GOLF | Fleetwood controls nerves and pictures to assert maiden DP World India Championship

Tommy Fleetwood ensured there could be no closing day jitters, marking a memorable return to India and the Delhi Golf Club because the maiden winner of the inaugural DP World India Championship on Sunday.

Fleetwood carded a 65 within the closing spherical for a 21-under par for the event, two pictures away from in a single day chief Keita Nakajima — winner of the Indian Open in 2024 and runner-up this 12 months — who completed 19-under with a 69 on Sunday. 

The Englishman, second on the finish of Day Three two pictures behind Nakajima, performed an aggressive hand from the start and, regardless of dropping a shot on the second gap, didn’t let up on his chase of the highest.

It was a high-risk-high reward technique, however the gamble paid off. Fleetwood sank 5 birdies on the entrance 9 and 4 consecutive from the seventh to tenth holes to share the lead, then added two extra on the 14th and seventeenth.

But each trailed New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier, the shock chief at that time. Hillier, who began 4 behind the chief, was on hearth within the entrance 9, gaining six pictures together with 4 consecutive birdies.

Just when it appeared like he may do no flawed, Hillier hit his 14th tee deep into the bushes, inconceivable to hit out of. He took the penalty and dropped a shot, then missed a simple putt for a double bogey and will by no means get better, ending six pictures behind the winner.

Fleetwood and Nakajima, in the meantime, stayed shut with the Japanese pushing exhausting all the best way. But Fleetwood saved calm and prolonged his slender lead with a large birdie putt on the 14th for a four-day complete of 266. 

Fleetwood, who has had a fruitful 2025 together with his maiden PGA Tour title in August and being a part of Europe’s Ryder Cup victory, additionally moved into the top-five on this planet rankings for the primary time ever with the consequence.

Rory McIlroy, nevertheless, had his worst spherical of the week, carding 71 to complete tied-Twenty sixth whereas Shiv Kapur was the most effective Indian at tied-32 along with his greatest spherical of 68.

Final leaderboard: 266: Tommy Fleetwood (68-64-69-65); 268: Keita Nakajima (65-69-65-69); 270: Shane Lowry (64-69-69-68), Alex Fitzpatrick (69-67-67), Thriston Lawrence (69-67-69-65).