English golf star Matt Fitzpatrick has officially confirmed his return to the Betfred British Masters, set to take place at The Belfry from August 20-24, 2025. The event, hosted by six-time Major winner Sir Nick Faldo, will serve as the final qualifying event for the European Ryder Cup team, adding major weight to this year’s edition.
Fitzpatrick, now 30, famously claimed his maiden DP World Tour victory at the British Masters in 2015, becoming the youngest player in the field to lift the trophy. This will mark his first appearance at the tournament since 2018, and his return adds significant star power to one of the Tour’s most storied events.
“I’m delighted to be playing in the Betfred British Masters this year,” said Fitzpatrick. “The Belfry is such an iconic venue with incredible history, and having Sir Nick as host makes it even more special. With Ryder Cup qualification on the line, there’s added motivation to perform well.”
Fitzpatrick’s career highlights include nine DP World Tour wins and a historic victory at the 2022 U.S. Open at Brookline, where he became the first Englishman since Justin Rose (2013) to win the championship.
This year’s British Masters will be the 22nd DP World Tour event held at The Belfry, a course steeped in Ryder Cup legacy. The Brabazon Course is expected to provide a rigorous test as players aim to earn a spot on Luke Donald’s European Ryder Cup team.
Alongside Fitzpatrick, the field features an impressive lineup, including Team Europe Captain Luke Donald, U.S. Vice Captain Brandt Snedeker, and defending champion Niklas Nørgaard.
With its rich heritage, dramatic stakes, and elite field, the 2025 Betfred British Masters promises to be a pivotal moment in the DP World Tour season and a thrilling precursor to Ryder Cup 2025.
About the DP World Tour
The DP World Tour is the main men’s professional golf tour of the European Tour group.
As golf’s global tour, we showcase global talent in global destinations and use our platform to build, entertain and connect our global community.
GLOBAL TALENT: We provide pathways and a platform for the leading international talent, bringing together golfing icons, national heroes and emerging stars from around the world.Â
GLOBAL DESTINATIONS: We stage tournaments in iconic cities and locations around the world and each week we celebrate and showcase the rich diversity of the courses, cities and cultures we visit.
GLOBAL COMMUNITY: We build, entertain and connect communities through our commitment to innovation, creative content and having a positive social and environmental impact.
Our 2025 Global Schedule features 42 tournaments in 26 different countries and comprises three distinct phases: five ‘Global Swings’, the ‘Back 9’ and the ‘DP World Tour Play-Offs’. It features five Rolex Series events – the premium category of events on the DP World Tour – and four Major Championships, all of which count towards the Race to Dubai Rankings, the Tour’s season-long competition which concludes at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
DP World, the leading provider of global smart end-to-end supply chain and logistics solutions, has been the title partner of the DP World Tour since the start of the 2022 season, the Tour’s 50th season following its formation in 1972.Â
We also enjoy the support of many of the world’s leading business brands with DP World, Rolex, Aldar, BMW, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Emirates, Fortinet and Vestas as Official Partners.Â
About the European Tour groupÂ
The European Tour group administers the DP World Tour, the HotelPlanner Tour, the Legends Tour and the G4D Tour and, as the Managing Partner of Ryder Cup Europe LLP, stages golf’s greatest team contest, the Ryder Cup, in partnership with the PGA of America.
The European Tour group has Strategic Partnerships with the PGA TOUR, the Sunshine Tour, the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association (CGA), the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO), the Korea Professional Golfers’ Association (KPGA), and the TATA Steel Professional Golf Tour of India. These partnerships provide global pathways for players from across the world to compete internationally on the DP World Tour, the main men’s professional golf Tour of the European Tour group which was established in 1972, as well as the HotelPlanner Tour.
