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Sunday 19 April 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Fitzpatrick wins RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 April 2026 · Matt Fitzpatrick’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 USD · RBC
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/19°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/18°C · wind 21 km/h SSW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/20°C · wind 21 km/h SSW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/17°C · wind 22 km/h WNW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Scottie Scheffler USA · 266Came from three back with four to play (closing 67) to force a playoff, then fanned his 6-iron approach 37 yards short on the first extra hole and lost to Fitzpatrick's birdie. AP (News4Jax)
82 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Matt Fitzpatrick
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via News4Jax)
19 April 2026
This is a tournament I wanted to win growing up more than any of the majors before I understood more about the game. To go toe-to-toe with Scottie and get it over the line is special.
Associated Press (via News4Jax)
19 April 2026
I'm all for it. I love the people ... they're supporting Scottie. You want golf to have an atmosphere.
Associated Press (via News4Jax)
19 April 2026
This was one of those weeks where anytime Fitzy needed something to happen, he made something happen.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 65 · 63 · 68 · 70 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Scottie Scheffler | 68 · 67 · 64 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| 3 | Si Woo Kim | 66 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T4 | Collin Morikawa | 67 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Harris English | 64 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Ludvig Åberg | 63 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| 7 | Bud Cauley | 68 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T8 | Rickie Fowler | 65 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T8 | Kurt Kitayama | 69 · 65 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| T8 | Gary Woodland | 65 · 70 · 66 · 72 | 273 | −11 |
| T8 | Patrick Cantlay | 69 · 64 · 68 · 72 | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1994-09-01, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2014; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 7 -> rankAfter 3), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Titleist GT3 9°, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Orange 65 TX
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi35 15°, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Orange 75 TX
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi35 18°, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Orange 75 TX
- Irons Ping i210 3-4, Project X LZ 6.5
- Irons Ping S55 5-PW, Project X LZ 6.5
- Wedge Titleist Vokey SM10 52°, True Temper Dynamic Gold 120 X100
- Wedge Titleist Vokey SM10 56°, 60°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300
- Putter Bettinardi DASS BB1
- Ball Titleist Pro V1x
standard bag, not confirmed for this week