Overview
- Matt Fitzpatrick, who holed a 14–15 foot birdie putt Sunday at the 18th, won the Valspar Championship by one stroke at 11 under after a bogey-free 68.
- On a firm Copperhead course that punished mistakes, he was the only player from the final seven pairings to break 70 and he seized control with a 30-foot birdie on the par-3 15th.
- David Lipsky finished one back after a 32-foot birdie to tie on 18 slid by, matching his best PGA Tour finish and lifting him to No. 33 in the FedEx Cup.
- The victory is Fitzpatrick’s third PGA Tour title and his first since 2023, coming one week after he lost The Players on the final hole to Cameron Young.
- After Fitzpatrick told officials his partner Adrien Dumont de Chassart was playing too slowly, PGA Tour rules staff timed the Belgian and issued an official warning, and the triumph moves Fitzpatrick to No. 6 in the world as Augusta approaches.