- Matt Fitzpatrick finished 19 under par to win his second title of the year
- The tournament was shortened to 54 holes after storms wiped out play.
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Matt Fitzpatrick shot a closing 66 at St Andrews to win the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Monday. In doing so, he also won the team event alongside his mother.
The 2022 US Open champion, enjoying his contribution to Europe’s Ryder Cup victory, finished at 19 under par to claim his second title of the year.
The tournament was shortened to 54 holes after storms wiped out play over the weekend at all three courses at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns.
He won by three strokes against Marcus Armitage, Matthew Southgate and defending champion Ryan Fox, while taking pro-am honors with his mother, Susan.
The 29-year-old said: “It’s really funny, it was a freewheeling week – playing with mum and just trying to see what happened.” Even with all my victories, apart from a major one, you forget them in the future, and you will always remember the one you won with your mother, so it doesn’t get any better than that.
Matt Fitzpatrick (above) won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Monday
The 2022 US Open champion also took pro-am honors with his mother, Susan.
The victory followed Fitzpatrick’s PGA Tour victory at the RBC Heritage in April, but it was his first on the DP World Tour in two years.
If this was possible, it was largely thanks to the ground staff who made the three courses passable after severe flooding on Saturday and Sunday.
Fitzpatrick said: “Winning at St Andrews is special – it’s just a very special place. We too have been coming here for a long, long time, and yes, it’s not getting any better.
