There are now three of them. After Victor Perez and Paul Barjon, it was Matthieu Pavon who won a ticket to the PGA Tour this Sunday by finishing the DP World Tour Championship in fifth place. The Bordeaux player, son of former professional footballer Michel Pavon, thus ends a splendid season, which notably saw him win his first trophy on the DP World Tour during the Spanish Open in Madrid.
The Girondin made four fantastic birdies in the last four holes in Dubai to take this fifth place. A brilliant end to the course which completely satisfied him, he who had experienced a slight slump in the middle of the day. At the microphone of Canal +, Matthieu Pavon could not hide his happiness. “I don’t really have words, I’m so happy with the performance I produced today,” he said. To have played with so much heart and so much guts these last few holes was huge. These are the most beautiful last four holes of my career. »
It was the young Nicolai Hojgaard, only 22 years old, who won this tournament. The Dane beat the Norwegian Viktor Hovland and the English Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Wallace. Four shots behind the winner and two from the podium, Matthieu Pavon was happy to be content with his fifth place, synonymous with accession to the PGA Tour for the year 2024. “This PGA Tour card was not a goal for this year, said -he explained. But of course, it’s a dream for me, it’s my childhood dream to go and play there. » Before that, it’s time for the AfrAsia Open, in Mauritius, for the Bordeaux player.
