
Matt Fitzpatrick has achieved his third PGA Tour win of the season, solidifying his status as the top player in the world. He has climbed to number three in the Official World Golf Rankings following victories at the Valspar, RBC Heritage, and Zurich Classic.
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Matt Fitzpatrick has exploded on the PGA Tour in 2026, winning more than any other player.
Heās been the best player in the world for two months now, coming close to winning The Players, then winning the Valspar, the RBC Heritage, and now the Zurich Classic alongside his brother, Alex.
Itās been an emphatic bounce-back year for Fitzpatrick after a disappointing season in 2025. Heās risen to number three in the Official World Golf Rankings thanks to his recent results.
Speaking after his win at the Zurich, Fitzpatrickās coach explained what makes him so special.
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Fitzpatrick has established himself as one of the greatest clutch performers in golf over the last two weeks. He won in a playoff against Scottie Scheffler at the RBC Heritage and hit the shot of the tournament out of the bunker on the 18th to win the Zurich.
His coach, Mark Blackburn, said thatās always been his strength. He told Gravy & The Sleeze: āGoing back to when he was a kid, if you look at him going over to the States and then winning the US-Am with Alex on the bag, when he was about 18, heās very, very good in big moments.
āPhil Kenyonās known him since he was a kid, and Phil was like, āThe kid does not get stage fright.ā Any situation heās very stoic, heās got ice running through his veins, he runs very, very cold, as I call it, which I think is a massive asset under pressure.
āHeās certainly someone you would like to hit a shot for you if your life was on the line. Heās brilliant. His demeanor doesnāt change from Monday at a tournament. Youāre talking football, a bunch of different stuff, and heās the same on a Sunday.
In 2026, Matt Fitzpatrick won the Valspar, RBC Heritage, and Zurich Classic.
Matt Fitzpatrick has bounced back from a disappointing 2025 season to become the best player in the world for two months in 2026.
Matt Fitzpatrick is currently ranked number three in the Official World Golf Rankings.

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āMost of the other players I coach get a little bit more amplified as the week goes on. But Matt is cool as a cucumber. And I think thatās one of the things that makes him so good under pressure and playing hard golf courses.
āHeās very resilient, quite stoic, and I think thatās one of the things that really sets him apart.ā
Heās gone toe-to-toe with the best in the game in the highest pressure moments the PGA Tour can offer and produced two of the best shots of his life- the four iron in a playoff at Harbour Town, and a bunker shot on the 72nd hole in New Orleans.
So if anyone had any questions about his mental fortitude before, they have been answered emphatically now.