Matt Fitzpatrick

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Matt Fitzpatrick
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Fitzpatrick in 2014
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Thomas Fitzpatrick
Born (1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 (age 29)
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
ResidenceSheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Jupiter, Florida, U.S.
Career
College Northwestern University
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking 6 (23 April 2023) [1]
(as of 12 May 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
European Tour9
Asian Tour1
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament T7: 2016
PGA Championship T5: 2022
U.S. Open Won: 2022
The Open Championship T20: 2019
Achievements and awards
Mark H. McCormack Medal 2013

Matthew Thomas Fitzpatrick (born 1 September 1994) is an English professional golfer. After winning the 2013 U.S. Amateur, he later won his first professional tournament at the 2015 British Masters. In 2022 he won his first major championship at the U.S. Open. [2] In 2023, he won the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links, his second PGA Tour victory.

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Early life

Fitzpatrick was born in Sheffield and attended Tapton School where he sat A-levels in 2013. [3] He is a keen football fan and a lifelong supporter of local club Sheffield United. [4] His younger brother Alex played college golf at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Alex played in the 2019 and 2021 Walker Cup and turned professional in 2022. [5]

Amateur career

Fitzpatrick won the 2012 Boys Amateur Championship at Notts Golf Club (Hollinwell). He made the cut at the 2013 Open Championship and finished as low amateur, winning The Silver Medal. [6] Fitzpatrick and Jimmy Mullen were the only amateurs to make the cut, with Fitzpatrick finishing on 294 to Mullen's 299. [7] Later in 2013, Fitzpatrick won the U.S. Amateur, which earned him invitations to the 2014 Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and Open Championship provided he remained an amateur. [8] The U.S. Amateur win took him to the top of the World Amateur Golf Ranking [9] which earned him the Mark H. McCormack Medal. [10] In September 2013 he played in the Walker Cup.

In September 2013 Fitzpatrick enrolled at Northwestern University to play college golf with the Northwestern Wildcats; [11] however he left after one quarter, in January 2014, to pursue a full-time amateur golf career. [12] He played in five tournaments for Northwestern in the autumn of 2013. He was the co-champion of the Rod Myers Invitational at Duke University to lead Northwestern to the team title, and also recorded a third place finish at the Windon Memorial Classic to help Northwestern win the tournament. He recorded finishes of 53rd, 23rd, and 15th in his other three tournaments. [13]

Professional career

Fitzpatrick turned professional after the 2014 U.S. Open, [14] forfeiting his exemption to the 2014 Open Championship. [15] His professional debut was at the 2014 Irish Open, after which he played several competitions on the European Tour and Challenge Tour on sponsor and tournament invitations.

In November 2014, Fitzpatrick entered the 2014 European Tour Qualifying School [16] where he finished in 11th place and qualified for the 2015 European Tour.

Fitzpatrick started the 2015 season missing six cuts in the first eight competitions on the season; in June, he registered a third place at the Lyoness Open quickly followed, in July 2015, by second place at the Omega European Masters a shot behind Danny Willett, winning the second prize of €300,000. His maiden victory came in October 2015, when he won the British Masters at Woburn, winning the first prize of £500,000 (€671,550). After this result, he entered the world top 100 for the first time with a ranking of 59. He finished his rookie season on tour with one win, nine top-10 placements, and a 12th place in the final Order of Merit.

In April 2016, Fitzpatrick competed at the 2016 Masters Tournament, finishing tied for the 7th place; in June, he won the 2016 Nordea Masters and reached the 32nd place in the Official World Golf Ranking, his best position to date. Due to his results on the 2015 and 2016 seasons of the European Tour he obtained an automatic selection for the 2016 Ryder Cup.

In November 2016, Fitzpatrick won the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai by one shot over Tyrrell Hatton, for the third win of his career. [17]

In September 2017, Fitzpatrick won the Omega European Masters in Crans-Montana, Switzerland via a playoff victory over Scott Hend and in September 2018, Fitzpatrick successfully defended his European Masters title in a playoff over Lucas Bjerregaard.

In December 2020, Fitzpatrick won his second DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, beating eventual Race to Dubai champion, Lee Westwood by one shot. The win also marked his first Rolex Series title. [18]

In September 2021, Fitzpatrick played on the European team in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. The U.S. team won 19–9 and Fitzpatrick went 0–3–0 including a loss in his Sunday singles match against Daniel Berger. Three weeks later, Fitzpatrick won the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters at Real Club Valderrama. [19]

2022: Major victory

In June 2022, he won his first major championship at the U.S. Open, with a one-shot victory at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts – the same venue where he won the U.S. Amateur in 2013. He joined Jack Nicklaus as the second male golfer to win a U.S Open and a U.S. Amateur title at the same venue. [20] In September, he was defeated in a playoff at the DS Automobiles Italian Open by Robert MacIntyre. [21]

2023

In April 2023, Fitzpatrick won the RBC Heritage, defeating Jordan Spieth in a playoff. Fitzpatrick won on the third playoff hole after hitting his approach shot to within one foot to set up the winning birdie. [22]

In September 2023, Fitzpatrick played on the European team in the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Guidonia, Rome, Italy. The European team won 16.5–11.5 and Fitzpatrick went 1–2–0 including a loss in his Sunday singles match against Max Homa.

In October 2023, Fitzpatrick won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship with a final round 66 on the Old Course at St. Andrews. Fitpatrick also won the pro-am component of the event, his partner was his mother Susan. The event finished on Monday and was shortened to 54 holes due to inclement weather. [23]

Personal life

Fitzpatrick appeared in the sports documentary series Full Swing, which premiered on Netflix on 15 February 2023. [24]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (2)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
119 Jun 2022 U.S. Open −6 (68-70-68-68=274)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler, Flag of the United States.svg Will Zalatoris
216 Apr 2023 RBC Heritage −17 (66-70-63-68=267)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Spieth

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2023 RBC Heritage Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Spieth Won with birdie on third extra hole

European Tour wins (9)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Tour C'ships/Race to Dubai finals series (2)
Rolex Series (1)
Other European Tour (6)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
111 Oct 2015 British Masters −15 (64-69-68-68=269)2 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Søren Kjeldsen, Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Lowry,
Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zanotti
25 Jun 2016 Nordea Masters −16 (68-65-68-71=272)3 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Lasse Jensen
320 Nov 2016 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai −17 (69-69-66-67=271)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Tyrrell Hatton
410 Sep 2017 Omega European Masters 1−14 (67-65-70-64=266)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend
59 Sep 2018 Omega European Masters (2)−17 (69-64-63-67=263)Playoff Flag of Denmark.svg Lucas Bjerregaard
613 Dec 2020 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai (2)−15 (68-68-69-68=273)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood
717 Oct 2021 Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters −6 (71-68-70-69=278)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Min Woo Lee, Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Söderberg
819 Jun 2022 U.S. Open −6 (68-70-68-68=274)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler, Flag of the United States.svg Will Zalatoris
99 Oct 2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship −19 (67-64-66=197)*3 strokes Flag of England.svg Marcus Armitage, Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Fox,
Flag of England.svg Matthew Southgate

*Note: The 2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (2–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2017 Omega European Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend Won with par on third extra hole
2 2018 Omega European Masters Flag of Denmark.svg Lucas Bjerregaard Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2019 BMW International Open Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Pavan Lost to birdie on second extra hole
4 2021 Abrdn Scottish Open Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Detry, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Min Woo Lee Lee won with birdie on first extra hole
5 2022 DS Automobiles Italian Open Flag of Scotland.svg Robert MacIntyre Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners-up
2022 U.S. Open Tied for lead−6 (68-70-68-68=274)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler, Flag of the United States.svg Will Zalatoris

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament CUTT732T38
U.S. Open T48LAT54T35T12
The Open Championship T44LACUTT44CUT
PGA Championship T49CUTCUT
Tournament201920202021202220232024
Masters Tournament T21T46T34T14T10T22
PGA Championship T41CUTT23T5CUTCUT
U.S. Open T12CUTT55 1 T17
The Open Championship T20NTT26T21T41
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 000025109
PGA Championship 00011294
U.S. Open 10011498
The Open Championship 00000286
Totals10024133627

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament201620172018201920202021202220232024
The Players Championship CUTCUTT46T41CT9CUTCUT5
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament201520162017201820192020202120222023
Championship T35T16T30T27T37T11
Match Play T38T17T36T61NT1T18T18T31
Invitational T50T48T4T6T57
Champions T7T16T9T547NT1NT1NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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