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Italian Open Power Rankings: Top ten picks at Gardagolf

By Mike Randleman

4 May 1997: Costantino Rocca of Italy and his caddy walk across the bridge at the eighth hole during the Italian Open at the Gardagolf Club in Brescia, Italy. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Redington/Allsport
4 May 1997: Costantino Rocca of Italy and his caddy walk across the bridge at the eighth hole during the Italian Open at the Gardagolf Club in Brescia, Italy. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Redington/Allsport /
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MONZA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 17: Matthew Fitzpatrick of England hits his tee shot on the 7th hole during the second round of the Italian Open at Golf Club Milano – Parco Reale di Monza on September 17, 2016 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
MONZA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 17: Matthew Fitzpatrick of England hits his tee shot on the 7th hole during the second round of the Italian Open at Golf Club Milano – Parco Reale di Monza on September 17, 2016 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) /

Matt Fitzpatrick recalibrated in his home country last week. The Englishman finished T8 at the BMW PGA for his first top-10 since he finished T3 in his season opener in Abu Dhabi.

While he hasn’t contended as often in 2018 as many would expect from the four-time winner, he’s not too far off. He finished T14 at the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage and made the cut at the PLAYERS and the Masters.

The 23-year-old has done a lot of traveling this season and has yet to play two European Tour events in a row. A little continuity this week could do wonders.

Perhaps coming back to Italy, albeit away from Milano, will do Fitzpatrick some good, too. He placed T16 and T15 in his last two Italian Open starts.

A shorter, tree-lined course seems like the ticket for Fitzpatrick. He’s 183rd in driving distance and 37th in accuracy. He’s one of this week’s best putters, checking in at 10th in strokes gained and is fourth in one-putts.

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