{"id":262188,"date":"2022-11-17T15:54:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T15:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/matt-fitzpatrick-moves-into-pole-position-to-become-european-number-one\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T19:00:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T19:00:18","slug":"matt-fitzpatrick-moves-into-pole-position-to-become-european-number-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/matt-fitzpatrick-moves-into-pole-position-to-become-european-number-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Fitzpatrick moves into pole position to become European number one"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick surged into pole position to become European number one as he claimed a share of the lead with a \u201craging\u201d Tyrrell Hatton in the DP World Tour Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Fitzpatrick birdied the first five holes on his way to a front nine of 30 and a flawless opening 65, joining Hatton on seven under par after his Ryder Cup team-mate had dropped his only shot of the day on the 18th.<\/p>\n<p>With leader Rory McIlroy and second-placed Ryan Fox shooting 71 and 73 respectively, Fitzpatrick is now projected to finish top of the DP World Tour rankings for the first time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seventh birdie of the day \ud83d\udcaa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattFitz94?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MattFitz94<\/a> ties the lead.   <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DPWTC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DPWTC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RolexSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RolexSeries<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i2isf1ahzP\">pic.twitter.com\/i2isf1ahzP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DPWorldTour\/status\/1593213550453227520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was laughing to be honest,\u201d Fitzpatrick, who was suffering from a sore throat, said of his flying start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI literally said to Billy (Foster, his caddie) yesterday, when we won in 2020, didn\u2019t we have four in a row? And then we did four in a row and laughed about that and I made a fifth. It was a nice start to the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the biggest thing I\u2019m pleased about today is just hitting 17 greens and the one I missed, I was a complete idiot. That was the big thing that I was happy about today is that I kept giving myself chances and putted well as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hatton was annoyed to bogey the 18th after finding a fairway bunker off the tee and needs to win the season-ending event to extend his run of at least one victory a year to four.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously it was a good day,\u201d the world number 29 said. \u201cI hit a lot of good shots, putter was great. I\u2019m kind of happy with that start although my head\u2019s a bit fried at the moment. My mind is just raging at the last there. But it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- EMBED START Image --><\/p>\n<figure id=\"embedded269815317\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/image.assets.pressassociation.io\/v2\/image\/production\/1cc6de582cb83dad6b988c382c2ff727Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjY4Nzg0OTUw\/2.69815317.jpg?w=640\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image.assets.pressassociation.io\/v2\/image\/production\/1cc6de582cb83dad6b988c382c2ff727Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjY4Nzg0OTUw\/2.69815317.jpg?w=320 320w, https:\/\/image.assets.pressassociation.io\/v2\/image\/production\/1cc6de582cb83dad6b988c382c2ff727Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjY4Nzg0OTUw\/2.69815317.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/image.assets.pressassociation.io\/v2\/image\/production\/1cc6de582cb83dad6b988c382c2ff727Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjY4Nzg0OTUw\/2.69815317.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" alt=\"Tyrrell Hatton\" data-title=\"Emirates DP Wolrd Golf\" data-copyright-holder=\"AP\" data-copyright-notice=\"AP\/Press Association Images\" data-credit=\"Martin Dokoupil\" data-usage-terms=\"UK only\" \/><figcaption>Tyrrell Hatton surveys a putt on the 18th green during the first round of the DP World Tour Championship (Martin Dokoupil\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- EMBED END Image --><\/p>\n<p>Asked to sum up his season, Hatton added: \u201cI would say consistently very, very average. Apart from that good finish at Bay Hill (joint second) I think we were leading the Desert Classic on Saturday afternoon so there was a few good events at the start of the year I guess.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut after Bay Hill it\u2019s been pretty boring. Nothing to get excited about to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy began the week with a 128-point lead over Fox and covered the first eight holes in three under par, but the two-time winner then bogeyed the ninth, 12th and 16th before making a welcome birdie on the last.<\/p>\n<p><!-- EMBED START Twitter --><\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Back-to-back birdies for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McIlroyRory?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@McIlroyRory<\/a> &#x1f4aa;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DPWTC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DPWTC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RolexSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RolexSeries<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vlSfP205HH\">pic.twitter.com\/vlSfP205HH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DPWorldTour\/status\/1593173981972295686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/figure>\n<p><!-- EMBED END Twitter --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, certainly not what I was hoping for,\u201d the world number one said. \u201cThree under through eight holes, a solid start with some chances coming up and just started to drive the ball a little crooked on the back nine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMade that bogey on 12 and didn\u2019t birdie 14 or 15, and then an unforced error with the three-putt on 16, so\u00a0it was nice to birdie the last just to shoot under par.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously I\u2019ve had three weeks off since the CJ Cup, so I\u2019m trying to knock the rust off a little bit there. There was enough good stuff in there<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GolfTodayUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a> I made five birdies and hit some decent shots, just need to be a little tidier tomorrow<a href=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/event\/dp-world-tour-championship-2022\/\">.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sweden\u2019s Alex Noren lies a shot off the lead after a back nine of 31 in his 66, with Nedbank Golf Challenge winner Tommy Fleetwood part of a five-strong group on four under.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fitzpatrick is now projected to finish top of the DP World Tour rankings for the first time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262189,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,29],"tags":[98,1799,6346,88,1797,1473,89,9101,9051,90,91,92,94,3270,2461],"class_list":["post-262188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dp-world-tour","category-the_tours","tag-dp-world-tour","tag-dubai","tag-earth-course","tag-golf-news","tag-jumeirah-golf-estates","tag-matt-fitzpatrick","tag-news","tag-november-2022","tag-pa-news","tag-reports","tag-results","tag-scores","tag-tournament","tag-tyrrell-hatton","tag-united-arab-emirates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.3 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - 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