It arrived this Monday on the splendid site of Pléneuf-Val-André (22), host of theBrittany Open (200,000 euros endowment), first of the three French stages of the 2021 season on the Challenge Tour. Julien Brun, 29, comes straight from the Basque Country where he visited his coach, Olivier Léglise, based at Arcangues (64). Together, they remade for several days ” their range And tighten a few bolts.
« Cis a good reminder, he emphasizes calmly. We intend to stay in the same directions, which are working well, and strengthen them to start afresh. However, I must admit that I have perhaps hit the ball a little less well in recent weeks. I typed better on the first four tournaments. It was therefore good to see Olivier again, and to put things back on the ground for a better start afterwards. »
Knowing how to rest from time to time
The Antibois, who has now lived in Prague, Czech Republic for two years, chose the option of giving himself a slight break after taking 11th place in the Cadiz Challenge fifteen days ago now, on a journey that he admits ” not to have in the eye. »
« I don’t really like the layout of this course, he explains. Chain in the same place with the Challenge of Spain didn’t mean much to me. And then at one point, you have to take breaks. There are thirteen tournaments in a row to start the season on the Challenge Tour. You have to know how to rest from time to time… Ireland, it was still quite trying (Editor’s note, he took 12th place). In the Czech Republic, I played a play-off, the week was quite long in the end. At the Challenge de Cadiz, since I can’t really feel the course, it took a lot of energy. So three weeks of play seemed good to me before taking a break. »
A saving putt over 8 meters
The start of the season for the Frenchman, a former student of Texas Christian University (TCU), like his friend Paul Barjon, future resident of PGA Tour, remains particularly strong. In seven starts, he did not miss a cut. He offered himself three top 15 and especially a second place on June 6 in the Czech Republic, beaten in the play-off by the Spaniard. Santiago Tarrio.
« It wasn’t too hard to digest, tempers the main interested party. ATu contrary. I finished very well to access this play-off. Five strokes from the end, I was still six strokes behind… Somehow, it was a bit unexpected. I put in a putt of 8-9 meters to invite myself to this extra suspense. The emotions were important because it was necessary very quickly to refocus. The time to sign my card and show up on the tee, it didn’t take long. In addition, it is me who type first… Everything happened quickly and it was hard to follow. On the play-off itself, I have no regrets. I played well. But I didn’t really have any chances to win. In the end, it was something very positive … »
Build your calendar
He signed here, almost on his adopted land, his best result since his success on September 23 … 2012 at theToulouse-Metropole Golf Open Alliance. He was still an amateur then and had just celebrated his 20th birthday. ” During this play-off in the Czech Republic, I didn’t think about it, he breathes. I thought of other play-offs that I won but not of this victory… But by finishing second, I especially took a lot of points… »
With 33,890 points, he occupies on the edge of this 2021 Brittany Open where he did not cross the cut in two attempts (in 2018 and 2019) 14th place in the Road to Mallorca. Remember that the top 20 will validate their ticket for the European tour 2022…
« It’s a good start but there are still a lot of tournaments on the program, he confirms. We haven’t even done a third of the way… There are still a lot of points to be taken. But what is rather comfortable for me is that it allows me to play the big tournaments and to be able to build my calendar, something that I could not afford at the beginning of the season with my category of game… This will allow me also to optimize my performance, give me more chances to be there throughout the year. The top 70 is also guaranteed to me, which will open the doors to the two richly endowed tournaments in China at the end of the season… Before, who knows, the final in Mallorca (Editor’s note, field reduced to 45 players). “
British Open option
In the wake of Pléneuf, Julien Brun will continue with the Kaskada Golf Challenge, again in the Czech Republic, then in Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, in Normandy. Two meetings where two places will be put into play for the next one British Open, scheduled from July 15 to 18 at Sandwich (Kent), at Royal St George’s.
« They are two very beautiful carrots indeed, he enthuses. In addition, it is good for Jean-Claude Forestier (the promoter of the Vaudreuil Golf Challenge) which does a lot for golf in France. It’s a great tournament, and having that on top of that is going to be exciting. »
More serene, better prepared …
The following ? It may be the dead end in Austria (Euram Bank Open) if he does not manage to get this spot for The Open before most certainly joining Italy (July 22-25).
« It is important to be able to calmly program your schedule, to take weeks off if I need them in order to be efficient throughout the year., he confesses in conclusion. It’s also important to be constant, to take points every week, which I have managed to do since the start of the year… But I see beyond that. In the short term, the Challenge Tour is off to a good start but overall, everything we are putting in place, with Olivier, or with the rest of my team, which is also very invested, is in the process of line up as I want. We are gradually increasing in power. With my physical coach (Czech Svatopluk Byma), it goes well. I’m happy to work with him. It is important to work well in this sector. This is part of my good results. I am more serene, better prepared, it shows in my performances. For over a year, they have been constant. Of course, there are always things to improve, but overall, things are going in the right direction… In all sectors… And then it does me good to have an anchor in Prague, where I live. year. I benefit from good training infrastructures, I have a good physical coach, I am starting to have more and more contacts there. It’s a balance that suits me and also suits my partner. There is no reason for this to change. However, my progress in Czech is almost zero. My investment is nonexistent (laughs). “
