Dan Bradbury opens up about the one thing he hated before winning the Open de France

Dan Bradbury emerged victorious after four rounds of intense competition at the DP World Tour's Open de France. Bradbury's stellar performance at the Golf National in Guyancourt, France, saw him card scores of 67-66-69-66, securing a comfortable lead over Sam Bairstow, Thorbjørn Olesen, Yannik Paul, and Jeff Winther, who tied for second place.

During the post-tournament press conference, Bradbury was asked to describe his thoughts as he stood on the final fairway. He had to wait there for a long time and was breathing heavily.

Here's what he said in response :

"Just hit the green. Literally just hit the green, three-putt, but just hit it on the grass. That tee shot, I've not liked it. Yesterday was the first time I hit fairway. But I don't know, something about that tee shot I hate. So getting it in play was the first thing. The second shot is a bit easier for me, just trying to fade one, and if it doesn't fade, fine. There was a big wait on the tee, and that didn't help."

Bradbury's victory at the Open de France marks his first professional victory of the 2024 season and his second overall. Before this win, the 25-year-old British golfer had won the Joburg Open on the DP World Tour.

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How much did Dan Bradbury earn for his win at the 2024 Open de France?

The 2024 Open De France held at the Golf National had a prize purse of €3,250,000. The largest chunk of this purse was earned by the tournament winner, Dan Bradbury, who walked home with €505,265. Sam Bairstow, Thorbjørn Olesen, Yannik Paul, and Jeff Winther, each earned €197,202 for their T2 finish.

Here is a detailed look at the payout at the 2024 Open de France:

• 1 Dan Bradbury €505,265.12
• T2 Sam Bairstow €197,202.00
• T2 Thorbjørn Olesen €197,202.00
• T2 Yannik Paul €197,202.00
• T2 Jeff Winther €197,202.00
• T6 Matthew Jordan €96,594.80
• T6 Francesco Laporta €96,594.80
• T8 Johannes Veerman €70,439.90
• T8 Gunner Wiebe €70,439.90
• T10 Simon Forsström €57,065.24
• T10 Brandon Stone €57,065.24
• 12 Fabrizio Zanotti €51,120.94
• T13 Aaron Cockerill €43,809.46
• T13 Gavin Green €43,809.46
• T13 Rasmus Højgaard €43,809.46
• T13 Justin Rose €43,809.46
• T13 Jordan Smith €43,809.46
• T18 Joe Dean €33,816.44
• T18 Julien Guerrier €33,816.44
• T18 Justin Harding €33,816.44
• T18 Calum Hill €33,816.44
• T18 Nicolai Højgaard €33,816.44
• T18 Guido Migliozzi €33,816.44
• T18 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen €33,816.44
• T18 Niklas Norgaard €33,816.44
• T18 Adrien Saddier €33,816.44
• T27 Casey Jarvis €27,343.76
• T27 Tom Mckibbin €27,343.76
• T27 David Micheluzzi €27,343.76
• T27 Matthew Southgate €27,343.76
• T27 Jesper Svensson €27,343.76
• T32 Ross Fisher €22,885.54
• T32 Maximilian Kieffer €22,885.54
• T32 Victor Perez €22,885.54
• T32 Tom Vaillant €22,885.54
• T32 Oliver Wilson €22,885.54
• T37 Jorge Campillo €17,535.67
• T37 Todd Clements €17,535.67
• T37 Thomas Detry €17,535.67
• T37 Ewen Ferguson €17,535.67
• T37 Alex Fitzpatrick €17,535.67
• T37 Lev Grinberg (a)
• T37 David Law €17,535.67
• T37 James Morrison €17,535.67
• T37 Sebastian Söderberg €17,535.67
• T37 Connor Syme €17,535.67
• T37 Matt Wallace €17,535.67
• T37 Paul Waring €17,535.67
• T49 Haotong Li €13,077.45
• T49 Matteo Manassero €13,077.45
• T49 David Ravetto €13,077.45
• T49 Ashun Wu €13,077.45
• T53 Eddie Pepperell €11,294.16
• T53 Bernd Wiesberger €11,294.16
• T55 Joel Girrbach €10,253.91
• T55 Darius Van Driel €10,253.91
• T57 Dylan Frittelli €9,362.27
• T57 Marcus Kinhult €9,362.27
• T57 Adrian Otaegui €9,362.27
• T57 Matthieu Pavon €9,362.27
• 61 Grégory Havret €8,619.23
• T62 Manuel Elvira €8,024.80
• T62 Antoine Rozner €8,024.80
• T62 Clément Sordet €8,024.80
• T65 Romain Wattel €7,281.76
• T65 Robin Williams €7,281.76
• T67 Will Enefer €6,687.33
• T67 Rikuya Hoshino €6,687.33
• 69 Lukas Nemecz €6,241.51
• 70 Alexander Knappe €5,944.30
• 71 Marcel Siem €5,647.08