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Matt Fitzpatrick loses over £1m of RBC Heritage golf prize cash after PGA Tour win

Matt Fitzpatrick defeated Scottie Scheffler in a play-off to win the RBC Heritage for the second time

Matt Fitzpatrick will probably be hit within the pocket after profitable the RBC Heritage (Picture: Getty Photographs)

Matt Fitzpatrick will forfeit greater than £1million in prize cash following his newest success on the PGA Tour. Fitzpatrick beat world primary Scottie Scheffler in a play-off to safe his second RBC Heritage title.

The Sheffield golfer received his second occasion in a month – turning into the third Englishman behind Justin Rose (twice), Sir Nick Faldo and Luke Donald to win a number of instances in a PGA Tour season – after holing a 12-foot birdie putt on the first further gap. The win noticed Fitzpatrick pocket £2.7m as he joined Chris Gotterup as the one a number of winners this yr. His performances through the 2026 season have doubled his profession earnings on the PGA Tour.

However, Fitzpatrick is not going to pocket each penny of his substantial cheque. The winners’ prize is topic to a substantial tax deduction, which can hit the Ryder Cup star exhausting.

On his newest win, mentioned: Fitzpatrick mentioned: “It is a event I wished to win rising up, arguably greater than any of the majors earlier than I understood in regards to the sport.

“To win it twice means the world. To exit at the moment and go toe-to-toe with Scottie and recover from the road there on the 73rd is particular.”

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