It was practically a repeat from three years ago, right down to the shot into the 18th hole that Fitzpatrick said was “out of this world.”<\/p>\n
The 31-year-old from England quieted the crowd with a 4-iron from 204 yards, a little more left than he intended but no less magnificent. It covered the bunker, rolled past the pin and settled 13 feet away for a birdie to beat Scheffler and win the RBC Heritage for the second time.<\/p>\n
The playoff was almost a repeat from when Fitzpatrick defeated another American favorite, Jordan Spieth<\/a>, 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 This time the closing hole was a brute, the toughest at Harbour Town on Sunday.<\/p>\n “It was quite funny that the playoff was just going to keep playing on 18. I was thinking it was going difficult in a way to separate ourselves because it’s such a difficult hole,” Fitzpatrick said. “To do it how I did was special.”<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks 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 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! 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 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<\/a> beat him at The Players Championship.<\/p>\n “I didn’t get out of line in terms of no one was shouting on backswings or anything like that, which was great,” Fitzpatrick said. “I’m all for it. I love the people … they’re supporting Scottie. You want golf to have an atmosphere. I’m paid so much money to be out there in front of those crowds. Having them chanting at you every week, it’s great feeling.<\/p>\n “However,” he said with a smile, “there’s no better feeling than coming out on top against that.”<\/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<\/a> at the Masters. This time, he was seven behind Fitzpatrick through 36 holes and finished 64-67.<\/p>\n “In both weeks I put myself behind the 8-ball going into the weekend and had really nice Saturdays and Sundays in order to get myself into contention,” Scheffler said. “On Sunday it’s a shot here or there that makes a difference. This was one of those weeks where anytime Fitzy needed something to happen, he made something happen.<\/p>\n “He definitely earned the win, and he just played great golf.”<\/p>\n It was great theater, but only at the end.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/r1646003_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&w=130&h=130&scale=crop&location=center.jpeg\")
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