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Fitzpatrick Brothers Win Zurich Classic With Clutch 18th-Hole Birdie

The win gives Alex Fitzpatrick a two-year PGA Tour card through 2028.

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Apr 26, 2026; Avondale, Louisiana, USA; Matt Fitzpatrick hits from the fairway on hole 1 during the final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

Overview

  • The brothers, who finished at 31-under, won Sunday by one with a birdie on 18 after their lead vanished, edging Alex Smalley–Hayden Springer and Kristoffer Reitan–Kris Ventura at 30-under.
  • In Saturday's four-ball at the PGA Tour's only team event, they shot a tournament-record 15-under 57 to create a four-shot cushion.
  • The alternate-shot finale turned tense with a double bogey at 12 and a bogey at 14 before Matt splashed a bunker shot to a foot for Alex's tap-in winner.
  • The victory grants Alex full PGA Tour status through 2028 plus entry to upcoming signature events and spots in the 2026 PGA Championship and the 2027 Players Championship.
  • For Matt, it is a third PGA Tour win this season and a back-to-back week, a surge that also pays each brother about $1.372 million and awards 400 FedExCup points.