A total of 11 players were tied for the lead in the closing stages at Le Golf National. The golfers competing at the FedEx Open de France, the seventh Back 9 event of the 2024 DP World Tour schedule, had their eyes on the season-ending Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and DP World Tour Championship. Moreover, the winner would also take home a substantial amount from the total $3.25 million on offer as event prize purse.

In a highly congested, having nearly a dozen players in contention throughout most of the fourth round, England’s Dan Bradbury secured his second DP World Tour title. He hit a hattrick of birdies on the back nine and held on to win at 16 under par. Bradbury began his day two shots behind Sweden’s Jesper Svensson and rode his luck at times.

On the 15th hole, his drive stopped inches from the water, and the Englishman who last won the Joburg Open in November 2022, overcame an intense final round to lift the trophy.

After the win, Bradbury said, “Obviously got lucky off the tee, then just straight up pushed it – luckily it stayed on, and I hit a horrendous putt that went in! Sometimes you just need that. Once I’d done that it felt like, ‘there’s definitely something going for me’.” He had finished third last year at the event and had only one  top-10 finish since but he will be taking home a good amount of prize money as well as securing qualification in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and DP World Tour Championship. The golfer also earned 22.6 Official World Golf Ranking points.

He will also pocket $552,500 for his first-place finish while bagging other incentives as well. Meanwhile, Denmark’s Jeff Winther finished tied for second with countryman Thorbjorn Olesen (68), England’s Sam Bairstow (68), and Germany’s Yannik Paul (66)

Here is a breakdown of how much each golfer will earn at the event in Paris.

Remember the Betfred British Masters? Well, the Ryder Cup qualification process for the European team began back then at the event hosted by Sir Nick Faldo and has, since then, continued even as the DP World Tour reached France. According to the official reports, any European golfer, if they emerge victorious at the FedEx Open de France, will receive a cut from 1,500 points on offer for the Ryder Cup standings. So there is more reason for Bradbury to celebrate.

After registering the dramatic win, the golfer shared his excitement about what is to come next for him.

Bradbury “looking at flights to Dubai” after France win

Bradbury began the week ranked 98th in the Race to Dubai but will climb to 25th, making him eligible for the season-ending play-off events in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. He earned 835 Race to Dubai points as a DP World Tour member, with its season-long Race to Dubai points race coming to a climax for 2023-2024.

The English golfer expressed his relief at being able to make the cut for the season-ending events. He mentioned, “The goal this week was to make the cut so I don’t have to go to Korea and try to keep my card, to be honest with you, so to hear that sounds pretty good.” He added, “I guess I’ll be looking at flights to Dubai then.”

With this win,  the Englishman didn’t just keep his card but now he heads into the final stages of the season full of confidence and in form.  And who knows showing such grit and having luck on his side may have him as a strong contender in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.