Kristoffer Reitan was in disbelief after claiming his first PGA Tour title at the Truist Championship, edging out Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard by two shots.

A two-under score of 69 proved enough to get Reitan over the line on Sunday, as he finished 15-under for the tournament. 

Alex Fitzpatrick had held the lead through three rounds, but he was two-over in the fourth round and was also overtaken by Rickie Fowler and Hojgaard, who carded scores of six-under and three-under, respectively, but could not bridge the gap to Reitan.

Tommy Fleetwood was one of three players to tie for fifth, with Masters champion Rory McIlroy tied for 19th, 10 shots behind Reitan.

Speaking to Sky Sports afterwards, the Norwegian said: "A tremendous amount of relief and joy. I can't put it into words, to be honest.

"Even today, I wasn't quite expecting to walk away with the win, even though I was in a good position. 

"My only goal for today was to free it up as much as I could, to allow myself to hit good shots, and I'm just so glad that I kept that focus the whole way through."  

Reitan struggled during his early days on the DP World Tour and lost his card for that circuit, but he believes being able to take a step back from golf helped him.

"It helped me find my game again. It helped me discover my talents again. That was something really important to me, which I try to remind myself of every single day. 

"So that was definitely a huge thing for me getting back and starting to play some good golf again."

Reitan reigns supreme 

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Fitzpatrick, meanwhile, was frustrated to have faltered on his final few holes, though the 27-year-old – the younger brother of former U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick – was also grateful to have been involved at the top of the leaderboard.  

"It's still very surreal. I still haven't woken up, which I think is a good thing! I feel like it's crazy to be disappointed, but somehow, I'm a little disappointed," he said. 

"I felt like I didn't play that bad, I got off to a slow start and got unlucky with a few breaks.

"That's the game and I'm happy to see Kris win. He played really, really well today and hopefully mine is another time."