| Matt Fitzpatrick | |||
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.jpg) Fitzpatrick at the 2025Travelers Championship | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matthew Thomas Fitzpatrick | ||
| Born | (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (age 31) Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  England | ||
| Residence | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England Jupiter, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Northwestern University | ||
| Turned professional | 2014 | ||
| Current tours | European Tour PGA Tour | ||
| Former tour | Challenge Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 11 | ||
| Highestranking | 6 (23 April 2023)[1] (as of 23 November 2025) | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 2 | ||
| European Tour | 10 | ||
| Asian Tour | 1 | ||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||
| Masters Tournament | T7:2016 | ||
| PGA Championship | T5:2022 | ||
| U.S. Open | Won:2022 | ||
| The Open Championship | T4:2025 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Matthew Thomas Fitzpatrick (born 1 September 1994) is an Englishprofessional golfer. After winning the 2013U.S. Amateur, he later won his first professional tournament at the 2015British Masters. In 2022 he won his firstmajor championship at theU.S. Open.[2] In 2023, he won theRBC Heritage atHarbour Town Golf Links, his second PGA Tour victory.
Fitzpatrick was born inSheffield and attendedTapton School where he sat A-levels in 2013.[3] He is a keenfootball fan and a lifelong supporter of local clubSheffield United.[4] His younger brotherAlex played college golf atWake Forest University inNorth Carolina. Alex played in the2019 and2021Walker Cup and turned professional in 2022.[5]
He used to slide tackle his little cousins, Mark, Sean, and whatshisname - all of Paul.
Fitzpatrick won the 2012Boys Amateur Championship at Notts Golf Club (Hollinwell). He made the cut at the2013 Open Championship and finished as low amateur, winningThe Silver Medal.[6] Fitzpatrick andJimmy Mullen were the only amateurs to make the cut, with Fitzpatrick finishing on 294 to Mullen's 299.[7] Later in 2013, Fitzpatrick won theU.S. Amateur, which earned him invitations to the2014 Masters Tournament,U.S. Open, andOpen Championship provided he remained an amateur.[8] The U.S. Amateur win took him to the top of theWorld Amateur Golf Ranking[9] which earned him theMark H. McCormack Medal.[10] In September 2013 he played in theWalker Cup.
In September 2013 Fitzpatrick enrolled atNorthwestern University to play college golf with theNorthwestern Wildcats;[11] however he left after one quarter, in January 2014, to pursue a full-time amateur golf career.[12] He played in five tournaments for Northwestern in the autumn of 2013. He was the co-champion of the Rod Myers Invitational at Duke University to lead Northwestern to the team title, and also recorded a third place finish at the Windon Memorial Classic to help Northwestern win the tournament. He recorded finishes of 53rd, 23rd, and 15th in his other three tournaments.[13]
Fitzpatrick turned professional after the2014 U.S. Open,[14] forfeiting his exemption to the2014 Open Championship.[15] His professional debut was at the 2014Irish Open, after which he played several competitions on theEuropean Tour andChallenge Tour on sponsor and tournament invitations.
In November 2014, Fitzpatrick entered the2014 European Tour Qualifying School[16] where he finished in 11th place and qualified for the2015 European Tour.
Fitzpatrick started the 2015 season missing six cuts in the first eight competitions on the season; in June, he registered a third place at theLyoness Open quickly followed, in July 2015, by second place at theOmega European Masters a shot behindDanny Willett, winning the second prize of €300,000. His maiden victory came in October 2015, when he won theBritish Masters atWoburn, winning the first prize of £500,000 (€671,550). After this result, he entered the world top 100 for the first time with aranking of 59. He finished his rookie season on tour with one win, nine top-10 placements, and a 12th place in the final Order of Merit.
In April 2016, Fitzpatrick competed at the2016 Masters Tournament, finishing tied for the 7th place; in June, he won the 2016Nordea Masters and reached the 32nd place in the Official World Golf Ranking, his best position to date. Due to his results on the 2015 and 2016 seasons of the European Tour he obtained an automatic selection for the2016 Ryder Cup.
In November 2016, Fitzpatrick won theDP World Tour Championship, Dubai by one shot overTyrrell Hatton, for the third win of his career.[17]
In September 2017, Fitzpatrick won theOmega European Masters inCrans-Montana,Switzerland via a playoff victory overScott Hend and in September 2018, Fitzpatrick successfully defended his European Masters title in a playoff overLucas Bjerregaard.
In December 2020, Fitzpatrick won his secondDP World Tour Championship, Dubai, beating eventualRace to Dubai champion,Lee Westwood by one shot. The win also marked his first Rolex Series title.[18]
In September 2021, Fitzpatrick played on the European team in the2021 Ryder Cup atWhistling Straits inKohler, Wisconsin. The U.S. team won 19–9 and Fitzpatrick went 0–3–0 including a loss in his Sunday singles match againstDaniel Berger. Three weeks later, Fitzpatrick won theEstrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters atReal Club Valderrama.[19]
In June 2022, he won his first major championship at theU.S. Open, with a one-shot victory atThe Country Club inBrookline, Massachusetts – the same venue where he won the U.S. Amateur in 2013. He joinedJack Nicklaus as the second male golfer to win a U.S Open and a U.S. Amateur title at the same venue.[20] In September, he was defeated in a playoff at theDS Automobiles Italian Open byRobert MacIntyre.[21]
In April 2023, Fitzpatrick won theRBC Heritage, defeating Jordan Spieth in a playoff. Fitzpatrick won on the third playoff hole after hitting his approach shot to within one foot to set up the winning birdie.[22]
In September 2023, Fitzpatrick played on the European team in the2023 Ryder Cup atMarco Simone Golf and Country Club inGuidonia,Rome,Italy. The European team won 16.5–11.5 and Fitzpatrick went 1–2–0 including a loss in his Sunday singles match againstMax Homa.
In October 2023, Fitzpatrick won theAlfred Dunhill Links Championship with a final round 66 on theOld Course at St. Andrews. Fitpatrick also won the pro-am component of the event, his partner was his mother Susan. The event finished on Monday and was shortened to 54 holes due to inclement weather.[23]
In November, Fitzpatrick won theDP World Tour Championship after defeating Rory McIlroy in a playoff.[24]
Fitzpatrick appeared in the sports documentary seriesFull Swing, which premiered on Netflix on 15 February 2023.[25]
| Legend |
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| Major championships (1) |
| Designated events (1) |
| Other PGA Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Jun2022 | U.S. Open | −6 (68-70-68-68=274) | 1 stroke |  Scottie Scheffler,Will Zalatoris |
| 2 | 16 Apr2023 | RBC Heritage | −17 (66-70-63-68=267) | Playoff | Jordan Spieth |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | RBC Heritage | Jordan Spieth | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (1) |
| Tour C'ships/Race to Dubai finals series/Playoff events (3) |
| Rolex Series (2)[a] |
| Other European Tour (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Oct2015 | British Masters | −15 (64-69-68-68=269) | 2 strokes |  Søren Kjeldsen, Shane Lowry, Fabrizio Zanotti |
| 2 | 5 Jun2016 | Nordea Masters | −16 (68-65-68-71=272) | 3 strokes | Lasse Jensen |
| 3 | 20 Nov 2016 | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai | −17 (69-69-66-67=271) | 1 stroke | Tyrrell Hatton |
| 4 | 10 Sep2017 | Omega European Masters1 | −14 (67-65-70-64=266) | Playoff |  Scott Hend |
| 5 | 9 Sep2018 | Omega European Masters (2) | −17 (69-64-63-67=263) | Playoff | Lucas Bjerregaard |
| 6 | 13 Dec2020 | DP World Tour Championship, Dubai (2) | −15 (68-68-69-68=273) | 1 stroke | Lee Westwood |
| 7 | 17 Oct2021 | Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters | −6 (71-68-70-69=278) | 3 strokes | Min Woo Lee, Sebastian Söderberg |
| 8 | 19 Jun2022 | U.S. Open | −6 (68-70-68-68=274) | 1 stroke | Scottie Scheffler,Will Zalatoris |
| 9 | 9 Oct2023 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | −19 (67-64-66=197)[b] | 3 strokes | Marcus Armitage, Ryan Fox,Matthew Southgate |
| 10 | 16 Nov2025 | DP World Tour Championship (3) | −18 (69-69-66-66=270) | Playoff |  Rory McIlroy |
1Co-sanctioned by theAsian Tour
European Tour playoff record (3–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 | Omega European Masters | Scott Hend | Won with par on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2018 | Omega European Masters | Lucas Bjerregaard | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2019 | BMW International Open |  Andrea Pavan | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 4 | 2021 | Abrdn Scottish Open |  Thomas Detry,Min Woo Lee | Lee won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2022 | DS Automobiles Italian Open |  Robert MacIntyre | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 6 | 2025 | DP World Tour Championship | Rory McIlroy | Won with par on first extra hole |
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | U.S. Open | Tied for lead | −6 (68-70-68-68=274) | 1 stroke | Scottie Scheffler,Will Zalatoris |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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| Masters Tournament | CUT | T7 | 32 | T38 | ||
| U.S. Open | T48LA | T54 | T35 | T12 | ||
| The Open Championship | T44LA | CUT | T44 | CUT | ||
| PGA Championship | T49 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T21 | T46 | T34 | T14 | T10 | T22 | T40 |
| PGA Championship | T41 | CUT | T23 | T5 | CUT | CUT | T8 |
| U.S. Open | T12 | CUT | T55 | 1 | T17 | T64 | T38 |
| The Open Championship | T20 | NT | T26 | T21 | T41 | T50 | T4 |
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| U.S. Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 33 |
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T46 | T41 | C | T9 | CUT | CUT | 5 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T35 | T16 | T30 | T27 | T37 | T11 | |||
| Match Play | T38 | T17 | T36 | T61 | NT1 | T18 | T18 | T31 | |
| Invitational | T50 | T48 | T4 | T6 | T57 | ||||
| Champions | T7 | T16 | T9 | T54 | 7 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 | |
1Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
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