Returning to competition after a three-week break, the French golfer got off to a perfect start at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Florida, with a solid – 4.
Matthieu Pavon negotiated his return to competition perfectly. After three weeks of rest during which he fine-tuned his installation in the United States, took advantage of his family and continued to work, he resumed competition on Thursday, in Florida, at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, a tournament which plays on the PGA National course, a real golfing test, dear to Jack Nicklaus, with the famous “bear trap”, a succession of three holes, 15, 16, and 17 where many champions have lost balls and their illusions .
The weight of history did not disturb the French number 1 who resumed as he had finished, playing very solidly, even brilliantly at certain moments of the game, like on his penultimate hole with a remarkable approach , executed from the rough, with a ball that fell less than a meter from the hole. With a score of – 4 (4 birdies), Matthieu Pavon is provisionally placed in the top 10.