Sunday 26 July 2015 22:00, UK
Danny Willett fought off a strong challenge from Sheffield counterpart Matt Fitzpatrick to claim a one-shot victory at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.
Willett, who finished tied-sixth at last week's Open, carded a bogey-free 65 at Crans-sur-Sierre to collect his third European Tour title, while Fitzpatrick posted a career-best finish despite letting a narrow one-shot advantage slip over the back nine.
Beginning tied for the lead, Fitzpatrick lost ground with a dropped shot at the first but reached the turn with the outright advantage after rattling in four birdies over a seven hole stretch.
The 20-year-old slipped back after failing to get up-and-down short of the 11th green, with Willett moving one clear after holing a 25-foot birdie putt at the 13th for the first of three consecutive birdies.
Fitzpatrick kept up the pressure by posting back-to-back gains of his own and nailing a 15-footer to save par at the 16th, but couldn't make any further inroads as he closed with a four-under 66.
"I played to win but Danny just went one better, so you have to take your hat off to him, Fitzpatrick said. "I don’t have any regrets whatsoever, and that is all you can ask of yourself. I gave it everything.
"I am really pleased with the week. It has been building for a few weeks now, so hopefully I can get over the line at some stage.
Tyrrell Hatton briefly held a share of the lead on his way to a best-of-the-day 62, firing six birdies and an eagle-two at the seventh to complete an all-English top three.
A birdie finish from Pelle Edberg saw the Swede close a seven-under 63 to take fourth, with Anirban Lahiri closing another impressive week with a 64 to finish one ahead of Sergio Garcia.
Raphael Jacquelin found the water at the 18th and closed a level-par 70 with a double-bogey six after opening with 13 straight pars, joining Germany's Florian Fritsch on ten under.
A bogey-filled 73 from first round leader Gregory Havret saw the Frenchman finish part of the group on four under alongside recent European Tour winner Bernd Wiesberger, with Lee Westwood a further stroke behind after carding a quintuple-bogey ten at the 14th on his way to a two-over 72.
