Brothers Alex and Matt Fitzpatrick opened a four-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans after shooting a tournament-record better-ball third round of 57.One stroke off the pace overnight, the 15-under-par round moved the English pair to 30 under, which overhauled halfway leaders Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer, who shot a 61, and fellow Americans Davis Thompson and Austin Eckroat.
The brothers combined for 13 birdies at TPC Louisiana – eight of them in the back nine – while Matt added an eagle at the par-five seventh.
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Highlights from the final round of the Indian Open as Alex Fitzpatrick won for the first time on the DP World Tour
“Amazing day. Probably not kind of sunk in how well we played today, if I’m honest,” Matt Fitzpatrick said. “It was just hole after hole.”He played brilliant golf both last two days,” Fitzpatrick said of his younger brother, who won the Indian Open last month. “His game has really turned a corner these last few months, and I believe in him to continue that trend.”
“He’s doing all the right things and obviously it was nice for him to have such a big impact there on the back nine.”
If the Fitzpatrick brothers win the tournament, Matt would earn his fifth career PGA Tour title and would become the first player in over two years to win in back-to-back events (Scottie Scheffler: 2024 Masters Tournament/2024 RBC Heritage).
Alex would receive a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour through 2028, along with exemptions into the next four signature events, 2026 PGA Championship and the 2027 Players Championship.Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer, who had a course record-tying 58 in better ball on Thursday that held up for all of 48 hours, shot 62 and dropped into a tie for second with Davis Thompson and Austin Eckroat.Doug Ghim and Jeffrey Kang shot 61 to move into fourth, five shots back.
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2026-04-26 08:35:00
