last weekend at Harbour Town.<\/a><\/p>\nNow he\u2019s won three of the last four PGA Tour events he\u2019s entered, starting with the Valspar.<\/p>\n
Having shot a tournament record 57 in better ball play Saturday, the Fitzpatricks began the final round with a four-shot lead which stood on the back nine until a near collapse, starting with a double-bogey on No. 12 that ended a 47-hole streak of bogey-free play.<\/p>\n
Just after making am 11 1\/2-foot bidie putt on the par-5 11th, Matt Fitzpatrick sliced his tee shot on 12 into a cluster cypress trees. Alex tried to punch out from a awkward lie, but hit another tree, and the ball came to rest on the edge of the cart path, still 209 yards away. They double-bogeyed from there, shrinking their lead to a single stroke.<\/p>\n
Matt made another error when his short approach shot from the 13th fairway went off the back of the green. Alex\u2019s flop from next to a television camera tower helped them save par.<\/p>\n
Matt pulled his tee shot on the par-3 14th into a greenside bunker, and after Alex\u2019s shot skipped 24 feet past the hole, Matt missed the par putt, and they lost the lead.<\/p>\n
A week after facing down World No. 1 and crowd favorite Scottie Scheffler in a playoff hole on Hilton Head Island, Matt Fitzpatrick experienced a new kind of pressure, understanding how consequential it would be for his brother if they failed to capitalize on their final-round lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cCertainly today I didn\u2019t expect to be as nervous as I was,\u201d Matt Fitzpatrick said about his back-nine stumbles. \u201cI kind of felt like, \u2018What the hell is going on here?\u2019 I felt like I lost my swing.\u201d<\/p>\n
But as he made his way up the 15th fairway, Matt caught sight of his father, Russell, walking along the ropes and gesturing at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was a really nice moment for me personally,\u201d Matt said. \u201cIt was, like, \u2018Yeah, come on, mate. Let\u2019s keep going here.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n
Moments later, Matt stepped up to an 8-footer to save par and keep the Fitzpatricks at 30 under \u2014 where they remained as they walked to the 18th tee \u2014 tied with two teams in the clubhouse.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s rare for brothers to win in tandem on the PGA Tour. There haven\u2019t historically been many team events, but brothers Danny and David Edwards did it at the Walt Disney World Team Championship in 1980.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmazing to have them win together. It\u2019s been brilliant,\u201d mother Sue Fitzpatrick said as she walked from a post-tournament concert toward the clubhouse. \u201cWhat a great finish.\u201d<\/p>\n
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