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Fitzpatrick Goes From Disappointment to Winning at Valspar Championship

Matt Fitzpatrick secured his third PGA Tour win with a bogey-free 11-under 273, earning $1.64 million and winning by one shot with a final-hole birdie.

  • On March 22, 2026, Matt Fitzpatrick birdied the 18th to win the Valspar Championship by one shot over David Lipsky, finishing at 11-under 273.
  • Fitzpatrick, fresh off a close finish at Sawgrass, carried confidence into Innisbrook, saying, 'big thing was I felt I was playing well,' a week after the Players Championship loss.
  • Playing bogey-free on Sunday, Fitzpatrick holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-3 15th and was the only player in the final groups to break 70.
  • The victory adds a third PGA Tour title to Matt Fitzpatrick's resume and pays $1.638 million, boosting his FedEx Cup standing and signature event entry.
  • David Lipsky, who has played 144 PGA Tour tournaments without a win, finished runner-up — his second career runner-up after 144 starts, highlighting a near-miss on the Florida swing.
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Fitzpatrick goes from disappointment to winning at Valspar Championship

One week after his disappointment from a runner-up finish at Sawgrass, Matt Fitzpatrick has put it behind him with a win at the Valspar Championship. The 2022 U.S.

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