Reitan earns maiden PGA win as Fitzpatrick falters

Alex Fitzpatrick's hopes of a first individual win on the PGA Tour are dashed as Kristoffer Reitan instead earns a maiden victory at the Truist Championship.

Kristoffer Reitan (28) har skrevet norsk golfhistorie ved å vinne Truist Championship, en prestisjefylt PGA-turnering som aldri før er vunnet av en nordmann. Med en imponerende sluttspurt, inkludert to avgjørende putter på hull 15 og 16, sikret han seg seieren med 15 slag under par. Til tross for å ha falt nedover på resultatlisten tidligere på dagen, kjempet han seg tilbake og leverte en finalerunde to slag under par. Seieren gir ham en førstepremie på rundt 33,5 millioner kroner. Turneringen, med en total premiepott på 184 millioner kroner, er en av PGAs signaturturneringer med sterkt begrenset deltagerfelt. Reitan spilte bogeyfri lørdag og havnet i ledergruppen søndag. Dette markerer den foreløpige toppen i hans første sesong på PGA-touren etter opprykk fra Europatouren året før. Viktor Hovland gratulerte landsmannen og kalte prestasjonen "sykt imponerende", mens han selv endte på en delt 31. plass.

The Truist Championship wrapped Sunday with a huge prize headed Reitan's way. The sixth signature event of the 2026 PGA Tour season brought players back to Charlotte for the annual stop at Quail Hollow for the Truist Championship. The field of 72 players battled it out for their share of the $20 million purse with Kristoffer Reitan taking home $3.6 million for his first career PGA Tour victory. While Scottie Scheffler was not in the field after three consecutive runner-up finishes, most of the rest of the PGA Tour's best made the trip to North Carolina for the final tune-up before the PGA Championship. The last two signature event winners -- Cameron Young at the Cadillac Championship and Matt Fitzpatrick at the RBC Heritage -- were looking to double up on such winner's checks. Rory McIlroy was seeking to prevail at his favorite Tour stop after taking three weeks off following his second Masters victory. In the end, though, it was Reitan -- not qualified for signature events at the start of the season -- who prevailed by draining a pair of clutch birdies on the back nine Sunday to win by two strokes over Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard.

Kristoffer Reitan produced an impressive performance during the third round of the PGA tournament in North Carolina, positioning himself as a strong contender for the title. Reitan completed the round without recording any bogeys and achieved seven birdies, bringing his total to 13 under par. This result places him among the tournament leaders ahead of Sunday’s final round. The 28-year-old golfer’s score of seven under par was one of the standout rounds on Saturday. This season marks Reitan’s debut on the PGA Tour, following his promotion from the European Tour last year. Since arriving in the United States, he has recorded several notable finishes, including a recent near-win in a team event alongside fellow Norwegian Kristoffer Ventura.

Kristoffer Reitan, 28, vann sin första PGA-seger genom att vinna Truist Championship i Charlotte. En stark runda på 64 slag under lördagen banade väg för hans seger, och han avslutade med 69 slag på söndagen, totalt 15 under par, vilket gav honom en två slags seger över Rickie Fowler och Nicolai Höjgaard. Förutom den prestigefyllda vinsten får Reitan ett prispengar på 3,6 miljoner dollar (cirka 33 miljoner kronor). Detta markerar Reitans största framgång hittills i karriären. Även svensken Ludvig Åberg visade form inför PGA Championship, där han efter en stark avslutning slutade delad åtta med totalt -10.