Fitzpatrick beats Scheffler in Heritage play-off

TL;DR

Matt Fitzpatrick defeated Scottie Scheffler in a play-off at the RBC Heritage, after starting the final round with a three-shot lead. Fitzpatrick secured the victory on the first play-off hole.

Key points

Matt Fitzpatrick won the RBC Heritage
Defeated Scottie Scheffler in a play-off
Started the final round with a three-shot lead

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Matt Fitzpatrick had a three-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler at the start of the final round [Getty Images]

RBC Heritage, final round

-18 Fitzpatrick (Eng), Scheffler (US); -16 Kim (Kor); -13 Morikawa (US), English (US), Aberg (Swe); -12 Cauley (US)

*Fitzpatrick won on first play-off hole

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England's Matt Fitzpatrick beat world number one Scottie Scheffler in a play-off to win the RBC Heritage in South Carolina.

The 31-year-old carded a bogey five on the 18th when a par would have sealed victory, but he quickly overcame that disappointment to birdie the same hole a few minutes later and claim his second PGA Tour title in the space of a month.

Fitzpatrick had started the final round with a three-shot lead as he attempted to follow up his victory at the Valspar Championship in March.

The former US Open champion played his first 17 holes in two under par without dropping a shot, but American Scheffler was able to close the gap to one by the time they stood together on the 18th tee.

Both players failed to find the green in two at the last and while Scheffler made it up and down for par to complete a four-under round of 67, Fitzpatrick's poor chip led to his first bogey of the day.

But Sheffield-born Fitzpatrick hit a superb approach on the first play-off hole, before nervelessly sinking his birdie putt to win.

This latest victory continues his hot streak of form, having also finished second at last month's Players Championship.

And it meant Scheffler, 29, had to be content with a second consecutive second-place finish, having finished as runner-up to Rory McIlroy at last week's Masters.

Si-woo Kim of South Korea shot a final-round 68 to finish third on 16 under par, two shots behind Fitzpatrick and Scheffler.

Q&A

How did Matt Fitzpatrick win the RBC Heritage play-off against Scottie Scheffler?

Matt Fitzpatrick won the RBC Heritage play-off by defeating Scottie Scheffler on the first play-off hole after leading by three shots at the start of the final round.

What was the final score of the RBC Heritage play-off between Fitzpatrick and Scheffler?

Both Matt Fitzpatrick and Scottie Scheffler finished at -18, leading to a play-off where Fitzpatrick emerged victorious.

Who were the top contenders in the final round of the RBC Heritage?

In the final round, the top contenders included Matt Fitzpatrick and Scottie Scheffler at -18, followed by Sungjae Im at -16 and Collin Morikawa, among others, at -13.