Fichardt falls foul at nightmare ninth

One of the longest holes on the European Tour was again proving to be one of the toughest today and not even the leader of the French Open could escape unscathed.

One of the longest holes on the European Tour was again proving to be one of the toughest as well today – and not even the leader of the French Open could escape unscathed.

The 596-yard ninth at Le Golf National near Paris had seen everything up to a 10 on the opening day and South African Darren Fichardt, three clear of the field coming to it, ran up a double-bogey seven.