 9 he ended up collapsing with a triple bogey at 13, Stal ended his game alone in the lead at -19 with two hits. lead over Kaymer and one over current World No. 1 McIlroy.

Congratulated by the entire French clan who came to wait for him at the end of the 18th and more particularly by Alexander Lévy who shared his part, Gary Stal, impressive mastery all week, could finally savor his victory " I can not believe it ! . When I saw that Kaymer was at -24 at 6, I thought it was impossible, but when I saw that he had dropped back to -18, then I started to believe it again, that it was playable, my game was very good all week, everything went perfectly, from driving to putting,  I haven't realized yet, I'm really on cloud nine "Said Gary Stal moved to reporters.

With this first victory on the European circuit, accompanied by a bonus of 379 euros, Stal, already a double winner on the Challenge Tour in 798, changes gear and should flirt with the top 2012 in world golf tomorrow.

On the French side, we must also salute the very good performance of Victor Dubuisson who finished at the foot of the podium in 4th place at -16.

Alexander Levy, 20th, Mickaël Lorenzo-Vera and Raphaël Jacquelin are 31st and finally Grégory Boudy finishes 37th.