Heavy rains in Scotland over the weekend wreaked havoc on the schedule for the DP World Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
The annual pro-am event hosted across the Old Course at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns was shortened to 54 holes and pushed to a Monday finish after the three courses were “water-logged” and unplayable.
The weather held off on the fifth day of play, where Matt Fitzpatrick shot a 6-under 66 on Monday at the Old Course at St. Andrews to win by three shots over Matthew Southgate (66/St. Andrews), Ryan Fox (65/St. Andrews) and Marcus Armitage (66/Carnoustie) who finished T-2 at 16 under. Sebastian Soderberg was the low round of the day at Kingsbarns, where he shot a 10-under 62 to finish fifth at 15 under.
As if a ninth European circuit win wasn’t enough, the 29-year-old Englishman played alongside his mother, Susan, in the pro-am event.
Matt Fitzpatrick of England poses on the Swilcan Bridge with his Mother and playing partner, Susan Fitzpatrick during Round Three on Day Five of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at the Old Course St. Andrews on Oct. 9, 2023 in St. Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)
In addition to his nine DP World Tour wins, Fitzpatrick has also won the 2023 RBC Heritage as well as the 2022 U.S. Open.
“With all my wins, aside from the major, you’ll forget about them in the future,” said Fitzpatrick, “but you’ll always remember the one you won with your mum.”