He held his own against a roaring Rory McIlroy to win the USB Hong Kong Open... and in doing so, secured a place a the table in Dubai.The win was Gregory Bourdy’s third on the European Tour, making him the first French man to win three tournaments in consecutive years.
I first got to know Mr. Bourdy in April of 2008 when I wrote about his victory at the European Tour's Portuguese Open.
I played golf for the first time in France a few years ago, and though it's not often associated with the game, golf's popularity is growing and there are a number of French players making their marks in international tournaments. In fact, the Hong Kong Open leaderboard featured another Frenchman in prominent position as Raphael Jacquelin sharing the number five spot with with Ian Poulter. And, down in Australia where Tiger Woods held court at the Australian Masters, Francois Delamontagne finished T3 with American Jason Dufner. Thomas Levet won the Open de España in April, and a couple of weeks ago finished in the top ten at the Barclays Singapore Open.
As for Rory McIlroy, his third place finish in Hong Kong put him right back on top of the European Money List and front runner in The Race to Dubai.
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Quite a feat for this Frenchman. Playing against McIlroy on fire and with Poulter up there too. It's a pretty impressive victory.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Gregory Bourdy can make the world forget about Van de Velde ;)
ReplyDeleteThe French always wear Lacoste it seems and that's no surprise I guess when you consider that Cathrine Lacoste won the US Women's Open. I love the classic look ;)
ReplyDeleteI think that you will find that Rory was second.
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He did very well, hong kong is not an easy course!
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