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<\/p>\nShane Lowry and Brooks Koepka failed to make the cut as the Offaly man partnered the American in the absence of Rory McIlroy<\/p>\n
Seamus Power(Image: Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Seamus Power and Matti Schmid finished in a three-way tie for 10th place as Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick bounced back from a wobble in the final round with a stunning conclusion to claim victory at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.<\/p>\n
The Waterford<\/a> man and his German playing partner finished on 26-under-par for the tournament after a final round five-under 67, which included an eagle on the par-five seventh. Power<\/a> was the only Irish interest on the final two days of the tournament after Shane Lowry <\/a>and Brooks Koepka<\/a> failed to make the cut as the Offaly<\/a> man partnered the American in the absence of Rory McIlroy<\/a>, who he won this tournament with in 2024.<\/p>\n The winners pocketed \u20ac1,170,636 each, while Power and Schmid both went home with cheques for \u20ac95,935 for their efforts. Lowry and Koepka went home empty handed after missing the cut.<\/p>\n The Fitzpatrick brothers sealed victory with a birdie on the 18th to make history as the first siblings to triumph in the team competition, while Matt<\/a> became the first golfer in over two years to secure consecutive PGA Tour<\/a> victories and the first Englishman to notch three wins in a single American season.<\/p>\n His magnificent 35-yard bunker shot on the par-five closing hole set up a simple tap-in for his younger brother to finish on 31 under par and dodge a three-way play-off.<\/p>\n The triumph handed Alex, who sank the decisive putt in the final-round foursomes, a PGA Tour card valid until 2028, along with entries to the next four Signature Events, next month’s US PGA Championship and the 2027 Players Championship.<\/p>\n The brothers had started the day holding a commanding four-shot advantage, but a bogey on the 14th saw that cushion evaporate after Matt drove behind a tree and Alex’s recovery ricocheted off another, resulting in a double bogey on the 12th.<\/p>\n Matt, fresh from winning last week’s RBC Heritage, was labouring despite being the more seasoned competitor, and when Alex struck his tee shot to 14 feet at the challenging par-three 17th, his brother fluffed the birdie effort.<\/p>\n Alex Fitzpatrick and Matt Fitzpatrick pose with the trophy on the 18th green after winning the Zurich Classic of New Orleans(Image: Stacy Revere\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Norwegians Kristoffer Reitan and Kris Ventura, alongside American duo Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer, had already posted 30 under in the clubhouse, but Matt made amends down the stretch with a brilliant sand save to create the pivotal, career-defining birdie opportunity for his sibling. “It was a struggle. I was doing absolute (sic) zero to help him apart from the putt I made on 15. I wasn’t providing much support but he (Alex) was fantastic on the back nine,” world number three Matt admitted.<\/p>\n Alex, currently sitting at 141st in the global rankings, has a deadline of 5pm local time (8pm BST) on Monday to formally register with the PGA Tour if he’s to compete in the $20million (\u20ac17m) Cadillac Championship, which kicks off on Thursday at US president Donald Trump’s Doral resort in Florida.<\/p>\n He added: “It won’t sink in \u2013 I’ve got a flight booked for Turkey tonight (as he was scheduled to compete in the Turkish Airlines Open on the DP World Tour).<\/p>\n “It’s amazing to be here with him (Matt), mum and dad. It’s as good as it gets.”<\/p>\n![\"Alex](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_GettyImages-2273285307.jpg\")
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