WOBURN, England – Matthew Fitzpatrick’s first professional win came sooner than he expected. His next Masters invite might arrive quicker, too.
Fitzpatrick’s maiden European Tour victory in the £3million British Masters at Woburn has given him a nice little problem. He’s rewriting career plans.
The 21-year-old improved his status drastically in many ways. He moved from 36th on the European Tour money list to 12th. He jumped from 111th in the Official World Golf Ranking to 59th, and went to the top of the European Ryder Cup points table.
No wonder Fitzpatrick had trouble getting to grips with his newfound status in the aftermath of his win.