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NEW DELHI (AP) -- Tommy Fleetwood's best season got even better Sunday when he ran off four straight birdies around the turn and closed with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot victory over Keita Nakajima in the India Championship.
Fleetwood had cause to celebrate for the third time in the last three months -- the FedEx Cup title with his first win on U.S. soil, the leading points-earner in another win for Team Europe in the Ryder Cup and now his first European Tour win of the year.
Nakajima had a two-shot lead to start the final round at Delhi Golf Club and played bogey-free. He just couldn't keep pace with Fleetwood, who made four straight birdies starting at the par-3 seven to turn a two-shot deficit into a two-shot lead.
"I feel like for all the good that's happened this year, a couple of things have disappointed me," said Fleetwood, who had not won on the European Tour. "Another win, it feels great."
Even after another Ryder Cup highlight, the 34-year-old from England felt he had more to achieve this year and winning on the European Tour -- his eighth career tour win -- was high on his list. Fleetwood, for all his success on the PGA Tour this year, was still not eligible for the closing two events on the European schedule.
Now he is. The victory moves him from No. 94 to No. 25 in the Race to Dubai, making him eligible for the Abu Dhabi Championship and season-ending Tour Championship in Dubai.
Most pleasing to Fleetwood was watching his 8-year-old son, Frankie, run onto the 18th green after he tapped in for par to finish on 22-under 266.
