NY Times · Oct 8, 2015
Matthew Fitzpatrick Leads by 1 Shot at the British Masters
WOBURN, England — England's Matthew Fitzpatrick birdied his final two holes to card a seven-under par round of 64 and lead by one stroke after the first day of the British Masters at Woburn on Thursday.
Fitzpatrick made six birdies and an eagle in his opening round to edge ahead of Marc Warren, Lee Slattery, Soren Kjeldsen and Robert Karlsson, who all shot a 65.
"It doesn't get better than that," Fitzpatrick. "I think tee to green, it is pretty tough. If you don't hit it in the fairway, the rough isn't deep but it is quite wet, so it clings. It is difficult to get it to the full, normal distance of your irons."