Dan Bradbury won the French Open after shooting a final round 66 at Le Golf National in Paris
The 25-year-old Yorkshireman carded a closing five-under-par round at the 2018 Ryder Cup venue to win by one shot from the quartet of Sam Bairstow, Yannik Paul, Thorbjørn Olesen and Jeff Winther.
After a birdie at the first hole, Bradbury stayed patient as he parred the next eight and then made his second gain of the day at the tenth.
At one stage he was part of an 11-way tie for first place but pulled clear as he reeled off three consecutive birdies from the 14th hole.
Winther signed for the clubhouse lead at 15 under and was joined on that number by Paul as Bradbury played the formidable final four-hole stretch at Le Golf National in two under par.
He held his nerve on the 18th as he two-putted for a 16-under-par total and Olesen and Bairstow could only par the last to join the group in second place.
Bradbury started the week in 98th spot on the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai rankings, fighting to secure his playing rights for next season, and he left Le Golf National having earned his place at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai next month.
He said: “When I teed it up at Wentworth for the PGA, I was 100th in the rankings with a few events coming up and lots of points available, I knew I was far from safe. Luckily I had a decent week in Madrid and played okay at the Dunhill, so I had built a little bit of momentum, and I took that into this week and played four solid rounds.”
“I always look at leaderboards, so I knew that it was pretty bunched up coming down the stretch. It was more a case of just staying in it, and seeing what happens coming in, and thankfully I was able to hold it together.”
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