Dan's the man in Northern Ireland
Maiden DP World Tour victory at the ISPS HANDA World Invitational presented by AVIV Clincs
Co Antrim, Northern Ireland: Dan Brown completed a stunning wire-to-wire success at the ISPS HANDA World Invitational presented by AVIV Clincs to claim his maiden professional win.
The Englishman saw his six-shot overnight advantage shaved only slightly as he posted a one under par round of 69 at Galgorm to reach 15 under par and secure a five-stroke victory over countryman Alex Fitzpatrick, who finished second on ten under.
“I could never have dreamed this up in the past, however many years or whatever it is. I don't think it's sunk in but, yeah, amazing
Enjoyed the walk down 18
“As much as people say that they don't watch leaderboards, they definitely do. It was just a matter of just trying to compose myself again after 11, 12 and 13. I enjoyed the walk down 18 as well, which is nice because it's probably quite rare to enjoy that much of a lead walking down the last.”
Fitzpatrick recorded his career-best finish to date with a two-under par 68 to finish solo second, while Eddie Pepperell secured his highest finish on the 2023 Race to Dubai as he continued the English dominance in third place on seven under par.
John Parry, shared fourth place with Wilco Nienaber, Dubai-based Adrian Otaegui, Scotland’s Connor Syme and Dane Marcus Helligkilde on five under par.
This week’s event was tri-sanctioned by the DP World Tour, Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour, with men’s and women’s tournaments played on the same courses at the same time for two equal prize funds of US$1.5million.
America’s Alexa Pano made it a birthday to remember as she won her first LPGA title by defeating Gabriella Cowley and Esther Henseleit in a play-off on the day she turned 19, becoming the LPGA's youngest winner of the season in the process.