Tommy Fleetwood added another chapter to his fairy-tale year as he fought off a world-class field to win the inaugural DP World India Championship by two shots and celebrate victory on the green with his son Frankie for the first time.
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Having ended his long wait for a first PGA TOUR title at the Tour Championship to capture the FedExCup in August, the Englishman then played a key role in Europe’s historic away Ryder Cup victory at Bethpage Black in September.
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Fleetwood then moved into the top five on the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career and is now an eight-time DP World Tour winner after producing a brilliant burst of scoring around the turn at Delhi Golf Club on his way to a closing 65.
With third-round leader Keita Nakajima and a charging Daniel Hillier dominating the top of the leaderboard in the early stages, something special was required to catch them.
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And Fleetwood was up to the task, reeling off four birdies in a row from the seventh to grab a share of the lead on 20 under par.
After producing a strong par save to remain up at the top, Fleetwood made further birdies from long range on the 14th and 17th to press home his advantage before a closing par saw him enter the winner’s circle again at the penultimate event of the Back 9.
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Fleetwood’s playing partner Nakajima – who now has a victory and two runner-up finishes to his name in the country on the DP World Tour since 2024 – was alone in second on 20 under following his closing 69, two ahead of Shane Lowry, Alex Fitzpatrick and Thriston Lawrence.
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Major winner and European Ryder Cup star Shane Lowry was two shots further back at 18 under alongside Alex Fitzpatrick and Thriston Lawrence. Another member of Team Europe, Viktor Hovland, eagled the last to get to 17 under, alongside Jayden Schaper and Joost Luiten.
