{"id":615511,"date":"2026-04-20T00:49:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T00:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/615511\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T00:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T00:49:13","slug":"matt-fitzpatrick-delivers-another-playoff-win-to-beat-scottie-scheffler-at-rbc-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/615511\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Fitzpatrick delivers another playoff win to beat Scottie Scheffler at RBC Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Matt Fitzpatrick birdies first playoff hole to defeat Scottie Scheffler at RBC Heritage<\/p>\n

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) \u2014 Matt Fitzpatrick of England delivered another magnificent shot in a playoff at Harbour Town on Sunday to quiet the pro-American crowd and take down the world’s best player, hitting 4-iron to 13 feet for birdie to defeat Scottie Scheffler for his second title in the RBC Heritage.<\/p>\n

Scheffler, trailing by three shots with four holes to play, forced a playoff with a pair of late birdies for a 4-under 67 and some help from Fitzpatrick, who hit a poor chip from right of the green and missed a 20-foot par putt for his only bogey of the day and a 70.<\/p>\n

The large gallery that was allowed to come onto the fairway short of the 18th green in regulation filled the Calibogue Sound with endless chants of “U-S-A!” They returned outside the ropes to see Fitzpatrick hit 4-iron into a stiff breeze to a pin just over the bunker.<\/p>\n

Scheffler followed with his worst swing of the day, a 6-iron he fanned so badly that it came up 37 yards short of the hole. He hit a superb pitch to 8 feet, but never had to putt when Fitzpatrick made the winning putt.<\/p>\n

“A lot of grit,” Fitzpatrick said of holding on for the win.<\/p>\n

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His reaction was muted, lightly touching his finger to his right hear in a friendly response to the crowd. Fitzpatrick knew what he was up against, having gone through a similar atmosphere when Cameron Young beat him at THE PLAYERS Championship.<\/p>\n

The playoff was almost a repeat from when Fitzpatrick defeated another American favorite, Jordan Spieth, in a playoff at the RBC Heritage three years ago. That time, he hit 9-iron with the wind at his back that rolled out to a few inches for the winning birdie.<\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick’s family used to take holidays to Hilton Head when he was a boy, for the golf and tennis and beaches. He came to the tournament and thought it would be cool to win it one day, and now he’s done it twice.<\/p>\n

“It means the world,” he said. “This is a tournament I wanted to win growing up more than any of the majors before I understood more about the game. To go toe-to-toe with Scottie and get it over the line is special.”<\/p>\n

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Matt Fitzpatrick’s 132-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 3 at RBC Heritage<\/p>\n

It was great theater, but only at the end.<\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick started with a three-shot lead and birdied two of the opening three holes, never letting anyone closer than three shots all round until Si Woo Kim birdied the par-5 15th to get within two shots, and then Scheffler came on late with an up-and-down for birdie on the 15th, and a bold drive and approach to 10 feet for birdie at the 16th.<\/p>\n

That cut the lead to one shot, and both players missed the 18th green well to the right. Scheffler capped off a perfect day of scrambling \u2014 8 for 8 \u2014 with a chip that settled a foot from the hole. Fitzpatrick faced his first chip into the grain and came up well short.<\/p>\n

They finished at 18-under 268.<\/p>\n

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Scottie Scheffler pars 72nd hole, Matt Fitzpatrick bogeys to force playoff at RBC Heritage<\/p>\n

It was the second straight runner-up finish for Scheffler, who came from 12 shots behind going into the weekend to finish one back of Rory McIlroy at the Masters.<\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick won for the second time in the last month. After his runner-up finish at THE PLAYERS, he won the Valspar Championship on the tough Innisbrook track.<\/p>\n

The victory, his fourth on the PGA TOUR and 13th worldwide, moves him to a career-high No. 3 in the world ranking.<\/p>\n

Kim closed with a 68 to finish alone in third, his fourth top 10 of the year.<\/p>\n

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