NEW DELHI — Alex Fitzpatrick made a string of birdies on Sunday to erase a six-shot deficit and shoot a 3-under 69 to beat Eugenio Chakara to win the Indian Open and eventually be a part of his older brother as a European Tour winner.
2022 U.S. Open champion and nine-time European Tour winner Matt Fitzpatrick received the Valspar Championship in Florida final week. That is the primary time that brothers have received in consecutive weeks on the PGA Tour and European Tour.
“It is nice to be a winner with my brother Matt,” Fitzpatrick mentioned. “It may be robust typically once you’re all the time chasing another person’s glory, however fortunately it is my brother so it is not scary. I am very comfortable to have him among the many winners and hopefully I can maintain shifting ahead as effectively. I love him so I am simply making an attempt to be like him in each means. Hopefully we do effectively.”
Fitzpatrick suffered two early bogeys and trailed Chakara by six after 5 holes of the ultimate spherical at DLF Golf & Nation Membership. With seven birdies after 10 holes, Fitzpatrick took the lead by one stroke, regardless of the Spaniard’s lack of type.
“I do not know but what number of birdies I made,” Fitzpatrick mentioned. “I used to be simply making an attempt to stay to it.”
Chakara made three consecutive bogeys late within the spherical and fell to 4 strokes behind. He began the day with a four-stroke lead, however completed with a 75. Fitzpatrick made a double bogey on the 18th gap, however nonetheless received with a two-stroke lead at 9-under 275.
