Matt Fitzpatrick responds when asked if he feels like he’s overlooked as a threat during majors
No one has won more on the PGA Tour this season than Matt Fitzpatrick. After just losing out at The Players to Cameron Young on the final hole, the Englishman bounced back emphatically with a win at the Valspar Championship, and beat Scottie Scheffler in a playoff duel at the RBC Heritage.
Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images No one has won more on the PGA Tour this season than Matt Fitzpatrick. After just losing out at The Players to Cameron Young on the final hole, the Englishman bounced back emphatically with a win at the Valspar Championship, and beat Scottie Scheffler in a playoff duel at the RBC Heritage. His play in 2026 has seen Fitzpatrick rise to number three in the Official World Golf Rankings, behind only Scheffler and McIlroy, which is the highest ranking of the 31-year-old’s career.
Fitzpatrick is now a four-time winner on the PGA Tour and a US Open winner, yet entering The Masters, he wasn’t among the top favorites to win the Green Jacket. But his brother, Alex Fitzpatrick, who is playing with him at the Zurich Classic this week, isn’t surprised by that. Photo by Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images Why Alex Fitzpatrick isn’t surprised that Matt Fitzpatrick isn’t a favorite at majors Before the Zurich Classic, where Alex Fitzpatrick hopes to earn a PGA Tour exemption with a win alongside his brother, the DP World Tour member was asked if it surprises him that Matt Fitzpatrick isn’t favored to win more majors.
Alex explained why he isn’t: “Not really, no. You know, your Rorys and Scotties of the world, they’re always going to be the favorites going into the majors and stuff. Unbelievable players.
“With all the hard work that I’ve seen him do and all the behind-the-scenes stuff that I’ve seen, it’s hard to say I didn’t expect it. I did expect it. Sorry.