CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan shot 2-under 69 on Sunday to earn a two-shot win over Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard at the Truist Championship for his first victory on the PGA Tour.
Reitan, who chose golf over soccer at a young age, won twice previously on the European Tour. He finished at 15-under 269.
“This feeling is just unreal,” Reitan said.
Alex Fitzpatrick, the third-round leader, finished three shots back after shooting 73.
Reitan, a PGA Tour rookie who started the round one shot behind Fitzpatrick, was even par for the day after 13 holes and one shot behind Fowler, who surged to the lead after shooting 30 on the front nine.
But Fowler, who started the day seven shots behind, couldn’t sustain the momentum.
Playing four groups ahead of the leaders, Fowler missed a 6-foot birdie putt on 16, opening the door for Reitan, Fitzpatrick, and Hojgaard to pull into a four-way tie for the lead after all three made birdie.
Fowler had a chance down the stretch, but his approach shot on the 18th hole landed in the thick rough on the left side of the green and his chip came out short leading to bogey, all but ending his chances.
He finished with a round of 65.
Reitan took the lead for good with a two-putt birdie on 15 after Fitzpatrick’s wedge got caught up in the thick rough and his chip barely made the fringe, leading to a costly par on the par 5.
Hojgaard made bogey on 16 to fall two shots back.
Fitzpatrick faltered on 17 as his chip from the rough never made the green resulting in a double bogey, taking him out of contention.
Reitan played the final three holes of the Green Mile in even par and secured the win with a par on 18.
Reitan’s best previous finish was a tie for second last month at the Zurich Classic when he and playing partner Kris Ventura lost by one stroke to Fitzpatrick and his brother, Matt.
It was a hugely disappointing day for Cameron Young, the world's No. 3 player.
Looking for his second straight PGA win after a victory last week at Doral, Young started the day just two shots off the lead but had a double bogey on the second hole and never recovered with just one birdie the rest of the day.
He finished with a 74 and tied for 10th, six shots behind.
Fitzpatrick, who earned his tour card last month after combining with his brother to win the Zurich Classic, began the day with a two-shot lead.
But he bogeyed the second and double-bogeyed the third after an errant tee shot forced him to chip out, leading to a three-putt. He shot 38 on the front nine.
He battled back with three birdies on the first four holes on the back nine, but couldn't regain sole possession of the lead.
AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Please purchase a Premium Subscription to continue reading.
To continue, please log in, or sign up for a new account.
We offer one free story view per month. If you register for an account, you will get two additional story views. After those three total views, we ask that you support us with a subscription.
A subscription to our digital content is so much more than just access to our valuable content. It means you’re helping to support a local community institution that has, from its very start, supported the betterment of our society. Thank you very much!
Only subscribers can view and post comments on articles.
Already a subscriber? Login Here
In honor of May Mental Health Awareness Month, SafeSpace is hosting a Mental Health Awarenes… Read moreSafeSpace P.O.W.E.R Walk: Mental Health Awareness Walk and Resource Fair
Join New York Times bestselling author Caroline Paul for a lively discussion of her book Tou… Read moreBook Club with Author Caroline Paul
craigwiesner said:
Dirk van Ulden said:
Dirk van Ulden said:
CA Is Burning said:
CA Is Burning said:
Mitch, thanks for exposing more democrat corruption and I guess I am terrible and I want babies to go diaperless.
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
Sorry, an error occurred.
Already Subscribed!
Cancel anytime
Thank you .
Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in.
Check your email for details.
Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password.
An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account.
No promotional rates found.
Secure & Encrypted
Thank you.
Your gift purchase was successful! Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in.
| Rate: | |
| Begins: | |
| Transaction ID: |
A receipt was sent to your email.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Don't threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Anyone violating these rules will be issued a warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be revoked.