The Golf world today woke up to the power of this 23-year-old golfer when he showed determination and killer instinct – the hallmarks of a champion to win the Omega European Masters.

 

Matthew Fitzpatrick brought the Golf world to a standstill beat Scott Hend in a dramatic play-off to win the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.

 

 

                                                   Fitzpatrick now has four European Tour wins by the age of 23

 

The Englishman entered the final round four shots behind Australian Hend but produced a closing 64 to get to 14 under par and take the contest to extra holes in the Swiss Alps.

 

Hend - who lost to Alex Noren in a play-off at this event last season - missed a six-foot putt for victory on the second extra hole but found sand off the tee on the next trip up the 18th and after he flew the green with his second, a par was enough to seal victory for Fitzpatrick.

 

Fitzpatrick made four birdies and a bogey in his first eight holes to make up ground on Hend and when he added further gains on the 10th, 14th, 15th and 16th, the Ryder Cup star held a two-shot lead. Hend then hit back with a birdie on the 15th and a Fitzpatrick bogey on the 17th set up the dramatic finish.

 

Kapur finsishes tied 20^th

 

                           

                                          Shiv Kapur, who became a father recently, played well in the tournament

 

India's Shiv Kapur carded two-under 68 in the final round to get to six- under 274 and finished tied 20th at the Omega European Masters golf tournament on Sunday.

 

Kapur had five birdies against three bogeys and closed the day with a birdie on 18th. His earlier rounds were 68, 67 and 71.

 

Did you know?

 

• Fitzpatrick won the Omega European Masters in his fourth consecutive attempt. He missed the cut in 2014 and finished runner-up and tied-seventh respectively in 2015 and 2016.
• Fitzpatrick returned on Sunday morning to complete the remaining three holes for his third round after play was disrupted by fog delay on Saturday.
• Fitzpatrick’s closing 64 is the joint-lowest round of the day. He had parred the 18^th hole for all seven times that he has played in regulation play and in the play-off this week.
• Fitzpatrick is the second Englishman to win the Omega European Masters since the tournament became the only co-sanctioned event on European soil by the Asian and European Tours in 2009. Masters champion Danny Willett was the first to win in 2015.
• Hend had pulled his drive into the trees on the 18th hole in regulation play but narrowly escaped after the ball bounced off a spectator’s thigh and went back onto the fairway. He made two putts on the green from there and saved par to get into the play-off.
• Hend was defeated in a play-off for the second consecutive year. He had lost to Alex Noren of Sweden on the first play-off hole in 2016.
• Hend has his wife Leanne on his bag all week.
• By taking over the Order of Merit lead, Hend also put himself in position to secure a spot in the upcoming CIMB Classic as the leading 10 players on the Asian Tour Order of Merit. 

 

Day 1: Shiv Kapur sizzles at the Omega European Masters

Day 2: Kapur battles flu, continues good run at the Omega European Masters

Day 3: Australia’s Hend wields power to lead at the Omega European Masters