{"id":540349,"date":"2026-04-20T02:32:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/540349\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T02:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:32:21","slug":"who-is-pga-tour-golfer-matthew-fitzpatrick-married-to-meet-katherine-fitzpatrick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/540349\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is PGA Tour golfer Matthew Fitzpatrick married to? Meet Katherine Fitzpatrick"},"content":{"rendered":"

England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick is going for his second PGA Tour<\/a> title of the season at the RBC Heritage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With 18 holes left to play at Harbour Town Golf Links, the Yorkshireman has a three-shot lead over world number one Scottie Scheffler.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Should Fitzpatrick<\/a>, 31, enter the winner’s circle this evening it would represent his 13th victory as a professional and fourth PGA Tour title overall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His parents Russell and Susan will be cheering on their son outside the gallery ropes this afternoon, as well as his wife Katherine Fitzpatrick.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Scroll down to find out more information about Katherine Fitzpatrick.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Who is Matthew Fitzpatrick’s wife? \"Matthew <\/p>\n

Matthew and Katherine at the 2026 Masters Par 3 Contest<\/p>\n

Katherine Shelby Gaal was born on 15 August 1991 in New Jersey.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A former pageant star, Katherine is understood to have met Matthew around 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Details of where and when they first crossed paths is unknown, but they went public with their relationship in January 2023 when Matthew was taking part in annual curtain-raiser on the PGA Tour in Hawaii.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Later that year, Katherine attended the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy alongside Matthew.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Europe won the Ryder Cup in Rome and the golfer picked up one point from the three matches he played, teaming up with Rory McIlroy in the four-balls to dismantle US duo Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa 5&3.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One month after the Ryder Cup, Matthew and Katherine announced they were engaged.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Katherine and Matthew tied the knot in Bay Head, New Jersey, at the All Saints Episcopal Church on 18 October 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the Sun, all the tables at the wedding breakfast were named after golf courses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Matthew’s younger brother Alex, who is also a professional golfer, was his best man.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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They kept details of their wedding day fairly private, but Katherine posted several pictures on her Instagram account.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The couple announced, just 10 days after Matthew won the aforementioned Valspar Championship, that they were expecting their first child.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Again, the announcement came via social media. They have not revealed if they are expecting a little boy or a girl.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Katherine thanked Xander Schauffele’s wife, Maya, for capturing the moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Matthew told reporters during the RBC Heritage that Katherine is due to give birth in approximately three months.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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And he is yet to have the “oh, s—” moment when it dawns on him that he is going to become a father.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“[ am] super excited [about it,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I was talking to [fellow pro] Ryan Fox a couple weeks ago and he was saying for nine months that you’re like, yeah, I’m going to be a dad or whatever and it’s kind of the “oh, s—” moment when you’re on the way to the hospital and the baby is on the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Obviously not had that yet, but all being well, in three months we’ll have a healthy baby so we’ll see.”<\/p>\n

What does Katherine Fitzpatrick do for a living?<\/p>\n

It’s unclear if Katherine still works.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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According to her LinkedIn profile, she attended Penn State University and received a double major in broadcast journalism and general finance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She previously worked for Commvault, a New Jersey-based software development company, as a regional marketing manager.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She has also worked as a tennis professional.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These days, she is frequently spotted watching Matthew outside the ropes and posting videos on social media of her life on the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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