By Chris Cutmore Follow @@Chris_Cutmore Victor Dubuisson insists he’s ‘just a normal person’. When pressed about his life he says ‘I’m just… nothing special, you know’. Let’s reappraise that modest statement. He is a normal person, but one with an outside chance of winning The Open at on Sunday. And, despite his protestations, he is very special indeed. Dubuisson gatecrashed the top of the leaderboard at Hoylake after a third round 68 left him in fifth, eight shots behind Rory McIlroy with 18 holes to play. But whether or not the fairytale victory comes, Dubuisson is set for a year to remember.
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Dubuisson moved up to fifth, eight shots behind Rory McIlroy with 18 to play at Hoylake
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Frenchman is is now a near-certainty to qualify for Europe’s Ryder Cup team at Gleneagles
‘@placeholder’s a nice guy, he’s quiet, I enjoy playing with him,’ said Walker.