Victor Dubuisson Victorious at the Turkish Airlines Open
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Le Cannois does it again in Turkish style with a superb finish and gives an exceptional card of 66 -22 in the end, -6 on its last ten holes!

The leader of the tricolor clan is suddenly ahead of the South African Jaco Van Zyl and by two lengths the Thai Kiradech Aphibarnrat.

However, nothing was done at the start of the 17th since it was Jaco Van Zyl who then had a one-stroke lead over his pursuers. He could therefore logically hope to win his first European title at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal.

This victory left Victor Dubuisson in tears on the green of 18. It was his second victory on the European Tour, and it allowed him to climb to seventh place in the Race to Dubai.

“This victory is like a dream. I haven't played much this season and I really counted on the Final Series to come back. "

“Not finishing two birdies is great. I am very proud of what I have done mentally. On the 18th, the shots I made were exactly the ones I wanted to make. It's great to win like that. "

“For personal reasons, I haven't played much this season, and I knew it was going to be a tough year. When you don't have time to train, you lose putting, playing, feeling on the greens ... My chipping and putting were really awful this year. I have worked as hard as I have been able to in the past few weeks, and here my little game was incredible. I was very confident on the course. "

Once again, the playing conditions were perfect for this last round, and there was no observation period. Each player of the last two games made the birdie on par 5 of hole 1, except McIlroy who slipped two strokes from leaders Dubuisson and Van Zyl, and one stroke behind Aphibarnrat.

But we had to be wary of the 2013 winner, Victor Dubuisson, who by returning a putt for birdie at 15 and then a 4-meter string at 17, was tied with Van Zyl, while there was only one hole left to play .

Everything was decided on the par 5 of hole 18, and Victor Dubuisson did not give in to the pressure. He hit a superb drive followed by a remarkable approach 2 from the flag. Two putts were then enough to secure the victory, as Van Zyl had just finished his game with a par. As soon as he had put in his last putt, Dubuisson burst into tears, very moved.

As for Aphibarnrat, who led this last round and was a serious candidate for victory, the Thai made only pars on his last eight holes He could have finished second tied with Van Zyl if he had not missed at 18 a 30 cm putt for birdie. He therefore finished alone in 3rd position, a blow before Byeong-hun An, only fourth at - 19.

Chris Wood finished fifth at - 17, suddenly beating Rory McIlroy who therefore failed to achieve his victory ambitions in the last lap. The European No. 1, who made two additional birdies on the 13th and 15th, finally returned a card of 71 (- 1) and finished at - 16, 6th tied with Peter Uihlein.

Among the French, Alexander Levy and Benjamin Hébert finish at - 10. They are both 18th. Suddenly, Julien Quesne is 20th. The other Frenchmen are beyond 30th place.