Double hit for the 21ste world player at the Albatross. By winning the French Open in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines on Sunday, on the future Ryder Cup route, Englishman Tommy Fleetwood won his second success of the season after his victory in Abu Dhabi (ahead of Dustin Johnston) in last january. The icing on the cake, the native of Southport overtakes Sergio Garcia at the head of the Race to Dubai.
By Frank Crudo

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Recent 4e at the US Open, Fleetwood is in top form, as evidenced by his last bogey-free lap. “It's a day I'll never forget,” he said after lifting the trophy. Winning is by far the best feeling you can have in golf, moreover on this course and for a Rolex Series tournament. It has been an amazing week for me from start to finish. "

The Englishman was not the only one with a big smile on the national golf course. Thanks to a string on the hole n ° 18, the French Mike Lorenzo-Vera snatches a superb 3e square. A putt at 100 euros (additional) which also allows the darling of the public to qualify for the British Open. "It's been ten years that I whip to be able to play The Open", rejoiced the player of 000 years. Note also the nice group shot of the French Gary Stal (32e), Adrien Saddier (16e) and Grégory Havret (23e) at the top of the leaderboard.

Besides the failure of Victor Dubuisson, unable to pass the cut, the only real disappointment of this tournament will have been the weather. Wind, rain, thunderstorm and temperatures of around 15 degrees during the first three days… almost Scottish weather disrupted much of the French Open this year. Not surprisingly to see an Englishman come out of the game. And to think that a week earlier, the thermometer was flirting with 40 degrees in the capital…