Matt Fitzpatrick wins Valspar Championship with clutch birdie putt
Matt Fitzpatrick won the Valspar Championship with a clutch 14-foot birdie putt, a week after a tough loss.
One week ago, Matt Fitzpatrick went to congratulate Cameron Young's wife and parents on his come-from-behind victory at the Players Championship that left the 31-year-old Englishman as a hard-luck loser. It was a classy move. "My parents have raised me to be polite and, you know, and kind.
Yeah, it all comes from my parents," Fitzpatrick said. "The biggest example would be, I won the 2022 U. S.
Open, my dad ran past me and went to shake hands with Will Zalatoris, you know, to say, obviously, commiserations. I know Will has mentioned that before to me. So, yeah, it comes from my parents, they raised me to be that way.
" A week after he let a two-stroke lead with two holes to go at the Players Championship slip away, Fitzpatrick survived the infamous Snake Pit at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course, draining a 20-foot birdie putt at the last to shoot 68 and win the Valspar Championship on Sunday. Fitzpatrick signed for an 11-under 273 total, one stroke better than David Lipsky. Fitzpatrick was the only player in the field that was bogey-free on the weekend.