Beat the Pro presented by OlyBet returned to the DP World Tour on Saturday at the FedEx Open de France, giving 15 amateurs the chance to take on the world's best at the iconic 16th at Le Golf National.
The 2018 Ryder Cup venue has one of the most daunting finishing stretches in golf and the par-three 16th is a huge part of that, posing a major test for the professionals at 177 yards and with water all the way down the right.
It was here that Europe sealed Ryder Cup victory in 2018 when Phil Mickelson found the water to hand Francesco Molinari a 4&2 victory that moved Thomas Bjørn's men to 14½ points.
If any of our amateurs could avoid the drink and put their red ball inside those of the three professionals in their accompanying group, they would see the green paddle go up and win two hospitality tickets and two inside the ropes experiences to the 2025 FedEx Open de France.
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Zack Cowell, who plays off a handicap of nine, was one man to do just that.
Six-handicapper Lucie Gutmann and Gabriel Chenu, playing off 14, also struck impressive efforts as seen in the video above.
Corey Plummer, CEO of OlyBet - Official Partner of the Open de France and Official European Betting Partner of the DP World Tour - said: “Beat The Pro activation was a thrilling experience for fans to experience inside the ropes competition with DP World Tour golf.
"We are excited about the collaboration and what OlyBet offers sports fans.”
