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Sports Briefing | GOLF: A First for Fitzpatrick

Matthew Fitzpatrick signaled his emergence as one of Europe’s most prominent young golfers, shooting a three-under 68 to complete a wire-to-wire victory in the British Masters in Woburn, England, for his first professional title.

Fitzpatrick, a 21-year-old Englishman playing his first full professional season on the European Tour, won by two strokes to finish with a 15-under total of 269.