Grégory Havret makes the pleasure last

Grégory Havret’s career will last two more rounds. The 47-year-old Habs fought all day to snatch the cut with a card of 66 (-5) and thus enjoy a final weekend in front of the French public, after a final final victory at 18! We will have to wait until Sunday to celebrate one of the greatest French golfers of the last twenty years. But the party will only be more beautiful!

D.C. et N.C.au Golf National

He needed a very good day to extend his career on this FedEx Open de France. Grégory Havret will have achieved the feat of countering his 75 (+4) from the day before to make the cut of his very last tournament on the DP World Tour. The 47-year-old signed a thunderous 66 (-5), the best French score of the day, punctuated by six birdies and a bogey.

« It’s a beautiful dayrejoiced the Rochelais. I knew there would be opportunities today. The course is very demanding, but there are a lot of wedge shots and it suits my game well. I had the cut in mind all the time today. I wanted it more than anything. And to do it in this way in my last tournament is an achievement which will have a special place when looking back on my career. I am well aware that I released a big score today. I spent the day 40 meters behind Nicolas (Colsaerts) and Marcel (Siem) and in the long run, it’s complicated. I had to give a lot and I went far for this performance. »

I remembered that at the 2010 US Open I had the same putt and I turned my head a little too early

His last two birdies at 14 and 15, thanks to a planted flag, put him just on the right side of the limit. But we still had to hold on to this diabolical end of the game. The one who has three titles on the European Tour held on despite two putts under heavy pressure at 17 and 18.

« This last two-meter putt was difficult to manage, concedes the father of the family. I remembered that at theUS Open 2010I had the same putt and I turned my head a little too early. The ball went out to the left. I thought about it and I just said to myself that we had to do like the putting green by concentrating on the contact and what will happen is what they would say. Benoit Ducoulombier. I’ve had too many tournaments where everything went wrong. I knew it was possible! There was a little part of me that kept me from giving up. »

With two friends

The golfer who is celebrating his 560th start on the DP World Tour shared his first two rounds with two friends, Marcel Siem and Nicolas Colsaerts. The latter was full of praise for the Habs’ performance. “ He played a great game. 10 out of 10. Even yesterday it was far from bad. He hit a lot of good shots but he lacked efficiency on the greens. Today he changed his putter and he had a great round. Great horse to follow over the last six-seven holes. I’m quite emotional because saying goodbye to friends is never easy (after Raphaël Jacquelin last year). I felt him a little tense yesterday, he wanted to do well. And today, he’s off to a great start. His automatisms as a champion, as a winner, as a good player, never leave you. Last year, he didn’t have a good game with Raph and me and I think that might have served him well this year.. »

The French happy for him

After a friendly guard of honor from the public, Adrien Saddier was the first to congratulate him warmly. While he was interviewed by our colleagues from Golf +, Antoine Rozner even threw himself into his arms to congratulate him.

Victor Perez was also very happy that his eldest qualified for the weekend. “ It’s great that Grégory Havret made the cut. It’s really nice to end your career on a positive note by making the cut rather than taking a suitcase at your last tournament. »

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