Staff WriterIf momentum were currency, Oihan Guillamoundeguy would be playing with a black Amex. Just two weeks removed from his maiden HotelPlanner Tour triumph, the 20-year-old Frenchman is charging into the Dutch Futures at The Dutch in Spijk with the kind of swagger usually reserved for men twice his age and half his hairline.
Guillamoundeguy announced himself properly at the Irish Challenge, where he clawed back from three shots down on the final day and left the field in Co. Meath gasping in his wake.
A closing 70 on a brutish Killeen Castle layout saw him waltz home three shots clear of Jeppe Kristian Andersen. And rather than basking in the glow of victory, the kid did what only the fearless and faintly unhinged do—he packed his bags and headed straight for Finland.
At the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge, he didn’t blink, finishing solo fourth, three strokes behind winner David Law. That little jaunt shoved him up to second on the Road to Mallorca Rankings, and with the season’s stretch run in full swing, he’s got his eyes on a bigger prize.
“You need experience to win tournaments,” Guillamoundeguy said, reflecting on the scar tissue built up over the last two years. “I’ve been in contention lots of the past two years and I finished badly, and I think it’s helped me a lot.
“I managed things differently in Ireland and it worked, so if I am in contention now, I am ready to win and know how to win. It was amazing and the best tournament of my life to be honest.”
There’s no sign of him slowing down, either. With a win and four other top-five finishes this season, Guillamoundeguy is enjoying the kind of breakout campaign that has veteran caddies quietly scribbling his name into their little black books.
The target now? A spot in the top five on the Road to Mallorca and a golden ticket into the Rolex Series on the DP World Tour.
“This week is a beautiful track, it’s tough and I think it will suit me nicely and it’s important for me to play well here after I accumulated a lot of points over the last two weeks,” he said of The Dutch. “I want to earn my DP World Tour card and to finish in the top five and maybe get into some of the Rolex events next year.”
Standing in his way is Law, the current Rankings leader and the man who clipped him in Finland. The two will share fairways again this week in Spijk, alongside local hope Lars van Meijel, with Guillamoundeguy relishing the duel.
“I feel like I can win the Rankings, it’s going to be a fight until the end so let’s see how the end of the season pans out,” he said. “David is a nice guy, and I played with him in Finland for the first two days where he played really well and I am playing with him this week.
“It’s nice to battle with guys like that. I learn a lot off him, and I spoke to him about what life is like on the DP World Tour, which can only help me going forward.”
The Dutch Futures gets underway Thursday at 7:30 a.m., with Guillamoundeguy pegging it alongside Law and van Meijel at 1:00 p.m. local time. One thing’s certain: if he keeps riding this wave, the Road to Mallorca might need repaving in French colours.
