Matt Fitzpatrick is the DP World Tour Championship title winner, while Lee Westwood became European #1 claiming the Race to Dubai title, for the third time in his career, at Jumeirah Golf Estates in UAE.
Lee had a last round -4 under 68 for second place in the tournament at -14 under par, and to win the Race to Dubai, he had finished his round and sat and watched the other contenders fail to catch him;
“It was a great finish, I sat there watching it, it’s always exciting this tournament, coming down the stretch and there’s always thrills and spills.”
“There was the Race to Dubai up for the grabs, the tournament. It was an exciting end to the year. It’s hard to quantify.”
“It’s nice to watch these young kids play, they tear it up out there. I enjoyed the Ryder Cup last time out when I was vice-captain. It’s a lot less pressure than having to hit the greens and hole the putts yourself.”
“The Ryder Cup would be great if I got in again, I would love to play again but at some point I’m hoping the captaincy will be offered to me. I would love to do that.”
Matt had a final round -4 under par 68 to win the DP World Tour Championship with a -15 under par total, starting the day with four birdies in a row, but was full of praise for Lee;
“Lee is just the definition of the Tour, isn’t he, just a phenomenal player, and has been for so long now.”
“I can’t speak highly enough of him.”
“It was a dream start, I managed to pull away and create some distance between me and the rest.”
“The back-nine was bit of grind, if I’m honest. It was just about finishing one hole at a time and just getting through it.”
“But all I was bothered about this week was winning. I turned up here 16th in Race to Dubai so that didn’t really enter my head. I just wanted to win this week.”
Viktor Hovland, -3 under 69 today, and Patrick Reed -2 under 70, tied for third place on 13 under par.