ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Matt Fitzpatrick is exhibiting no signal of any emotional hangover following Europe’s victory within the Ryder Cup.

The Englishman shot 8-under 64 at Kingsbarns on Friday to take a one-stroke lead on the Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship, the DP World Tour occasion that additionally takes place at St. Andrews and Carnoustie. After a spherical at every of the three Scottish programs, the ultimate spherical is again on the Previous Course on Sunday.

Fitzpatrick, who had Friday’s low spherical, was on 13-under par and a shot away from Scotland’s Grant Forrest (67) and Spain’s Nacho Elvira (66) after a day when robust winds affected the scoring. Forrest and Elvira each performed at St. Andrews.

Fitzpatrick is considered one of three gamers – together with Tommy Fleetwood and Robert MacIntyre – within the discipline who performed eventually week’s Ryder Cup exterior Rome, the place the European staff beat the Individuals 16.5-11.5 to regain the trophy.

He stated he needed a “good and relaxed” week after his exertions in Italy and he was seen laughing and joking throughout his spherical together with his mom, who’s taking part in alongside the previous U.S. Open champion within the pro-am staff occasion.

Fleetwood (73) and MacIntyre (71) additionally performed at Kingsbarns and had been 2 beneath and three beneath for the event, respectively.

The Ryder Cup trio will all play at St. Andrews on Saturday, when the climate is anticipated to worsen.

English gamers Marcus Armitage (68 at St. Andrews) and Matthew Southgate (68 at Kingsbarns) had been two photographs again from Fitzpatrick in a tie for fourth.