Matthew Fitzpatrick buried any lingering Hazeltine demons in capturing the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

Fitzpatrick, 22 collected just the third event of his pro career in what proved to be a two-shot turnaround in his favour at the last, when he hole a four-foot birdie while fellow Englishman Tyrrell Hatton, who had been leading by a shot heading to the 18th tee, proceeded to bogey the hole.

Fitzpatrick posted a final round 67 for a 17-under par victory tally and one few than Hatton who carded a 68 in the Greg Norman designed Earth Course.

England’s Matt Fitzpatrick wins the 2016 DP World Tour Championship.

“It’s a great way to end the season,” he said. “This is my best result of my career. There isn’t anything better than that, you know, so yeah, it’s been a very, very good week

“It means the world. To win one of these Final Series events is really special, and this one in particular – obviously the last tournament of the year. For me to win on the final week of the year is special.

“Four footers aren’t normally what you want for the win but to finish it off like that makes it a lot sweeter.”

Swede Henrik Stenson posted a stunning 65 on Sunday to clinch his second Race to Dubai title, while Rory McIlroy also shot a closing 65 to get to 12 under.