Matt Fitzpatrick and Alex Fitzpatrick pull off amazing story with Zurich Classic win

You don’t see this every day.

Sunday brought with it one of the coolest things you will see in sports. The Zurich Classic came to a close in Louisiana, and it was won by Matt Fitzpatrick and his brother Alex Fitzpatrick.

Matt Fitzpatrick, a major champion, has been thriving on the PGA Tour for several years now and he has been dominating in particular across this season with wins at the Valspar and very recently at the RBC Heritage. His brother Alex has been playing on the DP World Tour and picked up his first win there last month. It has been a good time as of late for the Fitzpatrick brothers to say the least.

All of that got better in Louisiana. With a win together at the Zurich, Matt helped Alex secure a PGA Tour card and 2- year exemption. Talk about a story of all stories.

To be clear this story had been brewing throughout the tournament, but it looked precarious when the brothers were grinding their way through Sunday. They went to 18 knowing that a birdie would win and Matt had one of the more incredible shots you’ll ever see to set up the tap-in from Alex.

You simply don’t see things like this in sports. Matt knew that if he could come through in this moment that his brother could achieve a lifelong dream. How many people get anywhere close to that kind of moment in life?

While Alex’s PGA Tour membership is an incredible story in its own right, Matt is one that deserves a lot of love with regards to what he is doing this season. He has won 3 times this season already, he also narrowly lost the Players to Cameron Young, and he is the first player to post back-to-back victories since Scottie Scheffler won the Masters and RBC Heritage in 2024. It is interesting that Hilton Head was involved in both instances.

Congratulations to Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick! And their family!