The Fitzpatrick brothers – Matt and Alex, combined for a 1-under 71 in alternate-shot play Sunday to pull out a dramatic, single-stroke victory in the Zurich Classic golf team event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The brothers finished with a tournament-record 31-under 257 total, but the win almost did not materialise after the duo gave away a four-stroke lead on the back nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Matt, the elder of the two Fitzpatricks, stuck a bunker shot on the par-5 18th a foot from the hole and Alex made the putt confirm the victory and earn a two-year exemption on PGA Tour for himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Matt is already a regular on the Tour, ranked third in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watching from the clubhouse tied at 30 under were the teams of Americans Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer and Norwegians Kristoffer Reitan and Kris Ventura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The brothers win came in their fourth appearance as a team and having missed the cut last year. They are also the first family members to win the event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defending champions Ben Griffin and teammate Andrew Novak finished tied-10th their title<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trailing by one with five holes to play, Patrick Flavin birdied Nos. 14-16 to take the lead and finish with a two-stroke victory at the 94 Abierto del Centro Zurich in Cordoba, Argentina. Flavin closed with a 4-under 67 at Cordoba Golf Club to overtake third-round leader Patrick Sheehan for his second PGA Tour sanctioned victory and first since 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo execute well under pressure was a huge thrill and I think something I’ll kind of feed off of going into the rest of the season and honestly rest of my career,\u201d Flavin said of his three straight birdies, which included a chip-in on No. 14. \u201cIt’s absolutely huge to win. \u2026 I’ve played a lot on different levels and what my goal has been for this season is just to kind of put my head down, enjoy being out here and playing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI had a couple weeks on the PGA TOUR that showed me I belong out there, I truly believe that that’s where I belong,\u201d said Flavin, who moves to No. 1 on the PGA Tour Americas Points List. \u201cI’ve always said to myself as long as I believe that I belong on the PGA Tour, I’ll keep playing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marcos Montenegro closed with a 1-under 70 and was the low Argentinian at T10, while reigning Latin America Amateur Championship winner Mateo Pulcini finished T27 at 4-under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mason Greene, winner of the season-opening Brazil Open, finished T56 and is No. 2 on the season-long points list after the second of 15 events in 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trailing by three points in Modified Stableford entering the final round, World Golf Hall of Fame member Retief Goosen scored 14 points on Sunday to win the Mitsubishi Electric Classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three-time champion Stephen Ames (+37) matched the most points scored on Sunday (+19) to take runner-up honors. He scored the most points in Saturday\u2019s second round (+16) after opening with two points on Friday to sit T53 after the first round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
18- and 36-hole leader Zach Johnson (+36), who was a two-time winner of the BellSouth Classic at TPC Sugarloaf (2004, 2007), scored eight points in the final round en route to finishing 3rd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Charles Schwab Cup leader Stewart Cink (+35) matched the most points scored on Sunday (+19) and finished 4th while defending champion Jerry Kelly (+26) finished 14th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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