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Sunday 26 April 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Fitzpatrick and Fitzpatrick win Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 April 2026 · Matt Fitzpatrick’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,500,000 USD · Zurich · Two-man team event: four-ball rounds 1 and 3, foursomes (alternate shot) rounds 2 and 4
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/19°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/20°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 34 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/21°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 27 · 5.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 27 · 0.2 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
- Alex Smalley / Hayden Springer USA · 258Posted 30 under in the clubhouse; the Fitzpatricks birdied the par-5 18th to win by one. AP (News4Jax)
- Kristoffer Reitan / Kris Ventura NOR · 258Posted 30 under in the clubhouse (closing 65); the Fitzpatricks birdied the par-5 18th to win by one. AP (News4Jax)
148 started · cut -10, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Matt Fitzpatrick and Alex Fitzpatrick
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via News4Jax)
26 April 2026
I couldn't feel my hands. I couldn't feel my legs. I couldn't feel anything. It's a pretty life-changing thing.
Associated Press (via News4Jax)
26 April 2026
Certainly today I didn't expect to be as nervous as I was. I kind of felt like, 'What the hell is going on here?' I felt like I lost my swing.
Associated Press (via News4Jax)
26 April 2026
That was a really nice moment for me personally. It was, like, 'Yeah, come on, mate. Let's keep going here.'
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick | 64 · 65 · 57 · 71 | 257 | −31 |
| T2 | Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer | 58 · 70 · 62 · 68 | 258 | −30 |
| T2 | Kristoffer Reitan and Kris Ventura | 63 · 67 · 63 · 65 | 258 | −30 |
| T4 | Ben Martin and Trace Crowe | 61 · 70 · 63 · 66 | 260 | −28 |
| T4 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen and Jacob Skov Olesen | 63 · 71 · 60 · 66 | 260 | −28 |
| T6 | Austin Eckroat and Davis Thompson | 59 · 70 · 61 · 71 | 261 | −27 |
| T6 | Billy Horschel and Tom Hoge | 61 · 68 · 64 · 68 | 261 | −27 |
| T6 | Eric Cole and Hank Lebioda | 60 · 70 · 63 · 68 | 261 | −27 |
| T6 | Doug Ghim and Jeffrey Kang | 61 · 69 · 61 · 70 | 261 | −27 |
| T10 | Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin | 65 · 69 · 61 · 67 | 262 | −26 |
| T10 | Seamus Power and Matti Schmid | 63 · 68 · 64 · 67 | 262 | −26 |
| T10 | Mac Meissner and Matt McCarty | 61 · 69 · 63 · 69 | 262 | −26 |
The golfer
born 1994-09-01, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2014; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1; world No. 3 that week (OWGR third-ranked player in the world, as stated by AP, Apr 26 2026).
What’s in the bag
- Driver (Matt Fitzpatrick) Titleist GT3 9°, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Orange 65 TX
- Fairway Wood (Matt Fitzpatrick) TaylorMade Qi35 15°, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Orange 75 TX
- Fairway Wood (Matt Fitzpatrick) TaylorMade Qi35 18°, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Orange 75 TX
- Irons (Matt Fitzpatrick) Ping i210 3-4, Project X LZ 6.5
- Irons (Matt Fitzpatrick) Ping S55 5-PW, Project X LZ 6.5
- Wedge (Matt Fitzpatrick) Titleist Vokey SM10 52°, True Temper Dynamic Gold 120 X100
- Wedge (Matt Fitzpatrick) Titleist Vokey SM10 56°, 60°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300
- Putter (Matt Fitzpatrick) Bettinardi DASS BB1
- Ball (Matt Fitzpatrick) Titleist Pro V1x
- Driver (Alex Fitzpatrick) Ping G440 LST 9°, Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
- Fairway Wood (Alex Fitzpatrick) TaylorMade Qi4D 15°, Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
- Fairway Wood (Alex Fitzpatrick) TaylorMade Qi4D 21°, Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X
- Fairway Wood (Alex Fitzpatrick) TaylorMade Qi35 24°, Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X
- Irons (Alex Fitzpatrick) Titleist T100 5-9, NS Pro Modus 3 Tour extra stiff
- Wedge (Alex Fitzpatrick) Titleist Vokey SM11 46°, 50°, 56°, 60°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Putter (Alex Fitzpatrick) Odyssey Ai-One #7 S
- Ball (Alex Fitzpatrick) Titleist Pro V1x
Matt Fitzpatrick: standard bag, not confirmed for this week; Alex Fitzpatrick: standard bag, not confirmed for this week