Fitzpatrick confident the best is yet to come

Matthew Fitzpatrick claims he did not feel he was at his best when winning the British Masters and claims there is more to come.

The 21-year-old claimed his maiden European Tour title on Sunday as he edged out Soren Kjeldsen, Shane Lowry and Fabrizio Zanotti by two shots at Woburn, the youngest player in the field having fired four birdies in seven holes on the back nine to finish on 15-under.

The 2013 US Amateur Champion felt he may have been guilty of playing it too safe on his final round, despite his three-under-par 68 being his best round of the week, and believes he could have won by a larger margin had he been at the top of his game.

“I’ve got to be honest, I really didn’t think I had my A-Game this week,” said Fitzpatrick. “I know a lot of people will probably say, you won, so you must have, but I genuinely – there were phone calls to my coach Thursday evening, Friday evening, Saturday evening, all saying, ‘What do I do?’

“I knew what to do, but it was just something we were working on just trying to fix a couple of things, because I really didn’t think I was hitting it that well.

“Came out today and probably felt like I hit it the best I had all week. Just felt comfortable, I guess, today, and tee-to-green, despite me not playing great, I was still hitting a lot of greens which was important.”

Fitzpatrick is now setting his sights on bigger and better things, admitting an Open Championship is his overall career goal.

“First professional win, British Masters, in England, family here, doesn’t get better,” he said. “Doesn’t get better, unless you win The Open, but that’s a different story – next year.”

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