Fitzpatrick wins Valspar
Matt Fitzpatrick snapped his winless drought dating to 2023 by taking the 2026 Valspar Championship at Innisbrook and pocketing $1.638 million from a $9.1 million purse. Sungjae Im led heading into the final round but couldn’t close it out — Fitzpatrick held off a crowded leaderboard to seal the victory (cbssports.com) (golfdigest.com).
Fitzpatrick holed a clutch putt from just inside 15 feet on the 18th to finish the final round at 3-under 68 and close at 11-under for the week, one stroke ahead of David Lipsky. (espn.com) Official scoring shows Fitzpatrick’s round-by-round card as 68-69-68-68 for a 273 total, earning him 500 FedExCup points for the victory. (pgatour.com) Sungjae Im arrived at Sunday with a two-stroke lead but bogeyed five of his first 10 holes, closed with a 74 and finished tied for fourth at 8-under. (golfchannel.com) Fitzpatrick also drained a 30-foot birdie on the par-3 15th that swung momentum in his favor after missing several shorter looks earlier in the round. (pgatour.com) Officials put Fitzpatrick’s playing partner, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, on the clock after Fitzpatrick flagged pace-of-play issues on the 11th; the Tour issued a warning but no penalty strokes. (golf.com) Runner-up David Lipsky closed with a 70 to finish at 10-under and collected 300 FedExCup points and roughly $991,900 for second place, his best PGA Tour payday of the season. (pgatour.com)
