maybe the name of Van de Velde He wouldn’t be remembered today if he won the British tomorrow of golf in 1999. He would certainly prefer to be like some golfers who win a ‘major’ and then lose. Count paul lawriehis opponent, who inexplicably gave up his throne on the famous Scottish golf course to carnoustie and was never heard from again. in his repentance, jean van de velde (5/29/66, Mont-de-Marsan, France), which brought the story of the son of a rich industrialist who opposed the boy playing golf, became famous for the biggest disaster in the sport and, therefore, the biggest returning to British .
With ankle water
Professional since 1987, at European circuit since 1989 and has a title under his belt (Roma Masters1993), Van de Velde Arrived at British occupies position 152 of the ranking. With a three stroke advantage over his pursuers, Van de Velde decided to be the first French to conquer the tomorrow since 1907 when it happened Arnaud Massy. To get the victory, only the par four that closed the course baptized as “the most difficult course in the world” remained.
After pitching the ball into a dense ‘rough’ of tall grass, he looked for the ‘green’ but his second shot was too far to the right, with the misfortune of hitting a railing in the stands and sending the ball back several meters . back. He made another shot and sent the ball into the channel Barry Burns.
With his shoes on the bank, his pants rolled up above his knees, and water up to his ankles, he tried to play from the ditch. The water, which was beginning to rise at that moment, prevented him from doing so and forced him to try behind the water hazard. Again from ‘rough’. Van de Velde he looked at his wife fearing the worst and the Australian Craig Parry He later confessed that “I was watching how he was burying himself. And it hurts.”
The next attempt was also disastrous: the club tore through the undergrowth and sent his fourth shot into the ‘bunker’ that guarded the entrance to the ‘green’ on the right. A shot to get out of the sand trap and another final putt proved disastrous on hole 72 (six over par). The contest was resolved by a ‘playoff’ between him, paul lawriewho started ten strokes below the last day, and Justin Leonard. Lawrie he won after four holes.
“His brain shut down 10 minutes ago”
This is how one commentator defined the BBC the performance of Van de Velde. “I had a bad time, obviously, you don’t play to lose. It’s hard to believe, but the truth is that it wasn’t a trauma for me,” he explained after a few years. And he added that “I don’t think how my career could have changed, it would only have been one more trophy at home .” Although many players quit, he continued despite repeated and painful injuries over the years. Inside French Open of 2005 reached the ‘playoffs’ and took the Madeira Open of 2006, retired in 2008.
Miracle in France
The following year, thanks to his success, thousands of French children signed up to play golf. Now he works as a tournament commentator and says he feels “lucky”. I do what I want, I have no right to complain about anything.
In any case, the second place in British tomorrow this is a great result
Source: La Verdad
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