England's Tommy Fleetwood, with a final round of 65 (-7, eight birdies, one bogey), his best score of the day, for a total of 266 (68, 64, 69, 65, -22), surpassed Japan's Keita Nakajima, leader after three rounds and second at the end with 268 (-20), and won the inaugural DP World India Championship.
Fleetwood, results
On the par-72 Delhi Golf Club course in New Delhi, India, in the DP World Tour tournament, Andrea Pavan finished 17th with 276 (71, 68, 67, 70, -12) and Gregorio De Leo in 50th with 283 (70, 71, 72, 70, -5). Guido Migliozzi made the cut, finishing 87th with 145 (74, 71, +1).
In third place with a 270 (-18) were Alex Fitzpatrick, Ireland's Shane Lowry, and South Africa's Thriston Lawrence. In sixth place with a 271 (-17) were Norway's Viktor Hovland, another South African, Jayden Schaper, and Dutchman Joost Luiten, who also shot a 65 (-7), along with Lawrence and Frenchman Tom Vaillant, who was 13th with a 274 (-14). Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy, the world's second-ranked player, finished 26th with a 277 (-11).
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Tommy Fleetwood, 34, from Southport, won his eighth title on the circuit in his 295th appearance, having not won since January 2024 (Dubai Invitational). His trophy case also includes a victory this year on the PGA Tour in the Tour Championship, which allowed him to win the FedEx Cup, one on the HotelPlanner Tour, and one on the PGA EuroPro Tour. He has also played in four Ryder Cups, with three victories, the last one last September in the United States, where Team Europe also included Lowry, Hovland, McIlroy, and captain Luke Donald, who was also in the field (46th with a 282, -6). Fleetwood received a check for $680,000 from a prize pool of $4,000,000.
The rules of golf are relatively complicated compared to other sports because they are played outdoors, close to nature and animals. Respecting the rules is a fundamental element in the game of golf, which, almost always based on self-control and the free conscience of the players, often sees distorted results, sometimes consciously, but often unconsciously or through carelessness, due to the failure of many players to comply with the rules of the game. In addition to the rules, golf adheres to a code of conduct, known as etiquette, which generally means playing the game with due respect for the golf course and other players. Etiquette is an essential component of this sport.
