Fleetwood's Tears of Victory on the DP World Tour

The tournament took place on the par72 field of the Gary Player Country Club.

On the last hole - par4 18, Fleetwood tied at -11 with Ryan Fox. Fleetwood hit the green in two shots, starboard and far from the flag while Fox took three shots to reach the left edge, but closer to the target. Fleetwood missed the birdie on the putt, when the ball rolled close to the left edge of the hole. Due to the loss, he was allowed to finish ahead of his opponent and finish at -11.

Fox trailed behind, lacked power on the first shot, and scored a bogey on the second. With this result, Fox finished second at -10.

After Fox finished, Fleetwood couldn't hold back her tears:

Because when crowned, Fleetwood, in addition to the honor of holding the cup and $ 1.03 million, also released many sorrows.

He lost his mother in July and had to miss three playoffs that decided the FedEx Cup results on the PGA Tour. But most of all, the Nedbank Golf Challenge 2022 ends three years of Fleetwood's title stalemate.

The 2019 championship is his latest victory in the professional arena. At that time, Fleetwood ranked 10th in the world (OWGR table). Moreover, the 31-year-old player also did not have the opportunity to return to South Africa to defend the defending champion for the last two years when the tournament was canceled because of Covid-19.

Last tournament, he, ranked 25th OWGR, nearly gave up due to stomach pain right before the opening day. Fleetwood said: "Thanks to the doctor, I kept the chance to fight. And because of that I gave the winning ball to his son. Thank him so much."

Fleetwood has been playing professionally since 2010, to date owning six DP World Tour cups, including twice at the Nedbank Golf Challenge. He also attended the PGA Tour but could not win after 107 awards. However, Fleetwood's gross prize money in the US arena is currently approximately $14.3 million.