Fitzpatrick claims British Masters

British Masters final leaderboard

-15 M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -13 S Lowry (Ire), S Kjeldsen (Den), F Zanotti (Par); -11 M Fraser (Aus), M
Lorenzo-Vera (Fr), L Donald (Eng); Selected other people -8 L Westwood (Eng); -5 G McDowell (NI);
-4 I Poulter (Eng); -3 P Harrington (Ire); -1 MA Jimenez (Sp); level J Donaldson (Wal)
Matthew Fitzpatrick captured his maiden European Tour title using a two-stroke get inside the
British Masters with Woburn.
Your 21-year-old was tied for that lead going to the final day however Soren Kjeldsen and
Fabrizio Zanotti found 3 shots to lead through two in halfway.
However Sheffield's Fitzpatrick had four birdies in seven holes about the again nine inside his 68 to
write the 15 beneath total.
Former world number one Luke Donald got to inside one of the particular lead nevertheless finished
four shots adrift in a discuss involving fifth.
Notable former British Masters winners

2007: L Westwood (Eng) by five shots

2002: J Rose (Eng) by 1 shot

1998: C Montgomerie (Sco) simply by 1 shot

1994: I Woosnam (Wal) by simply four shots

1991: S Ballesteros (Sp) simply by 3 shots

1989: N Faldo (Eng) through 4 shots

1988: S Lyle (Sco) by simply two shots

Globe quantity 111 Fitzpatrick, whom won the 2013 US Amateur Championship, had been level
par for the day when he pitched to five feet to acquire a birdie at the 11th.
With your par 4 12th, playing companion Kiradech Aphibarnrat - using whom your Englishman
shared the particular lead following your third round - located the drinking water inside wanting to
drive the green. the Thai would drop 4 shots in three holes and finally finished inside the tie with
regard to fifth.
Fitzpatrick elected for you to lay up within the fairway after which played a majestic approach,

which in turn spun again to a couple of feet for you to set up the 2nd successive birdie.
Subsequent a crucial eight foot putt regarding par in the 14th, Fitzpatrick moved in advance with a
superb 20-foot downhill birdie golf putt at the subsequent as well as the benefit became 2 shots
when Kjeldsen bogeyed the 16th following his drive finished powering the tree.

Fitzpatrick is actually showered with champagne simply by his jubilant friends right after his maiden
European title
The Particular young Englishman, whom only turned expert final year, consolidated his position with
a superb iron shot to always be able to four feet with regard to another birdie at the par 3 17th and
might afford to drop a go at the final right after his approach discovered a new greenside bunker.
He eclipsed compatriot Justin Rose to end up being able to get to be the youngest winner in the
tournament, that returned http://www.pga.com/news/golf-leaderboard/pga-tour-leaderboard for the
tour routine after having a seven-year absence.
"The fans were incredible and I can't thank them enough," Fitzpatrick said. "My loved ones have
been incredible, I can in no way thank these enough."
Fitzpatrick had been with the top the leaderboard since an opening day 64 and the victory earns
him exemption around the European Tour until the conclusion associated with 2017.
It also put him the surface of the actual fledgling points table with regard to subsequent
September's European Ryder Cup team and the actual man admitted: "I would love to become an
element of the team. I ended up being speaking to (captain) Darren (Clarke) the day prior to
yesterday about it and he said, 'you just have to acquire a bit bit more income about the order
regarding merit'.
"I may possess to transmit him any text later saying, 'I'm trying'."