Matt Fitzpatrick capped off an extraordinary campaign by clinching his fourth worldwide triumph of the year with a commanding three‑stroke win at the FedEx Open de France, held at the renowned Le Golf National. The world No. 4 entered the final round holding a five‑shot cushion and never looked back, posting a steady 70 that featured two birdies and a single bogey, thereby securing his 11th DP World Tour title.
Finishing the tournament at 20 under par, Fitzpatrick comfortably outpaced his nearest rival, Angel Hidalgo, who surged late with three birdies in his last five holes to post a 67 on the final day. Eugenio Chacarra also stayed within striking distance, sharing third place five shots behind the leader. Chacarra’s strong performance narrowed the gap to the leaders of the Race to Dubai – Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy – and placed him alongside Tom Vaillant, Matthieu Pavon and Ryder Cup hopeful Kristoffer Reitan, all of whom were sitting at 15 under.
Fitzpatrick’s victory added to an impressive résumé that already included the Valspar Championship, the RBC Heritage, and the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the PGA Tour, marking his first DP World Tour win since the season‑ending DP World Tour Championship in November. The Englishman’s sizable overnight lead was briefly threatened when Chacarra, who was playing ahead, rattled off three birdies in his first four holes and added a fourth from 12 feet on the par‑four sixth.
Although Chacarra erased a three‑putt bogey on the eighth by capitalising on the subsequent par‑five, he remained two shots off Fitzpatrick after the latter made par on every front‑nine hole. Reitan also closed to within three strokes after an aggressive 33‑stroke front nine and a birdie on the par‑five 14th, but his momentum stalled as he dropped bogeys on two of the next three holes, allowing Fitzpatrick to re‑assert his dominance. Chacarra’s title bid unraveled on the 13th when an errant tee shot forced a drop, and his third shot found water, resulting in a costly double‑bogey after he scrambled from the drop zone. Fitzpatrick, meanwhile, seized the moment on the 13th with a precise approach that landed within kicking‑range and rolled in from 20 feet on the 15th, delivering two crucial birdies that pushed him to 21 under and a five‑stroke lead.
A pair of stress‑free pars on the 16th and 17th kept Fitzpatrick firmly in control as he approached the final hole. On the par‑four 18th, he missed a chance to get up and down from just off the green but tapped in for a bogey, sealing the victory. "Obviously delighted to get over the line," Fitzpatrick reflected. "It was definitely a battle today.
I didn’t have my best stuff for the first 12 holes, but then I managed to find some of my best shots. Golf is a game of multiple skills, and I used them all this week. Coming down the stretch, getting the shots I did and making the putts I did was special." Hidalgo’s runner‑up finish earned him a spot in next summer’s Open at St Andrews via the Open Qualifying Series, while Fitzpatrick already holds an exemption.
Vaillant surged into a tied‑third position after holing a 20‑foot birdie on the final hole. First‑round leader Michael Kim ended up tied for seventh alongside Guido Migliozzi and Brandon Stone, and Ludvig Åberg climbed into a tie for 11th after posting a five‑under 66 on the closing day.
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