Tobias Jonsson is hoping to continue his run of top five finishes when he tees it up in the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge at PGA France du Vaudreuil this week.
The Swede arrives in Normandy having been in contention in each of his last two starts, results that have seen him rise to 18th in the season-long Road to Mallorca Rankings.
Jonsson opted not to play last week, but prior to that had recorded a third-place finish in the Swiss Challenge at the start of June, before going one place better the following week in the Raiffeisenbank Golf Challenge.
The 25-year-old, who started the year playing solely on invites, will now earn additional starts due to his performances, and is hoping to capitalise on that starting this week in France.
“It was two good weeks in a row, so I’m excited to get back to it again,” he said. “I was very pleased with how I played. It was good from start to finish and really fun to fight for a win.
“My goal in those events was to play good golf, but now I know I will probably have a full card next year. I’m in a position to fight for the top 20 at the end of the season now, so my goal has changed a bit.
“It’s been tough playing on invites, but now I can actually go out and play more freely.”
Jonsson impressed as an amateur, becoming the individual winner of the 2022 Eisenhower Trophy, and teed it up in the Swedish team alongside European Ryder Cup winner Ludvig Åberg.
The Swede is looking to continue trending in the right direction this week, highlighting distance control as the key to success this week on the parkland layout.
“It’s my first time playing here but it’s a fun golf course,” he added. “You need to shape it both ways to be able to hit the fairways. It’s a good track and I like it.
“Of course you need to hit fairways, but distance control into the greens is very important. They’re very small, but if you have distance control, you should be fine.”
Jonsson joins a strong field in Normandy that includes last week’s Blot Play9 winner, James Morrison, and DP World Tour winners Eddie Pepperell from England, Scotsman David Law and Spaniard Adri Arnaus.