Alex Fitzpatrick makes history alongside brother Matt after Indian Open victory

'I idolise him, so just trying to be like him in every way' the winner said of his better known sibling

Alex Fitzpatrick following his victory in the Hero Indian Open at DLF Golf and County Club in New Delhi. Pic: Octavio Passos/Getty Images

England's Alex Fitzpatrick made history alongside his brother Matt as he won his maiden DP World Tour title at the Hero Indian Open.

The younger Fitzpatrick chased down defending champion Eugenio Chacarra, who led by four strokes overnight and six at one point on the front nine.

It followed Matt Fitzpatrick's PGA Tour win at last week's Valspar Championship and made them the first brothers ever to win in successive weeks on the two tours.

Alex Fitzpatrick said: "It can be hard sometimes when you're constantly chasing someone's accolades but luckily it's my brother so it's not horrific.

"I idolise him, so just trying to be like him in every way. I see my mum and dad tomorrow and we're going to meet my brother in Florida. It's been a good few weeks for the Fitzpatricks."

The 27-year-old bogeyed the third and fourth holes but from the moment he birdied the sixth, the chase was on.

Back-to-back gains before the turn took him out in 35 and though he dropped a shot at the 10th, he picked up three in a row from the 11th to move within one.

He took the lead with a birdie on the 15th, where Chacarra made the first of three straight bogeys to effectively surrender his title.

Another birdie at the 17th gave Fitzpatrick a four-stroke lead to take down the last, where he could afford a cautious approach as a double-bogey seven wrapped up a two-shot win on nine under par.

"I felt like I was playing really nicely, I started to hole some really good putts," he said. "I still don't know how many birdies I had.

"I just had to ask my caddie how many putts I had (to win) from six feet, so I think that says it all."