Despite failing to make a cut on the European tour since February, French Open champion Jean Francois Remesy has found to his bemusement that he is favourite for the Aa St ...
June 14, 2006 (Press Release) --
Despite failing to make a cut on the European tour since February, French Open champion Jean Francois Remesy has found to his bemusement that he is favourite for the Aa St Omer Open starting near Calais on Thursday.
"Favourite? How can I be when I have missed the cut in my last nine tournaments since Abu Dhabi in February?", Remesy told Reuters.
"They tell me I'm favourite and they're all out to get me, so it's a different pressure than I am used to."
Remesy, who beat compatriot Jean Van de Velde in a playoff to retain the French title last year, will used the St-Omer tournament to warm up for this year's Open.
"This week is very important for me. I will not be playing at Gleneagles next week, so this is my last chance for competition before I go to Le National," he said.
"I was never going to the U.S. Open, so I have to play well this week to get myself in the right mood for a third French Open, which will be something.
"Last year I didn't think it was possible to win twice and it will be even more difficult to win three times in a row, but, of course it is possible."
The St-Omer Open champion Joakim Backstrom of Sweden and the previous year's winner, Jose-Filipe Lima of Portugal, who held French nationality when he won in 2004, are also in the field.
Andrew Oldcorn, the 2001 PGA champion and fellow-Briton Peter Baker, a 1993 Ryder Cup player, are other notable names at St-Omer this week.
"Favourite? How can I be when I have missed the cut in my last nine tournaments since Abu Dhabi in February?", Remesy told Reuters.
"They tell me I'm favourite and they're all out to get me, so it's a different pressure than I am used to."
Remesy, who beat compatriot Jean Van de Velde in a playoff to retain the French title last year, will used the St-Omer tournament to warm up for this year's Open.
"This week is very important for me. I will not be playing at Gleneagles next week, so this is my last chance for competition before I go to Le National," he said.
"I was never going to the U.S. Open, so I have to play well this week to get myself in the right mood for a third French Open, which will be something.
"Last year I didn't think it was possible to win twice and it will be even more difficult to win three times in a row, but, of course it is possible."
The St-Omer Open champion Joakim Backstrom of Sweden and the previous year's winner, Jose-Filipe Lima of Portugal, who held French nationality when he won in 2004, are also in the field.
Andrew Oldcorn, the 2001 PGA champion and fellow-Briton Peter Baker, a 1993 Ryder Cup player, are other notable names at St-Omer this week.
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