Pittspatrick "3.28 Billion Won Jackpot"... Im Sungjae Tied for 14th Place

European Tour 2020 Season Final DP World Tour Championship Final Day 1-Stroke Victory, Westwood Secures 1st Place in 'Race to Dubai'

Matthew Fitzpatrick is cheering while holding the trophy immediately after winning the DP World Tour Championship. Dubai (United Arab Emirates) = Getty Images / Multivitz Photo by Multivitz

[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] "A $3 million jackpot."

It was a "spectacular finale" for Matthew Fitzpatrick (England), ranked 22nd in the world. On the night of the 13th (Korea time) at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (par 72, 7,677 yards), he finished the final day of the DP World Tour Championship, the final event of the 2020 European Tour season (total prize money $8 million), with a 4-under-par round to claim a one-stroke victory (15-under-par 273). This marked his first title in four years since 2016, his sixth career win, and a prize money of a whopping $3 million (32.8 billion KRW).

Fitzpatrick is the player who became the first British champion in 102 years at the 2013 US Amateur Championship. He has already secured five wins, including the 2015 British Masters, the 2016 Nordea Masters and this tournament, and back-to-back Omega European Masters titles in 2017 and 2018, establishing himself as a world star. He is also closing in on victories on the PGA Tour, with a runner-up finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last March.

Starting tied for the lead, he recorded five birdies and one bogey. He made an impressive start with four consecutive birdies from holes 1 to 4, added another birdie at the 7th hole (par 4). After a dull stretch of nine pars, he made his only bogey at the 17th hole (par 3), but it did not affect his victory. He safely finished the last hole, the 18th (par 5), with a par after a 3-on and 2-putt. Fitzpatrick said, "The start was good," and cheered, "This is a win I have long awaited."

Veteran Lee Westwood (England), aged 47, finished second (14-under-par 274). More importantly, he secured first place in the 'Race to Dubai,' which is equivalent to the PGA Tour Playoffs. This is his third time after 2000 and 2009, earning a bonus of $500,000 (550 million KRW). Patrick Reed (USA), on the other hand, faltered with a 2-under-par round and dropped to a tie for third place (13-under-par 275) after consecutive bogeys on holes 16 and 17.

Victor Hovland (Norway), winner of the PGA Tour Mayakoba Golf Classic on the 7th, joined the tie for third place. Im Sung-jae (22, CJ Logistics) finished his European Tour debut tied for 14th place (6-under-par 282). His 3-over-par on the first day was a disappointment. However, he showed sharp shot-making skills as the rounds progressed with 2-under-par on the second day, 4-under-par on the third day, and 3-under-par on this day, but it was not enough. He will return to the PGA Tour through the Sentry Tournament in January next year.

Sungjae Im finished tied for 14th place on the final day of the DP World Tour Championship, his European Tour debut.

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