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.”
Read next
Stephen Bunting calls death threats and social media abuse ‘very hurtful’ as he addresses Luke Littler’s rise
Definitely," Stephen Bunting says, reflecting on whether the relentless effort required as a darts player on social media feels like a deal with the devil. Following Luke Littler, the prodigious teenage world champion, Bunting is darts' most heavily marketed figure. Yet over the past year, his success on
Bernie Ecclestone questioned after shotgun discovered on his private jet in Portugal
Bernie Ecclestone was detained in Portugal on Monday after customs authorities found an undocumented shotgun in his possession at Tires Aerodrome in Cascais. The incident was confirmed by CuriosityNews, which independently verified the matter with authorities.
The 95-year-old former Formula One chief’s private jet had just landed
49ers preseason: fake wide receivers and undercover stings make it the wildest ever?
The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers have arrived in Australia for this week's NFL season opener in Melbourne. While the flight duration from California to Victoria is approximately 16 hours for both squads, their paths to the season's beginning have been starkly contrasting.
The