September 05-08
Golf Bluegreen de Plรฉneuf Val Andrรฉ, Plรฉneuf, France
โฌ200,000
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4
Josh Geary will take a one-stroke lead into the weekend at the Open de Bretagne after posting a bogey-free three under par 67 on another day of tough scoring conditions at Golf Blue Green de Plรฉneuf Val-Andrรฉ.
The New Zealander, who tops the leaderboard at five under par, recorded his second consecutive blemish-free round at the challenging coastal venue, with Swedenโs Niclas Johansson holding sole second place at four under par.
Runner-up at the D+D REAL Slovakia Challenge in July, Geary got off to a flying start with an eagle on his second hole, the 11th, which he quickly followed up with a birdie on the short 118-yard par three 15th.
Playing alongside Johansson and Englandโs Matt Ford, who matched the low round of the day, a six under par 64, Geary followed up his fast start with 12 consecutive pars to ensure he is the man to catch with two rounds remaining.
The 34-year-old is eying an immediate return to the European Tour and at 39th in the Road to Mallorca Rankings knows a victory would go a long way to helping him secure one of the fifteen available European Tour cards available at the end of the European Challenge Tour season.
🗣️''A win would go a long way to helping me out in the rankings, so Iโve got to go out there and do what I can to make that happen.โโ
โ Challenge Tour (@Challenge_Tour) September 6, 2019
Clubhouse leader, Josh Geary 🇳🇿 pic.twitter.com/qYDmJnLxyg
โI need one or two really good weeks,โ he said. โA win would really help me out in the rankings, so Iโve got to go out there and do what I can to make that happen.
โThereโs a lot of trouble out there, almost every hole has got something going on, so youโve just got to think your way around.
โIโve just been patient and trying to swing it smart. My ball striking hasnโt been great, so Iโve just been going for the fat side of the greens and trying to play smart and be defensive, which is paying off around this golf course, especially where the pins are tucked away.โ
Geary and Johansson, who will again be paired together on Saturday, will start day three ahead of a significant chasing pack at three under par, which includes Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil champion Matthew Jordan, local hopefuls Frederic Lacroix and Damien Perrier, Switzerlandโs Raphaรซl de Sousa, Santiago Tarrio Ben of Spain and Austrian Martin Wiegele.
Englishman Richard Mansell and Germanyโs Sebastian Heisele will also start the weekend just two shots off the pace after spectacular second rounds of 64, six under par. Meanwhile, overnight leader Robert Dinwiddie signed for a disappointing two over par 72 to drop back to sit three strokes off Geary at two under par.
With a strong wind blowing across the firm and fast seaside layout the cut line fell at three over par, with 66 players making it into the weekend.
The third round will begin at 8:30am local time, with Geary and Johansson teeing off in the final game at 1:28pm.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
1 |
GEARY Josh | NZL |
-5 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
2 |
JOHANSSON Niclas | SWE |
-4 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
3 |
DE SOUSA Raphaël | SUI |
-3 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
3 |
HEISELE Sebastian | GER |
-3 |
73 |
64 |
137 |
3 |
JORDAN Matthew | ENG |
-3 |
72 |
65 |
137 |
3 |
LACROIX Frederic | FRA |
-3 |
68 |
69 |
137 |
3 |
MANSELL Richard | ENG |
-3 |
73 |
64 |
137 |
3 |
PERRIER Damien | FRA |
-3 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
3 |
TARRIO BEN Santiago | ESP |
-3 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
3 |
WIEGELE Martin | AUT |
-3 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
11 |
DINWIDDIE Robert | ENG |
-2 |
66 |
72 |
138 |
11 |
HENRY Scott | SCO |
-2 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
11 |
KIM Minkyu | KOR |
-2 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
11 |
SCHWARTZ Antoine | FRA |
-2 |
72 |
66 |
138 |
15 |
ARMITAGE Marcus | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
15 |
HAFTHORSSON Birgir | ISL |
-1 |
67 |
72 |
139 |
15 |
HIGGO Garrick | RSA |
-1 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
15 |
KRISTJANSSON Gudmundur | ISL |
-1 |
67 |
72 |
139 |
15 |
PIGEM Carlos | ESP |
-1 |
73 |
66 |
139 |
15 |
ROZNER Antoine | FRA |
-1 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
15 |
SCIOT-SIEGRIST Robin | FRA |
-1 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
15 |
WHITNELL Dale | ENG |
-1 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
15 |
WRISDALE Jordan | ENG |
-1 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
24 |
CARLSSON Johan | SWE |
0 |
72 |
68 |
140 |
24 |
EVANS Ryan | ENG |
0 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
24 |
FORD Matt | ENG |
0 |
76 |
64 |
140 |
24 |
HUIZING Daan | NED |
0 |
74 |
66 |
140 |
24 |
KO (AM) Jeong weon | FRA |
0 |
74 |
66 |
140 |
24 |
LIMA José-Filipe | POR |
0 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
24 |
MAZZOLI Stefano | ITA |
0 |
73 |
67 |
140 |
24 |
MIVIS Christopher | BEL |
0 |
72 |
68 |
140 |
24 |
NILEHN Fredrik | SWE |
0 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
24 |
TADINI Alessandro | ITA |
0 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
24 |
THOMSON Jonathan | ENG |
0 |
73 |
67 |
140 |
35 |
BOOTE David | WAL |
1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
35 |
BOURDY Grégory | FRA |
1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
35 |
CARON Rowin | NED |
1 |
75 |
66 |
141 |
35 |
ECCLES Ben | AUS |
1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
35 |
GARCIA RODRIGUEZ Sebastian | ESP |
1 |
74 |
67 |
141 |
35 |
GRANT Stephen | IRL |
1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
35 |
HELLIGKILDE Marcus | DEN |
1 |
68 |
73 |
141 |
35 |
ITEN Marco | SUI |
1 |
76 |
65 |
141 |
35 |
KAKKO Roope | FIN |
1 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
35 |
LAMPERT Moritz | GER |
1 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
35 |
SCHNEIDER Marcel | GER |
1 |
76 |
65 |
141 |
35 |
TREE Toby | ENG |
1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
47 |
ADARRAGA GOMEZ Jose Luis | ESP |
2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
47 |
AGUILAR Felipe | CHI |
2 |
74 |
68 |
142 |
47 |
HAASTRUP Mark Flindt | DEN |
2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
47 |
JOUVEN Richard | FRA |
2 |
76 |
66 |
142 |
47 |
LINARD Thomas | FRA |
2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
47 |
LLOYD Chris | ENG |
2 |
73 |
69 |
142 |
47 |
MCBRIDE Paul | IRL |
2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
47 |
ROSS Craig | SCO |
2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
47 |
STUREHED Henric | SWE |
2 |
69 |
73 |
142 |
47 |
VAN DRIEL Darius | NED |
2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
57 |
COCKERILL Aaron | CAN |
3 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
57 |
DE POYEN Julien | FRA |
3 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
57 |
DUBOIS Edouard | FRA |
3 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
57 |
LENGDEN Oscar | SWE |
3 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
57 |
LINDELL Oliver | FIN |
3 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
57 |
MAHEUT Nicolas | FRA |
3 |
76 |
67 |
143 |
57 |
ROUSSEL Robin | FRA |
3 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
57 |
RUTH James | ENG |
3 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
57 |
STALTER Joël | FRA |
3 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
57 |
YOUNG Mark | ENG |
3 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
67 |
BRUN Julien | FRA |
4 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
67 |
COHEN-BOYER Louis | FRA |
4 |
74 |
70 |
144 |
67 |
KING Gary | ENG |
4 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
67 |
MATUS Stanislav | CZE |
4 |
76 |
68 |
144 |
67 |
SAINZ Javier | ESP |
4 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
72 |
BEKIRIAN Jean | FRA |
5 |
80 |
65 |
145 |
72 |
BERARDO Clément | FRA |
5 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
72 |
GANE Chris | ENG |
5 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
72 |
HULDAHL Jeppe Pape | DEN |
5 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
72 |
LERAY (AM) Alexis | FRA |
5 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
72 |
QUESNE Julien | FRA |
5 |
76 |
69 |
145 |
72 |
RIU Victor | FRA |
5 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
72 |
SUCHAN Daniel | CZE |
5 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
80 |
CASEY Harry | ENG |
6 |
77 |
69 |
146 |
80 |
DAWSON Robin | IRL |
6 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
80 |
FERNANDEZ Scott | ESP |
6 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
80 |
FORD Charlie | ENG |
6 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
80 |
GAUTIER Stanislas | FRA |
6 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
80 |
HESBOIS Kevin | BEL |
6 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
80 |
LESPINASSE Leo | FRA |
6 |
76 |
70 |
146 |
80 |
MADDY Paul | ENG |
6 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
80 |
SCALISE Lorenzo | ITA |
6 |
75 |
71 |
146 |
80 |
VEYRET Victor | FRA |
6 |
75 |
71 |
146 |
90 |
BERNADET Adrien | FRA |
7 |
77 |
70 |
147 |
90 |
BIHAN Alan | FRA |
7 |
71 |
76 |
147 |
90 |
CARLSSON Magnus A | SWE |
7 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
90 |
DECOTTIGNIES-LAFON Mathieu | FRA |
7 |
77 |
70 |
147 |
90 |
GRADECKI Mateusz | POL |
7 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
90 |
GROS Sébastien | FRA |
7 |
81 |
66 |
147 |
90 |
HURLEY Gary | IRL |
7 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
90 |
JOFFRAY (AM) Victor | FRA |
7 |
69 |
78 |
147 |
90 |
LARCELET (AM) Charles | FRA |
7 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
90 |
SARACINO Andrea | ITA |
7 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
90 |
STAL Gary | FRA |
7 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
90 |
TILEY Steven | ENG |
7 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
102 |
BEKKER Oliver | RSA |
8 |
77 |
71 |
148 |
102 |
KUNZENBACHER Julian | GER |
8 |
72 |
76 |
148 |
102 |
PORTEOUS Garrick | ENG |
8 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
102 |
SPOONER Billy | ENG |
8 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
106 |
CEA Michele | ITA |
9 |
72 |
77 |
149 |
106 |
COUPLAND Dave | ENG |
9 |
72 |
77 |
149 |
106 |
FENASSE Mathieu | FRA |
9 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
106 |
GEYGER Nico | CHI |
9 |
77 |
72 |
149 |
106 |
SIMONSEN Martin | DEN |
9 |
74 |
75 |
149 |
106 |
WIDEMANN Alexandre | FRA |
9 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
112 |
BALDWIN Matthew | ENG |
10 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
112 |
BEM Léonard | FRA |
10 |
78 |
72 |
150 |
112 |
COUPADE Jules | FRA |
10 |
73 |
77 |
150 |
112 |
EASTON Bryce | RSA |
10 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
112 |
HAVRET Grégory | FRA |
10 |
81 |
69 |
150 |
112 |
HILL Calum | SCO |
10 |
74 |
76 |
150 |
112 |
LANDO CASANOVA Jérôme | FRA |
10 |
79 |
71 |
150 |
112 |
MAYE Clifford | FRA |
10 |
73 |
77 |
150 |
112 |
MEJOW Philipp | GER |
10 |
77 |
73 |
150 |
112 |
NEIL Bradley | SCO |
10 |
79 |
71 |
150 |
112 |
RADUREAU Maxime | FRA |
10 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
112 |
ROBB Chris | SCO |
10 |
74 |
76 |
150 |
112 |
SENIOR Jack | ENG |
10 |
77 |
73 |
150 |
112 |
VECCHI FOSSA Jacopo | ITA |
10 |
72 |
78 |
150 |
112 |
VON DELLINGSHAUSEN Nicolai | GER |
10 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
127 |
BRAEUNIG Christian | GER |
11 |
78 |
73 |
151 |
127 |
COUSSAUD Ugo | FRA |
11 |
83 |
68 |
151 |
127 |
HOWIE Craig | SCO |
11 |
77 |
74 |
151 |
127 |
JOYAU Pierre | FRA |
11 |
77 |
74 |
151 |
127 |
KÖLBING Jonas | GER |
11 |
77 |
74 |
151 |
127 |
TISSERAND Hubert | FRA |
11 |
78 |
73 |
151 |
133 |
DAUX Franck | FRA |
12 |
74 |
78 |
152 |
133 |
MOHR Marcus | ENG |
12 |
78 |
74 |
152 |
133 |
SJÖHOLM Joel | SWE |
12 |
74 |
78 |
152 |
136 |
BESSELING Wil | NED |
13 |
77 |
76 |
153 |
136 |
GAL Petr | CZE |
13 |
79 |
74 |
153 |
136 |
HØJGAARD Rasmus | DEN |
13 |
75 |
78 |
153 |
136 |
LAPORTA Francesco | ITA |
13 |
80 |
73 |
153 |
136 |
LE BOT (AM) Raphael | FRA |
13 |
82 |
71 |
153 |
136 |
LESCASTREYRES Patryk | FRA |
13 |
78 |
75 |
153 |
136 |
McGOWAN Ross | ENG |
13 |
77 |
76 |
153 |
136 |
VELASCO Alvaro | ESP |
13 |
77 |
76 |
153 |
144 |
AHOKAS Antti | FIN |
14 |
79 |
75 |
154 |
144 |
BAEK Peter Launer | DEN |
14 |
84 |
70 |
154 |
144 |
DEAN Joe | ENG |
14 |
77 |
77 |
154 |
147 |
CATURLA Stanislas | FRA |
15 |
77 |
78 |
155 |
147 |
ESPAÑA Edouard | FRA |
15 |
78 |
77 |
155 |
147 |
RION Matthew | FRA |
15 |
80 |
75 |
155 |
150 |
JOANNES Hugues | BEL |
17 |
82 |
75 |
157 |
151 |
BEAUVY (AM) Paul | FRA |
19 |
83 |
76 |
159 |
152 |
PIEDELIEVRE Paul | FRA |
23 |
83 |
80 |
163 |
153 |
ERIKSSON Martin | SWE |
24 |
82 |
82 |
164 |