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After the morning games, played under relatively forgiving skies, Clément Sordet is the best Frenchman in the clubhouse. The provisional leaders of the French Open are the Englishman Joe Dean, who is discovering the Golf National, and the Dane Thorbjørn Olesen, often successful in this event.
The torrential rains of the day before did not prevent the smooth running of this first round of the French Open, thanks to the efforts of the greenkeepers. On a route that is necessarily receptive, but always dangerous, the Englishman Joe Dean and the Dane Thorbjørn Olesen have temporarily taken control of the tournament with cards of 65. The first named achieved a flawless performance as he discovered the Albatross course. The second, a Ryder Cup player at Golf National in 2018, had an exceptional outward leg (the return leg for him) with a series of four birdies from 1 to 4.
I made a lot of putts today (7 birdies), which is quite satisfying given my rather disastrous season in this area.
Clement Sordet
The complete ranking
Despite the heavy rough and the humidity, Clement Sordet also managed to do well with a very good morning (67) even if he stumbled on his 18th and last hole. He is the best Frenchman of this first half-day, even if Antoine Rozner, David Ravetto et Jeong Weon Ko can also be very satisfied with their 69 (-2).
« I made a lot of putts today (7 birdies), which is quite satisfying given my rather disastrous season in this area.judged Clément Sordet. I made few mistakes. Just a bad drive. »
At the Canal+ microphone, Antoine Rozner was also satisfied with his first day.
« We have to take our hats off to the gardeners. Yes, the course is greasy but it was more than playable. I had a good start to the game, I was a little far from the flags from 1 to 9 (on the way back) but I hit the ball well. »
Same story for Victor Perez who wanted to congratulate the maintenance team for the work done to make the Albatross playable.
The Tarbais was pleased to return to the French public after coming close to the Olympic podium on this same course this summer.
The provisional leaderboard (players in the clubhouse)
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