Matt Fitzpatrick siblings: Meet his brother, Alex
Matt Fitzpatrick siblings: Meet his brother, Alex; this article will speak about the brother of Matt Fitzpatrick.
Matthew Thomas Fitzpatrick is an English professional golfer who was born on September 1, 1994, in Sheffield, United Kingdom. He attended Tapton School where he sat A-levels in 2013. He is a keen football fan and a lifelong supporter of the local club Sheffield United.
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After winning the 2013 U.S. Amateur, he later won his first professional tournament at the 2015 British Masters. In 2022 he won his first major championship at the U.S. Fitzpatrick won the 2012 Boys Amateur Championship at Notts Golf Club (Hollinwell). He made the cut at the 2013 Open Championship and finished as a low amateur, winning The Silver Medal. Fitzpatrick and Jimmy Mullen were the only amateurs to make the cut, with Fitzpatrick finishing on 294 to Mullen’s 299.
Later in 2013, Fitzpatrick won the U.S. Amateur, which earned him invitations to the 2014 Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and Open Championship provided he remained an amateur. The U.S. Amateur win took him to the top of the World Amateur Golf Ranking which earned him the Mark H. McCormack Medal. In September 2013 he played in the Walker Cup.
In September 2013 Fitzpatrick enrolled at Northwestern University to play college golf with the Northwestern Wildcats; however, he left after one quarter, in January 2014, to pursue a full-time amateur golf career. He played in five tournaments for Northwestern in the autumn of 2013.
He was the co-champion of the Rod Myers Invitational at Duke University to lead Northwestern to the team title and also recorded a third-place finish at the Windon Memorial Classic to help Northwestern win the tournament. He recorded finishes of 53rd, 23rd, and 15th in his other three tournaments.
Matt Fitzpatrick brother, Alex
Alex Fitzpatrick is an English professional golfer. He is the younger brother of 2022 U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick. He was also born on January 2, 1999, in Sheffield, United Kingdom.
In 2018, Alex Fitzpatrick reached the final of the Spanish International Amateur Championship at La Manga, losing 3 and 2 to fellow countryman Billy McKenzie. The same year Alex reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 U.S. Amateur. From 2018 to 2022, Alex played college golf at Wake Forest University in North Carolina.
He made his PGA Tour debut as an amateur at the 2022 Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort, Palm Harbor, Florida, being invited after winning the 2021 Valspar Collegiate.
He represented England at the 2019 European Amateur Team Championship at Ljunghusen Golf Club in Sweden, finishing tied 4th individually in the stroke-play competition and earning a silver medal with his team since they lost in the final against the host nation Sweden. He also played in the 2019 and 2021 Walker Cup. His best ranking on the World Amateur Golf Ranking was 4th.
Fitzpatrick turned professional in June 2022 and became an affiliate member of the European Tour. He made his professional debut at the 2022 Horizon Irish Open.
In August 2022, Fitzpatrick played five tournaments on the PGA Tour Canada, with a best finish of tied 11th at the Ontario Open.
He made the cut in his next four tournaments on the European Tour, earning a total of 129,014 €, with a best finish of tied 13th at the 2022 Cazoo Open de France in September.
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