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Former Ryder Cup star Nicolas Colsaerts ended a seven-year winless run on the European Tour with a dramatic one-shot victory at the Amundi Open de France on Sunday.
A winner again @Coelsss 🏆
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 20, 2019
2,709 days between victories. pic.twitter.com/C7iMWMIKYI
The Belgian had last triumphed at the 2012 Volvo World Match Play Championship, four months before he was part of the European team that famously came back from 10-4 down to lift the Ryder Cup in the Miracle at Medinah.
His stock had fallen so far in the intervening years that he arrived at Le Golf National - the scene of another European Ryder Cup victory in 2018 - battling to keep his place on tour for 2020 after just one top-10 finish on the 2019 Race to Dubai.
He carded a closing one-over-par 72 on day four in Paris but that was enough to move him to 12 under and hold off the challenge of Dane Joachim B Hansen.
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He started the day with a three-shot lead over South African George Coetzee and looked to be cruising to victory when he extended that to five after a birdie on the first.
But the demons that have led to him fighting for his playing privileges resurfaced and missed putts from inside 10 feet on the fifth, sixth and 12th meant he trailed Coetzee by two with six to play.
A spectacular chip-in eagle on the 14th had him back in the lead, but he would find the water on the next to surrender a double-bogey and slip a shot behind Hansen.
There was to be more drama, however, as Hansen took four putts from just short of the green on the 17th for a double of his own and Colsaerts held his nerve over the last three holes for a third European Tour victory.
"It's super special," he told europeantour.com. "I've been coming here for so long and missed out a bunch of times and to do it here, to do this like this where at the end it was a pretty dramatic, makes it even better.
"I was kind of looking for a week like this where everything sort of clicked together. I don't really have a week like that for a long, long time.
"It changes everything for me for the next couple of years, a lighter schedule. I have a wife at home and a little kid now that I am going to be able to spend a bit more time with now, which is nice."
Hansen carded a closing 68 to finish a shot ahead of Coetzee and two clear of American Kurt Kitayama.
Ireland's Gavin Moynihan and Scot Richie Ramsay were in the group at eight under alongside two-time major champion Martin Kaymer.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
1 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | BEL |
-12 |
67 |
66 |
67 |
72 |
272 |
2 |
Joachim B. Hansen | DEN |
-11 |
68 |
68 |
69 |
68 |
273 |
3 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
-10 |
65 |
68 |
70 |
71 |
274 |
4 |
Kurt Kitayama | USA |
-9 |
66 |
68 |
70 |
71 |
275 |
T5 |
Martin Kaymer | GER |
-8 |
68 |
69 |
69 |
70 |
276 |
T5 |
Richie Ramsay | SCO |
-8 |
66 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
276 |
T5 |
Gavin Moynihan | IRL |
-8 |
68 |
69 |
68 |
71 |
276 |
T8 |
Chris Paisley | ENG |
-7 |
68 |
74 |
68 |
67 |
277 |
T8 |
Hugo Leon | CHI |
-7 |
68 |
72 |
70 |
67 |
277 |
T8 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
-7 |
71 |
68 |
70 |
68 |
277 |
T11 |
Joost Luiten | NED |
-6 |
69 |
76 |
65 |
68 |
278 |
T11 |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
-6 |
69 |
71 |
69 |
69 |
278 |
T11 |
Steven Brown | ENG |
-6 |
71 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
278 |
T14 |
Lucas Herbert | AUS |
-5 |
71 |
73 |
65 |
70 |
279 |
T14 |
Sam Horsfield | ENG |
-5 |
70 |
72 |
65 |
72 |
279 |
T16 |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
-4 |
66 |
71 |
69 |
74 |
280 |
T16 |
Victor Perez | FRA |
-4 |
67 |
71 |
69 |
73 |
280 |
T18 |
Kristoffer Reitan | NOR |
-3 |
68 |
74 |
69 |
70 |
281 |
T18 |
Romain Langasque | FRA |
-3 |
68 |
73 |
70 |
70 |
281 |
T18 |
Kalle Samooja | FIN |
-3 |
67 |
72 |
71 |
71 |
281 |
T18 |
Ryan Fox | NZL |
-3 |
65 |
74 |
71 |
71 |
281 |
T18 |
Alexander Noren | SWE |
-3 |
72 |
72 |
71 |
66 |
281 |
T23 |
Trevor Immelman | RSA |
-2 |
73 |
70 |
68 |
71 |
282 |
T23 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
-2 |
70 |
71 |
68 |
73 |
282 |
T23 |
Jamie Donaldson | WAL |
-2 |
71 |
67 |
66 |
78 |
282 |
T26 |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
-1 |
74 |
69 |
69 |
71 |
283 |
T26 |
Jason Scrivener | AUS |
-1 |
69 |
73 |
71 |
70 |
283 |
T26 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
-1 |
68 |
69 |
69 |
77 |
283 |
T29 |
David Lipsky | USA |
Par |
71 |
72 |
69 |
72 |
284 |
T29 |
Gregory Bourdy | FRA |
Par |
70 |
72 |
70 |
72 |
284 |
T29 |
Hudson Swafford | USA |
Par |
74 |
65 |
69 |
76 |
284 |
T32 |
Adrien Saddier | SCO |
1 |
73 |
72 |
68 |
72 |
285 |
T32 |
Stephen Gallacher | SCO |
1 |
70 |
72 |
70 |
73 |
285 |
T32 |
Lee Slattery | ENG |
1 |
71 |
68 |
75 |
71 |
285 |
T32 |
Niklas Lemke | SWE |
1 |
73 |
67 |
74 |
71 |
285 |
T32 |
David Horsey | ENG |
1 |
70 |
72 |
69 |
74 |
285 |
T32 |
Jaco Van Zyl | RSA |
1 |
67 |
70 |
73 |
75 |
285 |
T32 |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
1 |
71 |
74 |
70 |
70 |
285 |
T32 |
Jerome Lando-Casanova | FRA |
1 |
69 |
72 |
69 |
75 |
285 |
T40 |
Deyen Lawson | AUS |
2 |
68 |
72 |
72 |
74 |
286 |
T40 |
Ben Evans | ENG |
2 |
71 |
73 |
69 |
73 |
286 |
T40 |
Shubhankar Sharma | IND |
2 |
72 |
71 |
70 |
73 |
286 |
T40 |
Charlie Saxon | USA |
2 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
73 |
286 |
T40 |
Romain Wattel | FRA |
2 |
72 |
70 |
71 |
73 |
286 |
T40 |
Renato Paratore | ITA |
2 |
69 |
72 |
73 |
72 |
286 |
T40 |
Frederic Lacroix | FRA |
2 |
72 |
72 |
66 |
76 |
286 |
T40 |
Alejandro Canizares | ESP |
2 |
75 |
70 |
70 |
71 |
286 |
T48 |
Gavin Green | MAS |
3 |
73 |
68 |
71 |
75 |
287 |
T48 |
Shiv Chawrasia | IND |
3 |
70 |
69 |
72 |
76 |
287 |
T48 |
Callum Shinkwin | ENG |
3 |
70 |
74 |
70 |
73 |
287 |
T48 |
Stewart Cink | USA |
3 |
70 |
70 |
74 |
73 |
287 |
T48 |
Bradley Dredge | WAL |
3 |
69 |
73 |
72 |
73 |
287 |
T48 |
Jeung-Hun Wang | KOR |
3 |
74 |
69 |
72 |
72 |
287 |
T54 |
Jordan Smith | ENG |
4 |
68 |
74 |
70 |
76 |
288 |
T54 |
Ashley Chesters | ENG |
4 |
70 |
73 |
71 |
74 |
288 |
T54 |
Yusaku Miyazato | JPN |
4 |
72 |
73 |
72 |
71 |
288 |
T57 |
Jeong-Weon Ko | FRA |
5 |
73 |
69 |
70 |
77 |
289 |
T57 |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
5 |
73 |
72 |
70 |
74 |
289 |
T57 |
James Morrison | ENG |
5 |
71 |
73 |
72 |
73 |
289 |
T57 |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
5 |
72 |
73 |
72 |
72 |
289 |
T61 |
Liam Johnston | SCO |
6 |
68 |
76 |
69 |
77 |
290 |
T61 |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | ESP |
6 |
69 |
73 |
73 |
75 |
290 |
T61 |
Victor Dubuisson | FRA |
6 |
69 |
76 |
73 |
72 |
290 |
T61 |
Justin Walters | RSA |
6 |
67 |
77 |
75 |
71 |
290 |
65 |
Tapio Pulkkanen | FIN |
6 |
76 |
69 |
77 |
69 |
291 |
T66 |
Nicolai Hoejgaard | DEN |
8 |
67 |
76 |
73 |
76 |
292 |
T66 |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
8 |
69 |
75 |
74 |
74 |
292 |
T66 |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
8 |
67 |
77 |
75 |
73 |
292 |
T69 |
Ricardo Melo Gouveia | POR |
9 |
71 |
74 |
71 |
77 |
293 |
T69 |
Max Schmitt | GER |
9 |
72 |
72 |
76 |
73 |
293 |
71 |
Jake McLeod | AUS |
10 |
73 |
69 |
73 |
79 |
294 |
72 |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
12 |
70 |
72 |
75 |
79 |
296 |
T73 |
Charles Larcelet | FRA |
14 |
71 |
71 |
76 |
80 |
298 |
T73 |
Ashun Wu | CHI |
14 |
70 |
74 |
76 |
78 |
298 |
75 |
Marc Warren | SCO |
15 |
71 |
72 |
80 |
76 |
299 |
76 |
Julien Quesne | FRA |
16 |
70 |
72 |
78 |
80 |
300 |
CUT |
Alexander Levy | FRA |
4 |
69 |
77 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Clement Sordet | FRA |
4 |
72 |
74 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
4 |
70 |
76 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Nacho Elvira | ESP |
4 |
75 |
71 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Jacques Kruyswijk | RSA |
4 |
72 |
74 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Jens Dantorp | SWE |
4 |
73 |
73 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Joel Stalter | FRA |
4 |
72 |
74 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Matthias Schwab | AUT |
4 |
68 |
78 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Sam Brazel | AUS |
4 |
73 |
73 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Soren Kjeldsen | DEN |
4 |
76 |
70 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Aaron Rai | ENG |
5 |
72 |
75 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Chris Wood | ENG |
5 |
73 |
74 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Cyril Bouniol | FRA |
5 |
72 |
75 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
David Howell | ENG |
5 |
74 |
73 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
David Law | SCO |
5 |
71 |
76 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Nick Cullen | AUS |
5 |
72 |
75 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Adrian Otaegui | ESP |
6 |
73 |
75 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
6 |
70 |
78 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Espen Kofstad | NOR |
6 |
71 |
77 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Louis De Jager | RSA |
6 |
74 |
74 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
6 |
72 |
76 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Paul Dunne | IRL |
6 |
77 |
71 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
6 |
74 |
74 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Bernd Ritthammer | GER |
7 |
76 |
73 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Maximilian Kieffer | GER |
7 |
74 |
75 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Stuart Manley | WAL |
7 |
76 |
73 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Raphael Jacquelin | FRA |
8 |
74 |
76 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
8 |
76 |
74 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Hideto Tanihara | JPN |
9 |
76 |
75 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Per Laengfors | SWE |
9 |
78 |
73 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Thomas Bjorn | DEN |
9 |
76 |
75 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Hyo-Won Park | KOR |
10 |
75 |
77 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Jack Singh-Brar | ENG |
10 |
75 |
77 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Sebastian Soederberg | SWE |
11 |
75 |
78 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Anton Karlsson | SWE |
12 |
77 |
77 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
David Ravetto | FRA |
12 |
76 |
78 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Guido Migliozzi | ITA |
12 |
78 |
76 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Jose Maria Olazabal | ESP |
12 |
77 |
77 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Robert Karlsson | SWE |
15 |
76 |
81 |
- |
- |
157 |
DSQ |
Daniel Gavins | ENG |
Par |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
DSQ |
Marcel Siem | GER |
Par |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
DSQ |
Pedro Figueiredo | POR |
Par |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
70 |
RET |
Gaganjeet Bhullar | IND |
Par |
75 |
- |
- |
- |
75 |
RET |
Julian Suri | USA |
Par |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |