Julien Quesne is hoping to build on his impressive recent from when he tees it up in the Irish Challenge at Killeen Castle this week.
The Frenchman recorded his best result of the season to date last week in the Farmfoods Scotland Challenge supported by The R&A, carding rounds of 64-67 over the weekend to end the week in second, one shot off the lead.
Quesne, having only played on four occasions this season, has finished no lower than 23rd with two top tens to his name.
The two-time DP World Tour winner has faced several challenges in recent years, going through three back surgeries in that time, but believes after recent results, he’s ready to win again.
“The results have given me a lot of confidence,” he said. “I know that my game is good enough now to win, so I just need to prepare the best I can and that’s it.
“Every part of my game is good. Honestly, every part. My putting is maybe the weakest part, so I just need to keep working on that. My driving has been great too. I’m not hitting it very long, but I’m straight.
“My game has been good since the beginning of the year to be honest, so I’m just trying to keep enjoying every day, being calm and patient, and then we’ll see what happens.”
Quesne spent six years on the DP World Tour from 2012 to 2017, with his last victory coming in 2013 at the 70° OPEN D'ITALIA LINDT
The 44-year-old lost his playing privileges by a single place in 2017, but with his recent form catapulting him up to 32nd in the Road to Mallorca Rankings, is hopeful a return to Golf’s Global Tour isn’t too far away.
“It would be a dream for me to get back there,” he added. “Since the end of 2017, when I lost my card by one place, I just think about that.
“I had three surgeries on my lower back, but even when I was in hospital I was thinking about getting back to the DP World Tour. I’m just happy to be here, enjoying what I do, and doing what I love.”
Quesne joins a strong field in Co. Meath that includes Road to Mallorca Number One Joshua Berry, two-time DP World Tour winner Tom Lewis, and former Ryder Cup player Chris Wood.
The Irish Challenge will also see the leading Irishman at the end of the week awarded the Christy O’Connor Jnr Memorial Trophy as well as a spot in the 2025 Amgen Irish Open at The K Club.
The opening round of the Irish Challenge gets under way on Thursday at 7:30am local time, with Quesne teeing off alongside American Matt Oshrine and Oliver Gillberg from Sweden at 8:00am.
