"Fleetwood clinches Delhi victory, shares joyous moment with son"

Tommy Fleetwood overcame Japan’s Keita Nakajima to secure a two-stroke win at the DP World India Championship and celebrated his eighth DP Tour victory with his son Frankie on the final green.

Fleetwood, who had previously ended a long wait for his first PGA Tour title at the Tour Championship in August, delivered an impressive seven-under final round of 65, finishing the event at 22-under in Delhi.

Nakajima entered the final day with a two-shot lead but managed only three birdies, closing with a 69. He finished two ahead of a trio including Ireland’s Shane Lowry, England’s Alex Fitzpatrick, and South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence, who also carded 65s—Lawrence’s round featuring an eagle on the 14th.

New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier had threatened to contend after reaching the turn at six-under for the day, but a double-bogey on the par-five 14th derailed his challenge, compounded by further dropped shots on the next hole and again at the 18th. Rory McIlroy, the Masters champion, tied for 26th at 11-under after a final-round 71, which included two bogeys on the front nine and another at the 14th.

Fleetwood, who surged with four straight birdies from the seventh, expressed satisfaction at securing another individual victory after a dry spell—and relishing a memorable moment with his son.

“Despite the positives this year, I was frustrated by certain aspects of my DP World Tour performances, so another win feels fantastic,” the Southport golfer said in a statement.

“Last week, while we were at home, my son and I were out playing, and he suddenly asked, ‘Do you know what you’ve never done?’ He said, ‘You’ve never won a tournament where I could run onto the 18th green.’ I told him I’d remember that, and it stayed with me all week.”

“It was a small moment, but it meant a lot—it really did. That’s what I kept thinking about today, hoping I could make it happen.”