Alex Fitzpatrick Makes History with Maiden Title in India

Sharjah: Alex Fitzpatrick surged to his maiden DP World Tour victory after a stunning final nine holes to overhaul defending champion Eugenio Chacarra at the 2026 Hero Indian Open: The Englishman joined his elder brother, European Ryder Cup star Matt Fitzpatrick, as a winner on Tour - and the siblings made history as the first ever to win in successive weeks on the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour. According to Emirates News Agency, Chacarra had held a commanding four-shot lead overnight, and although he began with a bogey, he managed an excellent birdie putt at the fifth. Fitzpatrick's approach at the sixth set up his first birdie of the day following bogeys at the third and fourth. Chacarra's tee-shot found water at the eighth, leading to a bogey and a two-shot swing as Fitzpatrick made his birdie. Both players birdied the ninth, with Chacarra three shots ahead at the turn. Fitzpatrick bogeyed the 10th but responded with birdies on the next three holes. Chacarra managed a birdie at the 13th after an impress ive approach from the rough to retain his lead. However, at the 14th, Chacarra's birdie attempt did not fall, and after finding a bunker on the 15th, he could not hold the green with his third shot while Fitzpatrick reached the par-five in two. Fitzpatrick's birdie on the 15th gave him the lead, overturning a six-shot deficit in just three holes, as Chacarra two-putted for bogey. Another bogey followed for Chacarra on the next, while Fitzpatrick birdied, extending his lead to four shots. On the last hole, Fitzpatrick took a cautious approach, and despite a double-bogey, he secured a two-stroke victory. Matt Fitzpatrick is a ten-time winner on the DP World Tour, most recently at the 2025 DP World Tour Championship, and also won last week's Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour, reaching World Number Six. MJ Daffue, part of the final group, birdied the 17th to tie for third with Frenchman Ugo Coussaud and Andy Sullivan. Italy's Francesco Molinari, Ewen Ferguson, and Calum Hill were three under, with David Law and Matteo Manassero also finishing in the top ten.

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