Alex Fitzpatrick wins Indian Open to claim maiden DP World Tour title

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fitzpatrick-alex/GYIyObZk/"]Fitzpatrick[/a] hit five birdies on the back nine and eight overall on day four to topple overnight leader [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lopez-chacarra-eugenio/86KZXIRm/"]Eugenio Chacarra[/a] of Spain at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon.[/p][p]Fitzpatrick, 27, was behind last year's winner Chacarra by four shots at the end of day three but bested the tough course in round four with good drives and putts.[/p][p][b]"I'll try and explain (how it feels) without crying, it's been a lot of hard work for a long time," [/b]said an emotional Fitzpatrick, who finished at nine under overall.[/p][p][b]"Over the moon, probably going to cry, but yeah, ecstatic."[/b][/p][embed guid="fae914bd-f295-43ab-891c-480a3aa5a065" url="https://x.com/i/status/2038176836317069651" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Englishman joins his elder brother, European Ryder Cup star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fitzpatrick-matthew/6whOHmtf/"]Matt Fitzpatrick[/a], as a winner on Tour. The siblings made history as the first ever to win in successive weeks on the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour.[/p][p]Matt is a 10-time winner on the DP World Tour, most recently at the World Tour Championship in November, and also won last week's Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour to climb to a career-high world number six.[/p][p]"I see my mum and dad tomorrow and we're going to meet my brother in Florida," Alex said.[/p][p][b]"It's been a good few weeks for the Fitzpatricks."[/b][/p][embed guid="7ca1e0fe-df8a-4ef8-9e19-696db102c7bf" url="https://x.com/DPWorldTour/status/2038202006414753927?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Chacarra was second after hitting three over in the final round.[/p][p]South Africa's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/daffue-m-j/8KTUGgUT/"]M.J. Daffue[/a] carded five under to finish joint third with Frenchman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/coussaud-ugo/vsXJh0LQ/"]Ugo Coussaud[/a] and England's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sullivan-andy/tYwJmzOI/"]Andy Sullivan[/a].[/p]