Dubuisson catches eye of McDowell despite desert defeat to Day

Victor Dubuisson looked shattered as he prepared to dash to the limousine waiting to whisk him to Phoenix airport and back to Cannes via London following his thrilling WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship tussle and ultimate defeat to Jason Day.

Dubuisson catches eye of McDowell despite desert defeat to Day

The Australian beat the flamboyant Frenchman at the fifth extra hole after suffering what he confessed were a couple of near heart attacks following some Houdini-like escapes from the desert that bordered on the ridiculous.

As bitterly disappointed as he felt to lose to Day in what may well be the final WGC-Accenture Match Play held in Tucson, the 23-year old’s eyes lit up when he heard the Graeme McDowell would love him as a foursomes partner in September’s Ryder Cup.

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