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BROTHERS WHO HAVE WON ON THE DP WORLD TOUR

Portugal News (The)

2026-04-13 21:06:15

The Fitzpatrick brothers joined an exclusive club as the newest pair of siblings to have won on the DP World Tour. From the very beginnings of the European Tour, now known as the DP World Tour, poignant and memorable moments between family members have been a constant theme. This has manifested itself in a variety of ways over the past five decades, but one unique way has been through the impressive winning abilities showcased by more than one family member on Tour, whether that be through brothers who have hoisted titles, or indeed fathers and sons, or uncles and nephews. Seve & Manuel Ballesteros The late Seve Ballesteros and his brother Manuel Ballesteros became the second set of brothers to lift trophies on Tour, although the career trajectories of this Spanish pair were very different. With 50 DP World Tour wins, 37 other titles worldwide , including five majors , and a remarkable Ryder Cup record, Seve retains a CV that is yet to be matched by another European player. After turning professional at the age of 16 in March 1974, he waited just two years to become a name the world would come to recognise as one of the greats. Seve finished second in the 1976 Open Championship to Johnny Miller, earned his first Tour win by eight strokes at the Dutch Open, before he went on to win the Order of Merit that same year. He would win his first of five Major titles at the Open Championship in 1979. Arthritis in his back caused him to retire at 50, and his outstanding life was prematurely cut short after he lost a valiant battle with cancer at the age of 54. Manuel Ballesteros was Seve s older brother and manager, but an equally accomplished golfer. After starting as a caddie, Manuel turned professional in 1967 and, after two years in National Service, returned to tournament golf to finish runner-up to Peter Townsend in the 1971 Swiss Open. His breakthrough on Tour came in 1983, when he won the Timex Open at Biarritz. That would be his only Tour victory, before he went on to play as a senior. A tie for fifth at the Dan Technology Senior Tournament of Champions in 2000 was his best performance. Edoardo & Francesco Molinari With multiple Tour wins, Edoardo and Francesco Molinari are two of the most recognisable brothers in the world of golf. Edoardo was the first to make his mark as an amateur when he became the first European since 1911 to win the U.S. Amateur in 2005, but it was Francesco , the younger of the two , who earned the first professional title. Francesco s breakthrough victory came in his home country during the 2006 Telecom Italia Open, a title he would win again ten years later in 2016. It marked the first of six Tour titles, which also includes the 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions, the 2012 Spanish Open, and the 2016 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. The crowning moment of his career came at the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie, where he became the first Italian golfer to win a Major. That same year he also claimed the Race to Dubai, became the first European player to win all five matches at a Ryder Cup during Europe s victory at Le Golf National, and moved in to the top ten in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time. His most recent victory was at the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational on the PGA TOUR. Edoardo won five titles on the HotelPlanner Tour between 2007 and 2009 , in addition to the Omega Mission Hills World Cup alongside Francesco - before claiming his first Tour win at the 2010 Barclays Scottish Open. He quickly followed it with another triumph, the Johnnie Walker Classic a month later to earn a spot in the Ryder Cup team with Francesco, making them the fifth set of brothers to play in the biennial event. Edoardo ended a seven year wait for a victory at the 2017 Trophée Hassan II, which remains his most recent win. DP World Tour