LOS ANGELES – England’s Matt Fitzpatrick did not flinch when more work was required on the final day of the RBC Heritage on Sunday.

He birdied the first playoff hole with a 13-foot putt to win the tournament after world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler forced the extra play in Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Fitzpatrick, whose bogey at No. 18 gave Scheffler new life, won for the second time this year to go with a runner-up finish in The Players Championship. He has four career victories on the tour, including two in this tournament (also 2023).

“To win it twice means the world,” he said. “To go toe-to-toe with Scottie and get over the line at the 73rd (hole) is special.”

Fitzpatrick has four top-10 finishes in nine tournaments this year.

Scheffler recorded 67 and Fitzpatrick had 70 in the final round. They each posted 18-under 266s at Harbour Town Golf Links.

“(I) put up a good fight this week,” Scheffler said. “It was just one of those deals where I played three out of four days with Fitzy, and every time he needed something, he made something happen. You name it, he was doing it, so he earned this one for sure.”

The four-time Major champion, who played alongside Fitzpatrick in the final grouping, made up three strokes across the last four holes to force the playoff.

Fitzpatrick posted birdies on two of the first three holes – sinking putts from 10 and 17 feet – and then dialed up pars nearly the rest of the way.

“Felt like I got off to a great start... and you feel like almost what could have been,” Fitzpatrick said. “I knew Scottie was going to make some birdies down the stretch and I had to kind of hang in there a little bit.”

The tournament ended in a playoff for the fourth time in five years.

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