Matt Fitzpatrick’s Love for South Carolina Keeps Him Coming Back — and He Keeps Winning
There’s something about South Carolina that Matt Fitzpatrick can’t quit.
The 31-year-old English golfer has been visiting Hilton Head Island since he was a kid, when his family would vacation near Harbour Town Golf Links. Now, he keeps returning as a champion.
On Sunday, April 19, Fitzpatrick won the RBC Heritage for the second time in his career, defeating world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in a playoff on the 73rd hole.
It was his fourth PGA Tour victory overall — and his second at the same course, on the same stretch of South Carolina coastline his family has loved for years.
“To win it twice means the world,” Fitzpatrick said in his post-match interview with CBS Sports reporter Amanda Balionis. “To go out today and go toe-to-toe with Scottie and get over the line there on the 73rd hole is special.”
Harbour Town Is One of Matt Fitzpatrick’s Favorite Courses
Harbour Town Golf Links isn’t just another stop on the PGA Tour calendar for Fitzpatrick.
Back in 2023, when he won the RBC Heritage for the first time, he called it his “favorite golf course“ outside of Augusta National, where the Masters is played.
The affection isn’t only personal — it’s generational. His parents, Russell and Susan Fitzpatrick, often make the trip to Sea Pines Resort to watch him compete, just as the family once visited as tourists.
That family thread ran through Sunday’s victory, too. Russell and Susan were in attendance alongside Fitzpatrick’s wife, Katherine, watching him claim his second title at a place they’ve always loved.
“To win a few years ago, as well, was special with them here,” Fitzpatrick said of his parents during his post-match press conference.
“Any win with family here is incredible. To have my wife and my parents see me win again — my wife’s at win No. 4, my parents might be win No. 10 or 11 — it’s a rare thing,” he added. “It’s a rare thing to win with close family around and I don’t take it for granted.”
Matt Fitzpatrick’s Incredible Month of Golf
Fitzpatrick’s history at the RBC Heritage now stands as one of the more remarkable streaks on tour.
His 2023 win was his second PGA Tour title, following his 2022 U.S. Open championship. Sunday’s victory made it two RBC Heritage trophies in three years — bookending a stretch of elite play that has established him as one of the game’s best.
The latest win came as part of an extraordinary run.
Since mid-March, Fitzpatrick finished runner-up at The Players Championship on March 12 — one shot behind Cameron Young — then won the Valspar Championship on March 19, posted a top-20 finish at the Masters on April 9, and capped it all with the playoff win at Harbour Town.
Over that span, he earned nearly $8.3 million in winnings, per the PGA Tour.
Matt Fitzpatrick’s Wife Announces Baby News
Fitzpatrick’s ties to South Carolina have grown even sweeter with the rest of his life falling into place.
On March 31, Katherine Fitzpatrick announced on Instagram that the couple are expecting their first child — photos captured by Maya Schauffele, wife of golfer Xander Schauffele.
The two married in October 2024 at All Saints Episcopal Church near Bay Head Yacht Club in New Jersey, roughly a year after announcing their engagement in September 2023.
Katherine was in the gallery Sunday as Fitzpatrick closed out Scheffler, continuing what has become something of a tradition at Harbour Town — Fitzpatrick family, Harbour Town, and a trophy at the end of the week.
With a baby on the way and two titles at a course his family has always called a favorite, Fitzpatrick’s relationship with South Carolina has become one of the more charming stories in professional golf.
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