Dubai  — Matthew Fitzpatrick birdied the last hole to win the $8m DP World Tour Championship on Sunday as Henrik Stenson won the Race to Dubai for a second time. England’s Fitzpatrick was completing a remarkable season in which he represented Europe in the Ryder Cup within two years of turning professional, and backed it up by winning the season-ending championship. The 22-year-old closed with a 67 for a 17-under par total. That was one better than compatriot Tyrrell Hatton who made a bogey on the last hole after hitting his tee shot into the water.

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