Dubai Golden VISA Awardee Nicolas Colsaerts shares his Daily Diary, from the Cazoo Open de France.
- Date: 23-Sep-2022
- Source: Gulf News
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:UAE
Dubai Golden VISA Awardee Nicolas Colsaerts shares his Daily Diary, from the Cazoo Open de France.
Round one of this €3 million Open de France is now over.
I woke up this morning felling very good and confident of a good round and a good week. It is always a great feeling to defend a title, it has been so long since October 20th, 2019 when I received the Open de France trophy – in fact it is 1,069 days – who is counting!
I managed a one over par front nine of 37 with three bogeys and two birdies on holes 2 and 9. On the Par 3 second hole at 210 yards, I hit my tee shot to 8 feet and 2 inches for my opening birdie.
On the back nine I birdied the 178 yards,11th, I hit my tee shot to 4 feet and 5 inches to earn my second 2’s club of the day.
I stood on the 12th tee level par for the round which put me in a good position.
I was hitting the ball very nicely and I immediately felt comfortable in myself and with my game.
Then the famous finishing stretch over the Le Golf National Course took its revenge on me.
I had water balls on both holes 15 and 16, but still managed