GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) — Plucking two outrageous shots from the cactus for par saves in the Match Play Championship final in February thrust Victor Dubuisson into golf's global consciousness.

Gary Player said he hadn't seen anything like it in 60 years in the sport. Nick Faldo compared him to Seve Ballesteros.

Dubuisson, despite losing the final to Jason Day, briefly was the talk of golf.

For the reserved, private, and softly spoken Frenchman, he'd rather that hadn't been the case.

Dubuisson, who rarely delves into his past, is the European team's mystery man heading into his first Ryder Cup this week, with Thomas Bjorn asking on Tuesday, "Does anybody really know Victor?"

The 24-year-old Dubuisson appears to have quickly settled into the team dynamic at Gleneagles, however, and says, "I'm a funny and cool guy."