Victor Dubuisson made a successful return to aggressive golf on Sunday.
The Frenchman claimed victory on the Alps Tour two years after retiring from the game.
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Dubuisson walked away from skilled golf aged 33 in 2023 to pursue teaching.
Nevertheless, he is now again taking part in the sport and Dubuisson confirmed no indicators of rust as he triumphed within the 54-hole Biarritz Cup in his native France.
After rounds of 62, 65 and 61, Dubuisson beat Spain’s Jorge Maicas in a play-off to take dwelling the trophy.
Reflecting on his win, he defined: “These putts are by no means straightforward – particularly uphill ones, which I don’t significantly like – and I had just a few greater than traditional immediately.
“However when you hit a superb putt, it’s out of your fingers whether or not it drops or not. That final one was a superb putt to complete with.”
The previous Ryder Cup star additionally made an unimaginable gesture after his win at Biarritz Le Phare.
Duibuisson refused his £6,600 in prize cash having taken half on the invitation of a sponsor.
As an alternative, he gave it up as a ‘gesture of private precept’, with Maicas taking dwelling the winnings consequently.
The 35-year-old has spent his retirement as a golf coach in Tenereife.
He now runs clinics for holidaymakers on the Abama Golf Resort, and it is presently unclear if he’s planning a everlasting comeback.
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Talking final yr about his resolution to retire, Dubuisson defined: “I used to be feeling good with my sport however I used to be simply feeling unhealthy with all of the travelling and I felt like I wished to do one thing else.
“I used to be not mentally in a superb place. After 13 years I used to be uninterested in it and wished to have a unique life.”
As a participant, Dubuisson was a two-time winner on the European Tour with victories on the Turkish Airways Open in 2013 and 2015.
In the meantime, he claimed prime ten finishes at each the PGA Championship and The Open.
Dubuisson was additionally a member of the victorious European workforce within the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.
He ended the weekend unbeaten, halving his singles match in opposition to Zach Johnson as Crew Europe gained 16 ½ – 11 ½.
When is the 2025 Ryder Cup?
The forty fifth Ryder Cup will likely be held at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York later this yr.
Crew Europe will defend the title they gained in 2023 between September 26 and 28.
The holders are as soon as once more captained by Luke Donald, with Keegan Bradley main Crew USA.
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy have already booked their locations on the Ryder Cup, with 11 spots nonetheless up for grabs on every workforce.
American gamers have till the tip of the BMW Championship on August 17 to safe one in every of six computerized berths.
As for Europe, their cut-off for computerized qualifiers is per week later following the British Masters.