MUM’S THE WORD AS FITZPATRICK DOES THE DUNHILL DOUBLE – Golf Information

An eventful Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship ended with a supreme second of {golfing} historical past as Matt Fitzpatrick and his mum Susan grew to become the primary household winners of each the Particular person and Staff Championship at St Andrews.

With the occasion diminished to 54 holes due to climate, Ryder Cup star and 2022 US Open champion Matt put collectively good rounds of 67, 64 and 66 at Carnoustie, Kingsbarns and St Andrews for a 19-under-par successful complete that drew heat applause from the Scottish galleries.

WHO RAN FITZPATRICK CLOSE

He needed to wait greater than 90 minutes to make sure he had received as fellow Englishman Marcus Armitage was on a cost at Carnoustie, however Armitage ran out holes and completed three pictures behind, tied with defending champion Ryan Fox and Matthew Southgate.

Fitzpatrick mentioned: “It’s superb. Profitable is tough. It was a form of free-wheeling week, simply enjoying with my mum and making an attempt to get pleasure from it as greatest I can and see what occurred. Then I performed very well at Carnoustie and simply bought on a sizzling run these final two rounds. It doesn’t get higher than successful at St Andrews, it’s only a very particular place. We’ve been coming right here for an extended, very long time.”

It was Fitzpatrick’s ninth DP World Tour victory and his first Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks success in his seventh look. His earlier greatest end was tied fifteenth in 2017.

MUM’S THE WORD

Whereas everyone seems to be now conversant in his brilliance and targeted strategy, in the present day on the Previous Course the applause rang out as a lot for his plucky mum as for him. She was partnering him for the second successive 12 months, and battling a knee damage that she was decided wouldn’t cease her enjoying.

“I’ve bought a brace on my left knee and I actually do must get it sorted out, however the discomfort was price it, simply so I may play alongside Matt once more. It’s been such a terrific week. It’s superb they managed to get us out in the present day but it surely’s been nice. One other nice week.”

Matt added: “She bought us off to a terrific again 9 and he or she performed nice all day once more. I simply helped information her round. One among my shut mates, Josh, is on the bag, and he’s carried out nice serving to her out. We had a terrific week and actually dovetailed effectively. I believe final 12 months we struggled on that entrance. Each time I made a birdie, mum would make a birdie, however she’s been good this week.

NEVER FORGET THIS WIN

“Even with all my wins, other than a Main Championship, you neglect about them, however you at all times bear in mind the one that you just received together with your mum, so it doesn’t get higher than that. If I’ve received 9 occasions, I might say each my mother and father have solely missed two or three of these.

“That’s one of many issues we talked about final 12 months: enjoying the Dunhill collectively. And that’s what we did final 12 months and final 12 months was clearly a warm- up for this 12 months. We did very effectively this 12 months.”

Their successful rating was 35-under, 5 pictures forward of Julien Guerrier & Stephane Connery and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen & Erwee Botha, who tied for second.

MATCHING THE TORRANCE’S

Their victory matched that of the household Torrance – Sam and Daniel, father and son – within the 2003 Staff Championship, however Matt’s achievement, additionally successful the Particular person Championship, gave the Fitzpatricks the sting.

The Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Basis is the official Basis of the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship. The Basis helps a number of native and worldwide charities together with its dedication to creating younger newbie golfers in Scotland and South Africa, schooling via the assist of the College of St Andrews and Robert T Jones Memorial Belief, and the assist of the St Andrews Pilgrim Basis SCIO, which refurbishes and preserves historic monuments within the city of St Andrews.