European Tour: Matt Fitzpatrick claims spectacular Valderrama victory at Andalucia Masters

Matt Fitzpatrick, making his first look because the Ryder Cup, carded a bogey-free 69 on the ultimate day at Valderrama to maneuver forward of Sebastian Soderberg and in a single day chief Laurie Canter

Matt Fitzpatrick impressed at Valderrama to say his first win of the season

Matt Fitzpatrick secured a seventh European Tour title with a three-shot victory in an exhilarating end on the Estrella Damm N.A Andalucia Masters.

The Englishman overturned a three-stroke deficit on the ultimate day at Valderrama, opening with 15 consecutive pars and birdieing two of his final three holes to publish a bogey-free 69 and the week on six below.

Fitzpatrick trailed for big durations however took benefit of Sebastian Soderberg dropping three photographs over his closing two holes, with the Swede ending in tied-second on three below alongside Min Woo Lee, whereas in a single day chief Laurie Canter’s hopes pale with a final-round 76.

Sebastian Soderberg fell brief in his bid for a second European Tour victory

Canter began the day with a three-shot lead however noticed his lead minimize to at least one when Soderberg adopted a close-range birdie on the second by holing from 10 toes on the subsequent after which making a 15-foot eagle on the par-five fourth.

The Englishman picked up a close-range birdie on the fifth however adopted a three-putt double-bogey on the par-five sixth with one other three-putt bogey on the seventh, seeing him lose his in a single day lead, solely to succeed in the flip stage with Soderberg when the Swede bogey the seventh.

Laurie Canter remains to be looking for a maiden European Tour title

Soderberg picked up a birdie on the eleventh and made a 10-footer to save lots of par on the subsequent, the place Canter dropped a shot after discovering sand off the tee, earlier than cancelling out a bogey on the thirteenth by changing from 5 toes on the fifteenth to present himself a two-shot benefit.

The match was blown broad open as Soderberg misplaced his ball into bushes on the par-five seventeenth and three-putted from off the inexperienced for a double-bogey, dropping him again to 4 below alongside Canter and Fitzpatrick.

Matt Fitzpatrick was making his first begin since enjoying for Workforce Europe on the Ryder Cup final month

Fitzpatrick ended his run of 15 pars with a 10-foot birdie on the sixteenth, the place Canter dropped a shot after a wayward tee shot, whereas Soderberg’s hopes ended when he didn’t rise up and down from the tough to save lots of par on the final.

Canter discovered the water along with his strategy into the par-five seventeenth and carded a second successive bogey, as Fitzpatrick pitched to 6 toes and made one other birdie to take a three-shot cushion to the ultimate gap.

Fitzpatrick completed in need of the inexperienced along with his strategy however was capable of salvage a par and shut a blemish-free profitable spherical, as Canter additionally made a 4 to finish the week in a seven-way tie for fourth.

Victory is Fitzpatrick’s first of the season and strikes him as much as fifth within the Race to Dubai standings, with the win additionally set to maneuver the Englishman again contained in the world’s high 25.