Dubuisson boosts home hopes in France
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Ryder Cup team-mates Victor Dubuisson and Martin Kaymer set up a mouth-watering weekend at the Alstom Open de France as the pair head into the final two rounds tied for the lead alongside Spaniard Rafa Cabrera-Bello.
Dubuisson and Cabrera-Bello both signed for one under par 70, while two-time Major champion Kaymer went one better by birdieing the last for a 69, and at four under par the trio is one shot clear of five players including Italy’s Francesco Molinari and Englishman James Morrison.
Aiming to become the first home player to win the €3million event since Thomas Levet in 2011, Dubuisson had an eagle, three birdies and three bogeys on a sweltering day at Le Golf National and led for most of the day.
Kaymer dropped back with a double-bogey at the 15th, but finished the tough closing stretch by parring the 16th and 17th and signing off with an impressive three from 15 feet on the 18th.
Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell, who was aiming to win the tournament three years running, missed the halfway cut, as did Englishmen Lee Westwood, but it was a day to remember for young Italian Renato Paratore, who became the first player in European Tour history to record a round consisting of 18 fours.
Quotes
Victor Dubuisson
“I had a great round and I'm very happy about the way I played today. It was really tough out there with the wind this afternoon. I’m very excited, of course. But on this course you can't afford any mistakes. I will have to play again very well tomorrow, and if the putting is good it can be a good result.
“At the beginning of the season, I was playing one event or two events and then having five weeks’ break and then another two events. Now I've started to play more events in a row and that's probably why my game is improving.”
Martin Kaymer
“The last three holes were very tough. When I was standing over that putt on 18, I thought there was a very good chance to get into the last group for tomorrow, and that was the goal. Fortunately I had a good read and made a good putt. After the double bogey, it does make it feel a little bit better.
“It's been a few months since I've been in one of the last groups of a tournament. Obviously I enjoy the golf course and have had success here. The crowds are behind me and playing with Victor the last couple of days was good fun, too. A lot of people were following our group. So I think it's going to be an exciting weekend.”
Rafa Cabrera-Bello
“Two consecutive rounds under par on this course is very good. It's a very tough course. There is less rough this year, yes, but it is still hard. The best thing about it is I haven't had really much, much trouble. I've made some bogeys of course, but never put myself in position of shooting a high number. Some things have been going wrong because my scoring during the first two days, or even Saturday as well, compared to Sunday is not quite the same. But I'm working on that, so I'm going to keep knocking on the door and one day it will open.”
Francesco Molinari
“I was looking forward to the week because I have played well here in the past, and I enjoy this course a lot. The game is in good shape. Yesterday, probably because we teed off so late, I think I lost a bit of concentration. I didn't hit the ball so well. But today was really solid, really nice. I love the course, but that doesn't stop you from making bogeys and worse. Sometimes on this course when you're out of position, you just have to take the medicine, make your bogey and move to the next hole.
“I was halfway here on Tuesday, at the bottom of the Channel, when the French protesters stopped us and we had to turn around and go back to London and spend a few extra hours at home, which was nice. So I had an extra night in my own bed and flew out Wednesday morning.”
Graeme McDowell
“I’m just struggling to get it in the fairway mainly I suppose. As firm and as fast as this golf course is, if you're not hitting the fairway, you've got a little problem hitting it close to the flag. I've got a lot of technique in my head and I have to strip that out, but I'm having problems stripping it out. I've got to get back to basics and try to clear the mind a little bit. I’ve just been working too hard on trying to get the technique fixed and making it worse.”
Renato Paratore
“It’s strange )(a 4 at every hole for a 72. On the last hole I wasn’t aware of it, and I put on my stats card a one-putt from four metres. So that was another four. Then I discovered it in recording and it was funny. It was easy to read the card! I took a photo of my scorecard in recording and maybe I’ll put it on Twitter later. You could say it was a solid round.”
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
(70 players made the cut at 146 (+4))
138 V Dubuisson (Fra) 68 70, M Kaymer (Ger) 69 69, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 68 70,
139 F Molinari (Ita) 70 69, T Hatton (Eng) 71 68, J Van Zyl (RSA) 68 71, J Morrison (Eng) 71 68, D Brooks (Eng) 73 66,
140 F Aguilar (Chi) 71 69, B Wiesberger (Aut) 68 72, M Kieffer (Ger) 70 70,
141 M Korhonen (Fin) 70 71, K Broberg (Swe) 72 69, A Sullivan (Eng) 71 70, B Steele (USA) 72 69, G Bourdy (Fra) 69 72, M Foster (Eng) 70 71,
142 D Lipsky (USA) 71 71, M Fraser (Aus) 73 69, S Hend (Aus) 70 72, M Siem (Ger) 69 73, G Stal (Fra) 73 69, T Bjørn (Den) 74 68,
143 D McGrane (Irl) 73 70, A Dodt (Aus) 69 74, P Hanson (Swe) 72 71, C Del Moral (Esp) 72 71, R Ramsay (Sco) 71 72, L Jensen (Den) 72 71, C Lloyd (Eng) 71 72, J Campillo (Esp) 70 73, F Zanotti (Par) 73 70,
144 T Jaidee (Tha) 70 74, R Jacquelin (Fra) 73 71, E De La Riva (Esp) 71 73, A Johnston (Eng) 73 71, J Scrivener (Aus) 75 69, A Wall (Eng) 70 74, V Riu (Fra) 71 73, B An (SKor) 71 73, J Lando Casanova (Fra) 74 70, A Tadini (Ita) 73 71, S Kjeldsen (Den) 71 73, J Roos (RSA) 73 71,
145 M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 75 70, J Donaldson (Wal) 71 74, R Rock (Eng) 72 73, E Molinari (Ita) 72 73, A Saddier (Fra) 70 75, G Storm (Eng) 73 72, D Howell (Eng) 71 74, J Stalter (Fra) 72 73, M Hoey (Nir) 72 73, D Gaunt (Eng) 69 76, T Fisher Jnr (RSA) 74 71, M Carlsson (Swe) 72 73,
146 O Wilson (Eng) 74 72, D Woltman (USA) 71 75, L Weber (Fra) 74 72, F Marty (Fra) 73 73, M Ilonen (Fin) 70 76, R Bland (Eng) 76 70, J Quesne (Fra) 73 73, E Pepperell (Eng) 71 75, S Benson (Eng) 76 70, C Bouniol (Fra) 75 71, M Lundberg (Swe) 75 71, A Lahiri (Ind) 69 77, P Oriol (Esp) 74 72, R Dinwiddie (Eng) 73 73,
MISSED THE CUT
147 M Fitzpatrick (Eng) 73 74, A Grenier (Fra) 76 71, P Maddy (Eng) 74 73, A Otaegui (Esp) 70 77, S Jamieson (Sco) 72 75, L Westwood (Eng) 73 74, M Nixon (Eng) 71 76, G Mulroy (RSA) 72 75, R Finch (Eng) 77 70, M Tullo (Chi) 76 71, B Neil (Sco) 75 72, N Holman (Aus) 74 73, S Khan (Eng) 69 78, B Dredge (Wal) 72 75, D Willett (Eng) 70 77,
148 J Parry (Eng) 75 73, R McEvoy (Eng) 74 74, H Otto (RSA) 74 74, A Kaleka (Fra) 76 72, T Olesen (Den) 77 71, S Hutsby (Eng) 74 74, N Fasth (Swe) 72 76, E Espana (Fra) 73 75, R Wattel (Fra) 71 77,
149 J Verselin (Fra) 75 74, W Ormsby (Aus) 76 73, A Hansen (Den) 75 74, M Decottignies-Lafon (Fra) 75 74, C Wood (Eng) 77 72, Y Yang (Kor) 75 74, M Ford (Eng) 72 77, E Grillo (Arg) 73 76, P McGinley (Irl) 76 73, T Lewis (Eng) 72 77,
150 G McDowell (Nir) 72 78, R Karlberg (Swe) 73 77, S Kapur (Ind) 75 75, P Lawrie (Irl) 77 73, C Doak (Sco) 74 76, K Aphibarnrat (Tha) 81 69, J Singh (Ind) 76 74, C Paisley (Eng) 77 73, O Fisher (Eng) 73 77, R Karlsson (Swe) 78 72, R Paratore (Ita) 78 72, G Havret (Fra) 77 73,
151 R Gonzalez (Arg) 80 71, C Lee (Sco) 72 79, L Bjerregaard (Den) 76 75, M Lampert (Ger) 74 77, M Manassero (Ita) 78 73, A Pavan (Ita) 78 73, T Murray (Eng) 74 77, T Linard (Fra) 73 78,
152 M Warren (Sco) 76 76, S Gallacher (Sco) 73 79, B Hebert (Fra) 79 73, D Perrier (Fra) 78 74, R Ruffels (am) (Aus) 80 72,
153 A Cañizares (Esp) 76 77, R Green (Aus) 79 74, F Fritsch (Ger) 78 75, N Colsaerts (Bel) 75 78, J Lagergren (Swe) 76 77, O Farr (Wal) 78 75, A Levy (Fra) 83 70, H Tisserand (am) (Fra) 76 77,
154 S Hansen (Den) 78 76, D Clarke (Nir) 75 79, D Drysdale (Sco) 76 78,
155 M Crespi (Ita) 78 77, D Horsey (Eng) 75 80, D Fichardt (RSA) 79 76, P Edberg (Swe) 81 74, J Kruger (RSA) 76 79, J Garcia Pinto (Esp) 82 73, J Carlsson (Swe) 83 72,
157 M Madsen (Den) 76 81, X Poncelet (Fra) 80 77, C Farrelly (Eng) 80 77,
158 T Levet (Fra) 82 76,
161 J Grillon (Fra) 83 78,
162 M Altmeyer (Fra) 82 80,
** J Barnes (Eng) 73 DQ, A Quiros (Esp) 73 RT, J Jeong (SKor) RT 0,
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EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Ryder Cup team-mates Victor Dubuisson and Martin Kaymer set up a mouth-watering weekend at the Alstom Open de France as the pair head into the final two rounds tied for the lead alongside Spaniard Rafa Cabrera-Bello.
Dubuisson and Cabrera-Bello both signed for one under par 70, while two-time Major champion Kaymer went one better by birdieing the last for a 69, and at four under par the trio is one shot clear of five players including Italy’s Francesco Molinari and Englishman James Morrison.
Aiming to become the first home player to win the €3million event since Thomas Levet in 2011, Dubuisson had an eagle, three birdies and three bogeys on a sweltering day at Le Golf National and led for most of the day.
Kaymer dropped back with a double-bogey at the 15th, but finished the tough closing stretch by parring the 16th and 17th and signing off with an impressive three from 15 feet on the 18th.
Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell, who was aiming to win the tournament three years running, missed the halfway cut, as did Englishmen Lee Westwood, but it was a day to remember for young Italian Renato Paratore, who became the first player in European Tour history to record a round consisting of 18 fours.
Quotes
Victor Dubuisson
“I had a great round and I'm very happy about the way I played today. It was really tough out there with the wind this afternoon. I’m very excited, of course. But on this course you can't afford any mistakes. I will have to play again very well tomorrow, and if the putting is good it can be a good result.
“At the beginning of the season, I was playing one event or two events and then having five weeks’ break and then another two events. Now I've started to play more events in a row and that's probably why my game is improving.”
Martin Kaymer
“The last three holes were very tough. When I was standing over that putt on 18, I thought there was a very good chance to get into the last group for tomorrow, and that was the goal. Fortunately I had a good read and made a good putt. After the double bogey, it does make it feel a little bit better.
“It's been a few months since I've been in one of the last groups of a tournament. Obviously I enjoy the golf course and have had success here. The crowds are behind me and playing with Victor the last couple of days was good fun, too. A lot of people were following our group. So I think it's going to be an exciting weekend.”
Rafa Cabrera-Bello
“Two consecutive rounds under par on this course is very good. It's a very tough course. There is less rough this year, yes, but it is still hard. The best thing about it is I haven't had really much, much trouble. I've made some bogeys of course, but never put myself in position of shooting a high number. Some things have been going wrong because my scoring during the first two days, or even Saturday as well, compared to Sunday is not quite the same. But I'm working on that, so I'm going to keep knocking on the door and one day it will open.”
Francesco Molinari
“I was looking forward to the week because I have played well here in the past, and I enjoy this course a lot. The game is in good shape. Yesterday, probably because we teed off so late, I think I lost a bit of concentration. I didn't hit the ball so well. But today was really solid, really nice. I love the course, but that doesn't stop you from making bogeys and worse. Sometimes on this course when you're out of position, you just have to take the medicine, make your bogey and move to the next hole.
“I was halfway here on Tuesday, at the bottom of the Channel, when the French protesters stopped us and we had to turn around and go back to London and spend a few extra hours at home, which was nice. So I had an extra night in my own bed and flew out Wednesday morning.”
Graeme McDowell
“I’m just struggling to get it in the fairway mainly I suppose. As firm and as fast as this golf course is, if you're not hitting the fairway, you've got a little problem hitting it close to the flag. I've got a lot of technique in my head and I have to strip that out, but I'm having problems stripping it out. I've got to get back to basics and try to clear the mind a little bit. I’ve just been working too hard on trying to get the technique fixed and making it worse.”
Renato Paratore
“It’s strange )(a 4 at every hole for a 72. On the last hole I wasn’t aware of it, and I put on my stats card a one-putt from four metres. So that was another four. Then I discovered it in recording and it was funny. It was easy to read the card! I took a photo of my scorecard in recording and maybe I’ll put it on Twitter later. You could say it was a solid round.”
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
(70 players made the cut at 146 (+4))
138 V Dubuisson (Fra) 68 70, M Kaymer (Ger) 69 69, R Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 68 70,
139 F Molinari (Ita) 70 69, T Hatton (Eng) 71 68, J Van Zyl (RSA) 68 71, J Morrison (Eng) 71 68, D Brooks (Eng) 73 66,
140 F Aguilar (Chi) 71 69, B Wiesberger (Aut) 68 72, M Kieffer (Ger) 70 70,
141 M Korhonen (Fin) 70 71, K Broberg (Swe) 72 69, A Sullivan (Eng) 71 70, B Steele (USA) 72 69, G Bourdy (Fra) 69 72, M Foster (Eng) 70 71,
142 D Lipsky (USA) 71 71, M Fraser (Aus) 73 69, S Hend (Aus) 70 72, M Siem (Ger) 69 73, G Stal (Fra) 73 69, T Bjørn (Den) 74 68,
143 D McGrane (Irl) 73 70, A Dodt (Aus) 69 74, P Hanson (Swe) 72 71, C Del Moral (Esp) 72 71, R Ramsay (Sco) 71 72, L Jensen (Den) 72 71, C Lloyd (Eng) 71 72, J Campillo (Esp) 70 73, F Zanotti (Par) 73 70,
144 T Jaidee (Tha) 70 74, R Jacquelin (Fra) 73 71, E De La Riva (Esp) 71 73, A Johnston (Eng) 73 71, J Scrivener (Aus) 75 69, A Wall (Eng) 70 74, V Riu (Fra) 71 73, B An (SKor) 71 73, J Lando Casanova (Fra) 74 70, A Tadini (Ita) 73 71, S Kjeldsen (Den) 71 73, J Roos (RSA) 73 71,
145 M Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 75 70, J Donaldson (Wal) 71 74, R Rock (Eng) 72 73, E Molinari (Ita) 72 73, A Saddier (Fra) 70 75, G Storm (Eng) 73 72, D Howell (Eng) 71 74, J Stalter (Fra) 72 73, M Hoey (Nir) 72 73, D Gaunt (Eng) 69 76, T Fisher Jnr (RSA) 74 71, M Carlsson (Swe) 72 73,
146 O Wilson (Eng) 74 72, D Woltman (USA) 71 75, L Weber (Fra) 74 72, F Marty (Fra) 73 73, M Ilonen (Fin) 70 76, R Bland (Eng) 76 70, J Quesne (Fra) 73 73, E Pepperell (Eng) 71 75, S Benson (Eng) 76 70, C Bouniol (Fra) 75 71, M Lundberg (Swe) 75 71, A Lahiri (Ind) 69 77, P Oriol (Esp) 74 72, R Dinwiddie (Eng) 73 73,
MISSED THE CUT
147 M Fitzpatrick (Eng) 73 74, A Grenier (Fra) 76 71, P Maddy (Eng) 74 73, A Otaegui (Esp) 70 77, S Jamieson (Sco) 72 75, L Westwood (Eng) 73 74, M Nixon (Eng) 71 76, G Mulroy (RSA) 72 75, R Finch (Eng) 77 70, M Tullo (Chi) 76 71, B Neil (Sco) 75 72, N Holman (Aus) 74 73, S Khan (Eng) 69 78, B Dredge (Wal) 72 75, D Willett (Eng) 70 77,
148 J Parry (Eng) 75 73, R McEvoy (Eng) 74 74, H Otto (RSA) 74 74, A Kaleka (Fra) 76 72, T Olesen (Den) 77 71, S Hutsby (Eng) 74 74, N Fasth (Swe) 72 76, E Espana (Fra) 73 75, R Wattel (Fra) 71 77,
149 J Verselin (Fra) 75 74, W Ormsby (Aus) 76 73, A Hansen (Den) 75 74, M Decottignies-Lafon (Fra) 75 74, C Wood (Eng) 77 72, Y Yang (Kor) 75 74, M Ford (Eng) 72 77, E Grillo (Arg) 73 76, P McGinley (Irl) 76 73, T Lewis (Eng) 72 77,
150 G McDowell (Nir) 72 78, R Karlberg (Swe) 73 77, S Kapur (Ind) 75 75, P Lawrie (Irl) 77 73, C Doak (Sco) 74 76, K Aphibarnrat (Tha) 81 69, J Singh (Ind) 76 74, C Paisley (Eng) 77 73, O Fisher (Eng) 73 77, R Karlsson (Swe) 78 72, R Paratore (Ita) 78 72, G Havret (Fra) 77 73,
151 R Gonzalez (Arg) 80 71, C Lee (Sco) 72 79, L Bjerregaard (Den) 76 75, M Lampert (Ger) 74 77, M Manassero (Ita) 78 73, A Pavan (Ita) 78 73, T Murray (Eng) 74 77, T Linard (Fra) 73 78,
152 M Warren (Sco) 76 76, S Gallacher (Sco) 73 79, B Hebert (Fra) 79 73, D Perrier (Fra) 78 74, R Ruffels (am) (Aus) 80 72,
153 A Cañizares (Esp) 76 77, R Green (Aus) 79 74, F Fritsch (Ger) 78 75, N Colsaerts (Bel) 75 78, J Lagergren (Swe) 76 77, O Farr (Wal) 78 75, A Levy (Fra) 83 70, H Tisserand (am) (Fra) 76 77,
154 S Hansen (Den) 78 76, D Clarke (Nir) 75 79, D Drysdale (Sco) 76 78,
155 M Crespi (Ita) 78 77, D Horsey (Eng) 75 80, D Fichardt (RSA) 79 76, P Edberg (Swe) 81 74, J Kruger (RSA) 76 79, J Garcia Pinto (Esp) 82 73, J Carlsson (Swe) 83 72,
157 M Madsen (Den) 76 81, X Poncelet (Fra) 80 77, C Farrelly (Eng) 80 77,
158 T Levet (Fra) 82 76,
161 J Grillon (Fra) 83 78,
162 M Altmeyer (Fra) 82 80,
** J Barnes (Eng) 73 DQ, A Quiros (Esp) 73 RT, J Jeong (SKor) RT 0,
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