Fitzpatrick and DeChambeau are part of a growing list of players rounding into form for the Masters
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Matt Fitzpatrick was one putt away from a chance at winning The Players Championship. Seven days later, his final putt made him a winner at the Valspar Championship .
That would seem to bode well for him with the Masters next on the horizon. “Yeah, I'm probably going to win,” Fitzpatrick said. No sarcasm meter was required.
Fitzpatrick can speak from recent experience that form is fleeting in this fickle game, and the 2022 U. S. Open champion at Brookline doesn't have the best track record at Augusta National.
A tie for seventh in 2016 was his best showing in 10 appearances as a pro. But there is something to be said about hitting full stride when turning onto Magnolia Lane the first full week in April. Five of the last six Masters champions had won multiple times going into the first major of the year.
The exception was Hideki Matsuyama in 2021. Scottie Scheffler in 2022 and Jon Rahm in 2023 each had three wins in the months before they won their first green jacket. Scheffler also won at Bay Hill and The Players in 2024 when he won the Masters for the second time .
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