Kristoffer Reitan secured the first PGA Tour victory of his career by pipping Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Højgaard to a two-shot victory at the Truist Championship as overnight leader Alex Fitzpatrick carded a costly late double bogey.
Reitan’s rise to the PGA Tour has been meteoric. Only three years ago, he had been struggling to keep his card on the Hotel Planner Tour – the DP World Tour’s feeder circuit.
On Sunday the 28-year-old outlasted a pack of players in attritional conditions at Quail Hollow Club, surging into the lead with birdies on the 14th and 15th holes to post a final round of 69 and finish at 15-under par.
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Alex Fitzpatrick’s double bogey at 17 put paid to his title hopes
England’s Fitzpatrick, in only his second event since winning his PGA Tour card at last month’s Zurich Classic, had held a one-shot lead coming into the final day at the Truist Championship, but struggled to maintain his position at the top of the leaderboard, dropping back to 11-under par through eight holes after a bogey and a double bogey on the second and third holes.
He bounced back after the turn, making three birdies in four holes, but came unstuck on the par-three 17th, the second-hardest hole on the course this week, missing the green before failing to putt out for par. He wrapped up his round with a par on hole 18, to finish his week at 12 under.
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