Name: Matt Fitzpatrick’s interview after Round 2 of The Open
Uploaded: 2025-07-18T21:16:15.000Z
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Description: Following his second-round 5-under 66 at The Open Championship 2025, Matt Fitzpatrick talks about the feeling of being in contention in a major championship and his mindset as he prepares to be paired with Scottie Scheffler on Saturday.

Go behind the scenes with Matt Fitzpatrick as he takes photos with the trophy, signs autographs and meets with Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez after winning the 2026 Valspar Championship, his third career PGA TOUR victory.

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Matt Fitzpatrick’s interview after winning Valspar Championship

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick's 303-yard drive on the 420-yard, par-4 18th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 118 yards to the hole. His 116-yard approach from the fairway finished 13 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made a 13-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick sinks 14-foot birdie to win Valspar Championship

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's 183-yard drive on the 174-yard, par-3 15th landed on the right green, finishing 29 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made a 29-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick sinks clutch 30-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Valspar

In the final round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's 250-yard drive on the 435-yard, par-4 third hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 198 yards to the hole, his 195-yard approach shot from the fairway ended up on the right green, finishing 7 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made a 7-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick hits 195-yard approach to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 3 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 372-yard, par-4 12th hole traveled 219 yards into the right fairway, his 158-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right green 25 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 25-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick sinks 26-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 569-yard, par-5 11th hole traveled 320 yards and ended in the right fairway, leaving 250 yards to the hole. His 222-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left bunker, finishing 85 feet 5 inches from the hole. Fitzpatrick's 92-foot 10-inch shot from the greenside bunker landed on the left green, finishing 7 feet 4 inches from the hole. He made a 7-foot 4-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick sinks 7-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Valspar

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 434-yard par-4 10th hole travels 322 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 112 yards to the hole, his 115-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 9 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made a 9-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick sinks 9-foot birdie putt on No. 10 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 618-yard, par-5 fifth hole went 268 yards into the left fairway, his 229-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway, leaving 116 yards to the hole, and he made a 5-foot putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick makes birdie on No. 5 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick’s drive on the 166-yard par-3 4th hole travels 172 yards, landing on the left green and finishing 22 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he makes a 22-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick sinks 22-foot birdie putt on No. 4 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 561-yard, par-5 1st hole travels 298 yards, landing in the right fairway and leaving 253 yards to the hole, his 251-yard shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 35 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he makes a 3-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick drains 4-foot birdie putt on No. 1 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 589-yard, par-5 14th hole traveled 300 yards into the left intermediate rough, leaving 271 yards to the hole, and his 268-yard approach from the rough landed on the left green, finishing 21 feet 2 inches from the hole.

Matt Fitzpatrick makes birdie on No. 14 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 168-yard par-3 13th hole travels 167 yards and lands on the left green, finishing 4 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he makes a 4-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick's 167-yard drive sets up 4-foot birdie on No. 13 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 454-yard, par-4 16th hole traveled 284 yards into the right fairway, leaving 167 yards to the hole, and his 165-yard approach shot landed on the right green, finishing 7 feet 1 inch from the hole.

Matt Fitzpatrick hits 165-yard approach to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 370-yard par-4 12th travels 205 yards into the right fairway, his 169-yard approach from the fairway lands on the right green 11 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he makes an 11-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick hits 169-yard approach to 11 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Matt Fitzpatrick's 307-yard drive on the 604-yard, par-5 5th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 288 yards to the hole. His 299-yard approach from the fairway landed in the right bunker, finishing 50 feet 1 inch from the hole. Fitzpatrick's 50-foot 8-inch shot from the greenside bunker landed on the left green and finished 2 inches from the hole. He made a 2-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick chips in from 51 feet for birdie on No. 5 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 552-yard par-5 first hole travels 288 yards and ends in the right rough, with his 145-yard shot from the rough also landing in the right rough, leaving 109 yards to the hole. His 112-yard approach from the rough lands on the right green, finishing 11 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made the 11-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick hits 112-yard approach to 11 feet, sets up birdie at Valspar

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Matt Fitzpatrick's interview after Round 4 of THE PLAYERS

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Matt Fitzpatrick hits 122-yard approach to 12 feet, sets up birdie on No. 15 at THE PLAYERS

In the final round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Matt Fitzpatrick's 168-yard drive on the 169-yard, par-3 13th hole landed on the left green and finished 4 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made a 4-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick nails approach shot on par-3 13th, makes easy birdie on No. 13 at THE PLAYERS

In the final round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Matt Fitzpatrick's 260-yard drive on the 373-yard, par-4 12th landed in the right fairway, 117 yards from the hole, his 118-yard approach from the fairway finished on the right green, 2 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made a 2-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick hits 118-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at THE PLAYERS

In the final round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Matt Fitzpatrick's drive on the 386-yard, par-4 4th hole traveled 300 yards into the left fairway, his 87-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green 6 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 6-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

Matt Fitzpatrick hits 87-yard approach to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 4 at THE PLAYERS

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Matt Fitzpatrick’s interview after Round 2 of The Open

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