Genit and Baudry climb to sixth in French Open doubles

Julien Genit and Nicolas Baudry had climbed to sixth place among 54 teams at Golf de Soufflenheim, putting themselves squarely in the French Open 2026 doubles conversation. The official team leaderboard for the event showed the pair inside the upper tier as play unfolded at Soufflenheim, France, where the Open de France ran from Thursday, August 6, to Sunday, August 9, 2026.

That position mattered because doubles footgolf is built on more than clean striking. Partners have to agree on lines, pick their moments to attack, and recover quickly when one shot goes astray. The scoring graphic shared with the update underlined how tight the margins were, showing one card at minus eight and another at plus two. In a field of 54 teams, those kinds of swings can separate a podium push from a scramble to stay in range.

The scale of the tournament added weight to the result. The Fédération for International FootGolf described the French Open as one of the biggest events on the footgolf calendar, and the official leaderboard labeled the competition FRENCH OPEN 2026 - TEAM, confirming that Genit and Baudry were competing in the team section rather than an individual stroke-play race. A sixth-place standing in that kind of draw kept them in striking distance of the leaders while still demanding precision over the remaining play.

FootGolf France’s roundup said Genit and Baudry were long installed in contention on the doubles leaderboard, which fits the shape of a pair that was not simply flashing a single hot round. The message from Soufflenheim was clear: the French-linked side had turned a solid opening into a credible title push, but sustaining that position would require the same communication, restraint and shot control that put them there in the first place.