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June 26th- What a battle for this Princess.
What a difficult wind! 37th and in the cut at -1, I'm happy
to be in the money, let's climb the ranking now. But with
a average of 13 holes played over par, these conditions are
tough...
Waterloo,
June 21th- Since Saturday, I'm in relation
with the Challenge Tour headquarters asking an invitation
for The Princess in Sweden. Today, the Director of the Challenge
Tour announced me the good news: I'm in the field! Sweden
is inspirational for me, I like the country, the people and
their spirit for sport.
Unfortunately, I
had to retire from the qualification of the Open de France.
The decision was easy: my objective now is to nestle a place
in the Top 10 of the Order of merit of the Challenge Tour...
St Omer,
June 19th- OK, 5 in a row and no cut!
4 rounds at St Omer is my Loch Ness Monster. I battled hard
as my unusual card can testify. The turning point was the
12 where I had 1,2 meter downhill for birdie, my ball lipped
out and the following bogey was maybe a result of it because
I had the same putt in downhill (right to left). But I managed
two more birides thereafter... but also a killing bogey at
16. This course is really special and those greens are so
undulated and fast... Waow
So out of St Omer
but my really aim in this end of June has allways been to
have a go in Sweden next week. I like Sweden and I do not give
up any hope to have a chance to play the Princess, the tournament
organized by Henrik Stenson.
So stay tuned for
a possible change in my schedule...
St Omer,
June 18th- Believe me or not but this
afternoon, strong winds made that course very difficult. Pin
positions are in green's corners and birdies opportunities
are very rare. Definitely, this course can be a real nightmare.
In the afternoon, they were only 2 rounds under par. My 73
today (this late afternoon) is still in contention for the
cut on friday night. With Patrick Brose on the bag, we will
try to make a move under par and maybe -who knows?- I will
finally make my first cut in 5 participations... Let's cross
our fingers...
Waterloo,
June 15th- Tomorrow morning, en route
to Saint-Omer where I can play thanks to my Top 10 in Moyvallei.
I just cool down today and analyze some figures. I'm 490th
on the World Ranking (1271 at the beginning of the season)
and 153th European. It's now 277 holes without
a double bogey. I'm 10th at the Challenge Tour
Order of Merit with 26.275 euros.
Next Monday and
Tuesday, I will play the qualification of the Open de France,
36 holes in Chantilly. A pretty buzzy month of June, isn't
it...
Moyvalley,
Ireland, June 14th - 70-66 -74-68. I told
you that it was within reach... Unfortunately, on the 3rd
play-off hole, Robert Coles made the birdie and mine lipped
out. This was my first playoff as a professionnal, the previous
one was against Henrik Stenson in 2000 in Luxemburg when I
was still an amateur. Good week for Belgium golf though. Now
I'm looking forward to St Omer which is my Loch Ness monster...
Thank you for all
your support, we all had a great afternoon: me on the course
and you in front of your computer...
Moyvalley,
Ireland, June 13th- 70-66 and 74.
What a tough day! But I'm happy of my fight against huge winds,
heavy rain and an eye lens that scratches me all day... With
no caddy, the rain was difficult to handle. Hopefully tomorrow
some guy of a scoreboard proposes me to carry my bag. A new
team is born ;o)!
You can look at
the cards of the last players and you can have a clear idea
how were the conditions here. Nevertheless, with my 74, and
a good birdie at the last hole, I'm only 2 shots behind the
lead, so they will have to pay some attention to the Belgian
guy... I'm still within reach!
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Moyvalley,
Ireland, June 12th- 70-66 on a demanding
new course here in Kildare, I'm in the hunt, pleased to play
because I didn't receive any invitation for the next three
weeks. And St Omer and The Princess in Sweden are the two
biggest prize money on our 2009 schedule. So I'm against the
wall. Of course, I will try the qualification of the French
open the 21 and 22 in Chantilly where 10 spots are available
(300 players for 10 places). My next tournament is on July
9th, the Allianz Europen of Lyon.
But for now, let's
concentrate on Moyvalley for the next two rounds...
Waterloo,
May 31th- I'm pleased finishing 8th at
the Telenet Trophy on the Challenge Tour this afternoon. A
great eagle on the 72th for a good week, the third in a row.
Even if I still made a few mistakes around three greens, I
managed to end in beauty. Many thanks to my supporting spectators,
the Waterloo staff, my caddy Patrick Brose, the Mich, Alexis
Mannès, and you, and you and you!
Waterloo,
May 29th- Telenet Trophy. Yesterday, a
very frustrating first day (73, +1), on a very demanding course,
no putt fell in the cup! Today, I started with birdies on
the 10th and 12th and struggled till
the 17th. From the 18th, still playing
very solidely, I managed to hole some birdies on the 2-5-6
and 9 for a card of 67 (-5). The course is very tough, thick
rough, fast greens and lines very delicate to read... The
big battle begins tomorrow, there will be surely some show
and I will make my best to be part of it. I hope I'll keep
swinging well. If you come to Waterloo, I'll see you there!
Turin, May 24th- Great course again here at la Mandria
in Torino. Warm weather, a bit humid, and for me a strong
hey feaver. But at the end of the competition a 10th
place, my first top ten since a few months! I am pretty happy
with my last 68, played with Frenchman Olivier David. The
birdie on the last was the cherry on the cake... and it's
my second strong finish in a row. Now I need some rest, those
two weeks were very tyring in the strong winds of Bretagne
and the warmth of Turin.
La Marache in Royal
Waterloo is on the menu this week, I heard t will be raining
at the beginning of the week, which is good for my heyfeaver.
The Telenet Trophy is a highlight of our season, it comes
a bit early, but nevertheless, we need to take advantage to
play on homesoil like Italians did last week at the Piemonte
Open.
Don't hestitate,
come and support me and the other Belgian players! I will
enjoy to play those rounds with you.
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