Frittelli ends wait for title at Bahrain Championship

South African Dylan Frittelli held his nerve to claim his first professional title since 2019 with a two-shot victory at the Bahrain Championship on Sunday.

Frittelli held a two-shot lead overnight and a one-under-par final round of 71 was enough for him to maintain that advantage and finish the tournament on 13-under overall.

The 33-year-old, playing mainly on the PGA Tour, endured a miserable 2023 campaign, missing 20 cuts in 31 events and not posting a single top-10 finish to slip outside the world's top 400.

"I thought about giving the game up..."

A tough year for @Dylan_Frittelli but it's safe to say he's back stronger! ??#BahrainGolfChamps pic.twitter.com/tPPkrhUAUF

But he hopes his third European Tour win, and first in six years, helps revive his career.

"It's been a long road the last five or six years since I left the DP World Tour and went to the States," said Frittelli.

"It was a pretty tough year last year in America but it feels awesome to back on top right now.

"Last year I was in a couple of spots where I thought I was giving the game up to be honest and looking for something else...

"I'm glad I persevered and all the support from family and friends has been well worth it."

Frittelli's fellow South African Zander Lombard fired a closing 68 to grab a tie for second place with Sweden's Jesper Svensson.

Leading final-round scores from the European Tour's Bahrain Championship on Sunday (GBR & IRL unless stated/par 72):

275: Dylan Frittelli (RSA) 67-68-69-71

277: Zander Lombard (RSA) 65-73-71-68, Jesper Svensson (SWE) 70-65-72-70

279: Frederic Lacroix (FRA) 69-71-69-70, Ockie Strydom (RSA) 66-71-69-73

280: Aaron Cockerill (CAN) 66-73-74-67, Sebastian Soderberg (SWE) 68-71-71-70

281: Joel Girrbach (SUI) 65-70-74-72, Julien