Nordea Masters 2016: Leaderboard Scores, Prize-Money Payouts
Matthew Fitzpatrick sailed to victory in the 2016 Nordea Masters on Sunday after shooting a fourth-round score of 71 to defend his place atop the leaderboard and claim the €250,000 (£196,000) first-place prize fund.
The 21-year-old ended three shots ahead of runner-up Lasse Jensen, who had to settle for the second-place prize pot of €166,660 (£130,000). Nicolas Colsaerts took home a third-place payout of €93,900 (£73,500), per the official European Tour website.
Fitzpatrick showed a steady nerve despite this being just his second win on the European Tour. It was a confidence-boosting build from his victory at the 2015 British Masters last October.
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Here's how the 2016 Nordea Masters leaderboard looked at the end of play, complete with a breakdown of the payouts for the top 10 finishers in Sweden:
| 1 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | -16 |
| 2 | Lasse Jensen | -13 |
| 3 | Nicolas Colsaerts | -12 |
| T4 | Henrik Stenson | -10 |
| T4 | Bjorn Hellgren | -10 |
| 6 | Ross Fisher | -9 |
| 7 | Rikard Karlberg | -8 |
| T8 | Raphael Jacquelin | -6 |
| T8 | Lee Westwood | -6 |
| T10 | Tjaart van der Walt | -5 |
| T10 | Johan Edfors | -5 |
| 1 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | €250,000 |
| 2 | Lasse Jensen | €166,660 |
| 3 | Nicolas Colsaerts | €93,900 |
| 4 | Henrik Stenson | €75,000 |
| 5 | Bjorn Hellgren | €63,600 |
| 6 | Ross Fisher | €52,500 |
| 7 | Rikard Karlberg | €45,000 |
| 8 | Raphael Jacquelin | €37,500 |
| 9 | Lee Westwood | €33,600 |
| 10 | Tjaart van der Walt | €30,000 |
To see the leaderboard in full, visit the official European Tour website.
Recap
One would hardly have guessed Fitzpatrick turned pro as recently as June 2014 with the way he carried himself around the Bro Hof Slott Golf Club course on Sunday. He showed the serene demeanour of a veteran.
It turned out to be the youngster's slowest round in terms of birdies produced—he ended with only three—but Fitzpatrick's low bogey count really led him to glory in Sweden:
A seamless front nine saw the Englishman carry out a safe and secure tactic. He birdied the second and ninth holes before bogeying the 10th, having saved shots on that exact hole in each of his last two rounds.
Fitzpatrick ended his tournament with five pars and a bogey on the 18th in what was a perfect execution of his strategy. Golf promoter Fernando Sanchez had the leader pencilled in to see out his lead before he even entered the home stretch:
Runner-up Jensen could hardly have exhibited a more contrasting fourth-round performance if he tried, clinching two eagles, two birdies and two bogeys split evenly across the two halves of the course.
His latter eagle came on the par-five 13th hole thanks to a divine chip in from 20 yards or so, but even a Day 4 score of 68 wasn't enough to salvage more than a silver medal:
One of the biggest climbers on Sunday was home favourite Henrik Stenson, whose score of 66 saw him soar 12 positions up the standings to claim joint fourth overall.
That was the finest score recorded by any player on the final day of the competition, as he finished with seven birdies in a display that was a far cry from his par finish on Day 1:
English compatriots Ross Fisher (sixth) and Lee Westwood (joint eighth) joined Fitzpatrick in the top 10, but even those experienced figures could only laud the efforts of their prodigious countryman in the end.
Golf fans may well ask whether Fitzpatrick could join fellow Sheffield native Danny Willett in this year's Ryder Cup team and bring some youthful exuberance into the European lineup.
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