Matt Fitzpatrick and his brother Alex recovered from a final-round stumble to make history by becoming the first siblings to win a PGA Tour title at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
The Sheffield pair produced a birdie on the final hole to secure victory by one shot as Matt, 31, became the first player in more than two years to win back-to-back events on the PGA Tour and the first Englishman to win three times in the same American season.
His superb 35-yard bunker shot at the par-five 18th left his younger sibling with a tap-in to finish on 31 under and avoid a three-way play-off at TPC Louisiana.
The victory also meant that Alex, 27, earned a PGA Tour card through 2028, with exemptions to this year’s remaining signature events as well as next month’s US PGA Championship and the 2027 Players Championship.
The pair had begun the day with a four-stroke lead but a bogey on the 14th meant that had been whittled away after Matt had driven behind a tree and Alex’s recovery rebounded off another, resulting in a double bogey on the 12th.
Matt, who won the RBC Heritage a week earlier and the Valspar Championship in March, was struggling despite being the more experienced player, and when Alex hit his tee shot to 14ft at the difficult par-three 17th his brother miscued the birdie attempt.
Kristoffer Reitan and Kris Ventura of Norway, and the American pair of Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer, were already in the clubhouse on 30 under but Matt redeemed himself down the last with a superb sand save to set up the crucial birdie for his brother.
“It was a struggle. I was doing absolute zero to help him apart from the putt I made on 15. I wasn’t providing much support but he [Alex] was fantastic on the back nine,” said Matt, who is now ranked No3 in the world.
The Fitzpatrick brothers enjoy a moment with their mother, Susan, who was present to see their win in Louisiana Matthew Hinton/AP
Alex, the world No141, has until 5pm local time (8pm BST) on Monday to officially join the PGA Tour to be eligible for the $20million (about £14million) Cadillac Championship, which starts on Thursday at US president Donald Trump’s Doral resort in Florida.
He added: “It won’t sink in — I’ve got a flight booked for Turkey tonight [as he was scheduled to compete in the Turkish Airlines Open on the DP World Tour].
“It’s amazing to be here with him [Matt], mum and dad. It’s as good as it gets.”
Elsewhere, Nelly Korda returned to No1 in the world with a dominant five-shot victory at the LPGA Chevron Championship.
Korda, 27, carded a final-round 70 at Memorial Golf Course to finish 18 under and she celebrated by jumping into the pool by the 18th green.
Korda won by five shots in Texas to add to the title she won in 2024Alex Slitz/Getty Images
She celebrated by jumping into the pool next to the 18th green — a tradition at the courseDavid J. Phillip/AP
It takes the American’s tally of major titles to three, having also won the Chevron Championship in 2024 and the Women’s PGA Championship in 2021.
“That was a hard weekend,” Korda said. “Honestly, having that big a lead, it’s not easy. It was definitely one of the hardest things I’ve had to do mentally.
“I have an amazing support system. An amazing family who are right behind me. An amazing caddie who is on the bag and I’m just happy to get it done.”
China’s Yin Ruoning and Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit shared second place in Houston, Texas, at 13 under par.