Frenchman Victor Perez, on Sunday at the 4th World Match-Play Championship in Texas to claim a place in the European team for the next Ryder Cup, has recently made several moves to the top of world golf.
“The Ryder Cup is something that makes Europeans very proud and you obviously want to try to be a part of it. But it’s still a little far away, as no Grand Slam tournament has been played yet Hai, there’s still a lot of points at stake … “, on the eve of the losing semi-final against future winner, American Billy Horschel, Perez speculated on Saturday.
There is no doubt, however, that Padregh Harrington, the captain of the European team playing in the next edition from 24 to 26 September in Wisconsin, was not insensitive to the spectacular course of the French N.1 this week. Even if given later in the match against Matt Kutcher for 3rd place.
Because the 28-year-old Tarabis has undergone a series of performances for six months, which has placed him in the top 30 of the world and second at the BMW PGA in Wentworth, seventh in the finals of the European circuit in Dubai. , And the ninth in the players’ championships, in particular, is considered by Americans as the fifth “Major”.
In Austin, his calm was affected, as much as his birdie / bogey ratio, at this world summit, where no Frenchman had shone since the final in 2014, Victor Dubuson.
However, the “match-play” format, where two players / two pairs compete to win each hole in a duel, is exactly what was used in the very prestigious meeting between the United States and Europe. For one year due to the coronavirus epidemic.
– Established in Scotland –
If selected, Peres will be the fourth Frenchman to compete in the Ryder Cup in 2014, following Jean Van de Velde (1999), Thomas Levett (2004) and Dubison.
The son of a rugby player and coach, he knows the United States well, having spent four years from 2011 to 2015 at the University of New Mexico.
Back in Europe, they established their clubs in Scotland, in Dundee, in the homeland of golf, not the famous St-Andrews site, which allowed them to continue their classes on different, less manicured courses. A very competitive reference.
Since then, its progress was regular, and its margin for improvement remains unknown.
Second in qualifying for the Alps Tour in December 2015, he climbed into the third European Division and finished fifth in the finals, thus earning his ticket for the Challenge Tour 2017.
He spent two seasons in this second European division, finishing 18th and one of the first in particular in the following, which qualified him for the big European circuit in 2019.
It was there that he lifted a gear, taking third place at the Hong Kong Open in November 2018, at the start of the season, then his first win in September 2019 at Alfred Dunhill Links in Scotland.
At the end of 2019, he was already ranked 41st in the world rankings. In 2020, despite the Kovid epidemic, he eventually competed in his first Major, PGA Championship, where he finished 22nd, but then missed the cut at the US Open.
He knows, he should confirm his current good pass with a good performance in Major. Good thing, Augusta Masters (April 8-11) is coming.
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