Victor Dubuisson will tee up in the world’s remotest capital city relishing being one of the pre-tournament favourites at this week’s ISPS HANDA Perth International.

The Frenchman, who followed his impressive Ryder Cup debut with a run to the quarter-finals of last week’s Volvo World Match Play Championship, is predicted by many to be in contention come Sunday at Lake Karrinyup along with the likes of Charl Schwartzel and Jason Dufner in Perth and the capital of Western Australia.

However the reigning Turkish Airlines Open winner, who is currently lying seventh in The Race to Dubai, insists he is happy being talked about in the same breath as two Major Champions.

“It’s better to be one of the favourites, but I will just try to do my best,” said the 24 year old.

Victor Dubuisson on the shores of Rotnest Island located just off the coast from Perth and the world’s remotest capital city. (Photo – www.europeantour.com)

“There are a lot of good players. Jason, Charl, and also a lot of the players from The European Tour. You have got some players who played a lot in the States, and are just at the limit of qualifying for the Final Series. This is the last tournament before that.

“I think the field is really good and there are some good ranking points as well to win this week. I think we have maybe six players in top 50 in the world, so good points to have.

“I just arrived yesterday, but the hotel is really good and the course is really good.

“I need to have a good strategy, because there can be some pretty tough pin positions.

“It’s a short course, and if you miss on one side of the green, you have to make up for that.

“I will just try to do my best, and if my putting is good I can win.”

Dubuisson won both foursomes contests alongside Graeme McDowell at Gleneagles last month, earning glowing praise from the Northern Irishman in the process, but believes jet lag could hamper his ability to reproduce that sort of form again this week following a 22-hour flight.

“It’s match play so it was very different, but I played well that week,” added Dubuisson. “But you know golf, it’s never the same. You play well and the week after you can play really bad. My game is okay now, so hopefully I do well.

“It was a great experience. I think it’s the greatest tournament, the best one in the world, so I was very pleased to be part of the team.

“Last year I played the final series that started with Shanghai. When I got there, I had a terrible week because of the jet lag.

“So this year I decided to make a better preparation for this. Playing this tournament I think was a good thing to do. I watched it on TV the last two years, and it looked to be really difficult.

“I saw a lot of player struggling, so I thought this could be a very good tournament to play.”

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