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Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick are leading the Zurich Classic, with a chance for Alex to secure full PGA Tour membership if they win. This victory could significantly boost Alex's career, granting him access to major events through 2028.
Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick read a putt during the Zurich Classic Saturday.Getty Images
Life is good for the Fitzpatrick family. Damn good, actually, as brothers Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick are leading the Zurich Classic by four, the annual team event on the PGA Tour.
But life could get really good Sunday evening in the event that they win. Alex, ranked 141st in the world, would receive the biggest boost of his career: full PGA Tour membership through 2028 and qualification into the remaining Signature Events of 2026, as well as the PGA Championship next month. All via an event he may not have been playing in otherwise.
Alex Fitzpatrick is one helluva golfer ā we cannot forget that. And heās well on his way to becoming a PGA Tour member for 2027, thanks to a victory a few weeks ago at the Hero Indian Open. But heās a sponsorās exemption this week at the Zurich, playing alongside his brother, who isnāt only the third-ranked player in the world. Heās also the most recent winner on the PGA Tour.
Matty Fitz is playing the best golf of his life, having just defeated Scottie Scheffler in a playoff last week at the RBC Heritage. Heās the main reason the Fitzpatricks entered this week as the favorite team on the odds sheet. Due to the funky nature of this event, the elder brother can hand-pick his younger brother as a teammate, so long as younger brother is a PGA Tour member or a sponsorās exemption. Alex fits into the latter bucket. While Alex is certainly deserving of an exemption look, weāre guessing Mattās interest in playing alongside his brother was some extra weight on the scale for tournament organizers. The two have paired up at the Zurich each of the last three years.
All of that is the table setting for what could happen Sunday. After going fully nuclear Saturday afternoon, the Fitzpatrick bros now lead by four with just 18 holes to play. They shot a fourball tournament record of 57 (15 under), which was ultimately a very even lift. Matt made six birdies and an eagle while Alex made seven birdies, including a flurry of brilliant shots on the final three holes.
It brings them the brink of something special, where a victory would launch Alex to a level his career has never seen. Heās never competed in a Signature Event, and would suddenly earn starts into four of them over the next nine weeks, in addition to a major championship along the way. All it will take is playing well through a nervy, alternate-shot final round with one of your best friends. Other sets of brothers have competed in this event in the past, but none have ever won. And these stakes, clear as they may be to a TV watching audience, are definitely not far from mind for the Fitzpatricks, too, considering Alex was asked about it during a pre-tournament press conference.
A win would grant Alex Fitzpatrick full PGA Tour membership through 2028 and qualification for major events, including the PGA Championship.
Matt Fitzpatrick is currently leading the Zurich Classic alongside his brother Alex, contributing to their strong performance in the tournament.
Alex Fitzpatrick is ranked 141st in the world as of now.
Alex Fitzpatrick received a sponsor's exemption to participate in the Zurich Classic, where he is playing alongside his brother Matt.
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āIt would obviously mean a lot,ā he said earlier this week. āI think the thing is you canāt force it. I think that would be something I might be thinking about if weāre coming down the stretch on Sunday and weāre in contention, but as of now, kind of the focus is on just preparing well and seeing where that takes usā
Fifty-four holes later, itās all gotten a lot more real.Ā Theyāll tee off at 12:50 p.m. Sunday afternoon and will have between now and then to decide who hits the first tee shot.
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