Matt Fitzpatrick moves into title position as Rory McIlroy loom to ‘knock the rust off a little’
“I literally said to Billy [Foster, his caddie] yesterday, when we won in 2020, didn’t 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.
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. Asked to sum up his season, Hatton added: “I would say consistently very, very average. Apart from that good finish at Bay Hill [joint second] I think we were leading the [Dubai] Desert Classic on Saturday afternoon so there was a few good events at the start of the year I guess.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.
“Made that bogey on 12 and didn’t birdie 14 or 15, and then an unforced error with the three-putt on 16, so it was nice to birdie the last just to shoot under par.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rory McIlroy ‘in good shape’ as he looks to complete double with DP World Tour titleThe world number one faces a challenge from six others including Shane Lowry
Read more »
McIlroy six off the lead after opening round at DP World Tour ChampionshipTyrrell Hatton and Matt Fitzpatrick set the early pace in Dubai, the English pair storming to the top of the leaderboard after they both finished on seven-under.
Read more »
Matt Hancock leaves celebrity jungle by helicopter after winning challengeMatt Hancock left his campmates in the jungle as he enjoyed a day out at the beach with Sue Cleaver and Jill Scott. It comes as the British MP's girlfriend landed Down Under ready for the Virgin Media One show's first eviction.
Read more »
Banner calling for Matt Hancock to quit flown over I'm A Celeb camp | JOE.ieA huge banner has been flown over the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! campsite demanding Matt Hancock is axed from the ITV series.
Read more »
Is Matt Hancock About To Leave I'm A Celeb? | StellarAre the vote-offs about to begin?
Read more »