Dylan Frittelli shows fight to win Bahrain Championship on DP World Tour
South Africa's Dylan Frittelli earns his first win on the DP World Tour since 2017.
Dylan Frittelli won his first DP World Tour title in six years with a two-shot triumph at the Bahrain Championship presented by Bapco Energies.
The 33-year-old posted a closing round of 71 to finish on 13-under par, two clear of countryman Zander Lombard and Sweden’s Jesper Svensson, who shared second on 11-under par.
The South African held a two-stroke lead at the start of the final day at Royal Golf Club, but was overtaken as he sat two over par after 12 holes. Back-to-back birdies at the two par fives that followed saw him return to level par, before a final birdie at the par three 16th proved to be enough to secure his sixth professional title.
Frittelli graduated from the European Challenge Tour in 2016 and went on to win the LYONESS OPEN powered by ORGANIC+ and the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in 2017, before moving to the PGA Tour and taking the title at the 2019 John Deere Classic.
After a difficult 2023 which left him contemplating his future, he has now emphatically returned to form and can plan a full schedule after previously having limited playing rights on both the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour.
"I thought about giving the game up..."
A tough year for @Dylan_Frittelli but it's safe to say he's back stronger! #BahrainGolfChamps pic.twitter.com/tPPkrhUAUF— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) February 4, 2024
Frittelli was pushed all the way by Lombard and Svensson, the latter of whom secured his second runner up finish of the season during an impressive week in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Fourth place was shared by South African Ockie Strydom and Frenchman Frederic Lacroix, who has finished outside the top five only once in his four starts in the 2024 season, on 9-under par.
Victory means Frittelli will jump 51 places to eighth on the Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex and to fifth on the International Swing Rankings.
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