On the eve of its 53e anniversary, the Frenchman won the senior French Open at Saint-Cloud, ten years after his success at the Golf National on the European Tour.
What emotion for Thomas Levet! In the lead after the first two rounds of the Legends Open de France which took place this week on the fairways of the Saint-Cloud golf course, the French (67-68) managed to keep up the pressure during the 3e and last round on Saturday, signing a final card of 68 (-4) for the victory. On the eve of his 53rd birthday, he dedicated his success to Christian Bonardi, his recently deceased first trainer.
2nd success on the Legends Tour
Thanks to his three scores under par, the Racingman finished the tournament at -13 overall. He is ahead of the Canadian David Morland IV (-10) then the South African James Kingston and the English Gary Wolstenholme, tied for third at -9. This is his second success on the Legends Tour, after the one acquired in 2019 in Coventry (England) during the Farmfoods European Senior Masters.
Better, on the eve of his 53rd birthday, the winner of the 2011 French Open on the European Tour garnishes his record – which has eight victories in Europe, including two among seniors – with an unprecedented double. Thomas Levet paid tribute to the memory of Christian Bonardi, his first coach at Racing Club de France La Boulie, who recently passed away: “This victory is for him, he told the website of the French Golf Federation. He has always supported me, he was my first teacher and accompanied me for forty years, so it is a beautiful tribute for Bobo and a beautiful gift to his family. “
Finding his smile again, Thomas Levet was elated as he posed for the photo next to the tee-shaped senior French Open trophy, which sculptor Hubert Privé is famous for. “I couldn’t be happier to win here: my home club is barely a quarter of an hour away, lots of childhood friends, members and acquaintances came to support me today. And then it’s always great to win in your country! “, he concluded.
Among the French, local Christian Cévaër finished in 19th place (-1) in the final standings, while Jean Van de Velde, tournament organizer, took 20th place in par. Marc Farry (+5), Stéphane Chauffour (+9), Jean-Pierre Cixous (+13), Jean-Pierre Sallat (+19) and Christophe Pottier (+21) complete the picture.
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