SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER, 2018 - OMEGA EUROPEAN MASTERS
MATTHEW FITZPATRICK
•His fifth European Tour win in his 106th appearance
•Becomes the youngest Englishman to five European Tour wins at 24 years and eight days. Nick Faldo was 25 years and 65 days when he won his fifth European Tour title
•The first person to successfully defend his title at the Omega European Masters since Seve Ballesteros (1977-78)
•The third person this season to successfully defend his title on the European Tour following Tommy Fleetwood (Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA) and Brooks Koepka (US Open)
•Could move inside the top 40 in the Official World Golf Ranking from 44th
•His best previous finish this season was tied third at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA
•Moves to 13th in the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex on 1,582,845 points, up from 23rd
•The 328th victory by an Englishman on the European Tour and the ninth English victory on the 2018 European Tour schedule, following Chris Paisley (BMW SA Open hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni), Tommy Fleetwood (Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA), Eddie Pepperell (Commercial Bank Qatar Masters), Matt Wallace (Hero Indian Open, BMW International Open and Made in Denmark), Richard McEvoy (Porsche European Open) and Paul Waring (Nordea Masters)
