At the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Guidonia Montecelio (Rome), after yesterday’s interruption (the tournament started an hour late due to bad weather and was then suspended due to the arrival of darkness), the first round of the Italian Open.
Immediately after, the second began – in the name of the show. Frenchman Julien Quesne, who won the Italian Open in 2013, made a “hole in one” on hole 4 (par 3), using a 187-yard (171-meter) 9 iron. In 2021, Edoardo Molinari signed the feat, but at hole 7 (par 3).
Julien Quesne, hole in one
There is now waiting for the big names. Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick, world number 11 who finished the opening round alone at the top of the standings, is already on the pitch. While the second round of Rory McIlroy, second in the world ranking, Francesco Molinari, called to react, and Nicolai Hojgaard, reigning champion, will begin at 14:20.
Julien Quesne, born August 16, 1980 in Le Mans, is a French professional golfer playing on the European Tour. Julien Quesne first tried his hand at tennis and volleyballE 1, before picking up his first golf club at the age of sixteenE 2.
The young man from Margon discovered this sport by chance while accompanying a friend of his father on a course . He quickly became passionate about this sport and, not having a driving licence, his mother dropped him off in front of the golf course in the morning and only picked him up in the evening.
In 1997, in Souancé-au-Perche, he learned out of sight. He proceeds by mimicry, observes the other players and films himself in order to improve his gestures. Motivated and ambitious, he progresses quickly. In 2001, he enrolled in English college in Tours to please his parents but spent his days on the course, determined to pursue a career in his sport.
After a semester, he stopped lessons, continued his rise to power at the Touraine golf course and approached the top level. In 2003, Julien Quesne won several Grands Prix and finished the season in third place in amateur meritE 1.
He then decided to turn professional and enlisted the services of Benoît Ducoulombier1, who notably saw Victor DubuissonE 1 hatch. his debut on the Alps Tour, the third European level, is promisingE 1. He quickly made his mark with a first victory in Morocco and obtained his playing rights for the Challenge Tour, the top division, at the end of the seasonE 1.
At twenty-four years, the Nogentais occupies the 27th position in the French hierarchyE 1. 2006 is a disastrous season where he garners barely more than 3500 euros and returns to the AlpsE 3. The man bounces back perfectly and finds the D2 in 2008E 3.
In 2009, he broke through with his victory at the Rolex Trophy (en) in Geneva2, which opened the doors to the European TourE 3. In this new, much more competitive competition, he played 32 tournaments, earning half time (16) but does not make any significant performance and returns to the lower floorE 3.
After his thirties, he beefs up his game and purgatory only lasts a yearE 3. During this year 2011, he chained the places of honor before winning one of the last tournaments of the season, the Open de LyonE 3. He recovers his place in the main circuitE 3.
In March 2012, when no one was expecting him at the top of the bill, he won the Andalusian Open, although he had never done better than 16thE 3 until then. He joined the very closed club of the ten French winners on the European circuitE 2.
While he was struggling financially, he pocketed €166,000 in one shotE 3. That year, he received the Golden Ball, a reward awarded to the best French player in golf of the yearE 4. In 2013, the adopted Bordeaux native established himself as one of the three or four best FrenchmenE 4.
Although he had never signed a top 10, he began to chain them (six in a few months)E 4. In September 2013, Julien Quesne confirms the legitimacy of his presence on the European Tour by winning the Italian OpenE 4. His efforts earn him 250 thousand euros, an exemption until the end of 2015 and a ticket for the prestigious DubaiE 4 final.
He finally ended the year in 42nd place in Europe, just outside the top 100 in the worldE 4. After an average year in 2014 disrupted by physical glitches, 2015 was again an excellent year with a good number of places of honorE 4, in particular an eighth place at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in May. He is participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
