Young edges Fitzpatrick
Cameron Young edged out Matt Fitzpatrick down the stretch to win the Players Championship in round four — a tight finish that golf fans and bettors will be dissecting (x.com). The result reshuffles recent form lines heading into the year's big spring events. (x.com).
Cameron Young closed the tournament at 13-under 275 to win THE PLAYERS by one stroke. (pgatour.com) Young converted a 9½-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th and then two-putted for par on 18, while Matt Fitzpatrick missed an 8-foot par putt on the 18th that would have forced a playoff. (espn.com) Both Young and Fitzpatrick carded final-round 68s, but Fitzpatrick’s closing bogey left him a stroke behind in the official scoring. (golfchannel.com) Young’s tee at the 18th measured 375 yards — the longest drive recorded on No. 18 in the ShotLink era — a blow that set up his closing par. (espn.com) Ludvig Åberg, who began the day with a three-shot lead, hit into the water on Nos. 11 and 12 (a bogey and then a double) and fell out of contention to finish tied for fifth. (pgatour.com) The win is Young’s second PGA Tour victory (his first came at the 2025 Wyndham Championship), earned him the $4.5 million winner’s share and 750 FedExCup points, and moved him to second in the FedExCup standings while Fitzpatrick collected $2,725,000 for runner-up. (golfweek.usatoday.com)
