England’s Matt Fitzpatrick is looking to continue his recent good form heading into the final round of the RBC Heritage Classic at Hilton Head in South Carolina.

Fitzpatrick takes a three shot advantage into the last day of the $20m event as he looks to win for a second time in recent weeks since superbly capturing a third PGA Tour title the Valspar Championship.

As well, the affable Englishman is seeking to win the Heritage Classic title and the accommpanying victory jacket for a second time after denying American Jordan Spieth in a play-off for the title in 2023.

And with the game’s top-ranked in Scottie Scheffler lying in second at 14-under, Fitzpatrick talked of his emotions heading into day four.

“Probably just more nervous than last time winning here,” saidF Fitzpatrick

“I got myself in this position kind of fairly quickly. I was the last group off maybe on the Saturday at the PGA last year, so that’s only a month later than here last year. I was definitely more nervous, and obviously between now and then, I’ve managed to have two wins and been in this position and been in contention.

“Even just being with my psychologist, telling him feelings and thoughts and stuff, it’s been good because it’s new again. It’s probably different for Scottie and Rory, who are in these positions a lot of the weeks of the year and in contention and in the mix.

“But the more you do it, I wouldn’t say it ever gets any easier, but it might feel a little bit better, more comfortable, I guess.

RBC HERITGAGE CLASSIC

Third-Round Notes – Saturday, April 18, 2026

Third-Round Leaderboard
Pos. Player R1 R2 R3 Total

1 Matt Fitzpatrick 65 63 68 196 (-17)
2 Scottie Scheffler 68 67 64 199 (-14)
T3 Brian Harman 71 66 63 200 (-13)
T3 Si Woo Kim 66 68 66 200 (-13)
T3 Sepp Straka 66 67 67 200 (-13)
T6 Five Players — — — 201 (-12)

Matt Fitzpatrick (1st/-17)

 Holds fifth 54-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR; 2-for-4 converting to victory (2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by
Mastercard/2nd, 2022 U.S. Open/1st, 2023 RBC Heritage/1st, 2023 BMW Championship/T2)
 Three strokes is the largest 54-hole lead at the RBC Heritage since Stewart Cink carried a five-stroke lead to victory in 2021
 196 marks his lowest 54-hole score on TOUR; previous best was 199 (2023 RBC Heritage/1st, 2023 BMW Championship/T2)
 Second-lowest 54-hole score in tournament history only behind Stewart Cink’s 195 in 2021
 Ranks first in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (8.268)
 PGA TOUR wins (3): 2022 U.S. Open, 2023 RBC Heritage, 2026 Valspar Championship
 Would join Chris Gotterup (Sony Open in Hawaii, WM Phoenix Open) as the only players with multiple wins this season
 2023 RBC Heritage winner seeks to become 11th player to win the event multiple times
 Seeking to post the 15th win by an international player at the RBC Heritage; would become the first to win multiple times
 In eight starts this season, owns three top-10 finishes, highlighted by a win at the Valspar Championship
 Entered the week No. 5 in the FedExCup standings
 Through 14 events of the 2026 PGA TOUR Season, five players have successfully converted the 54-hole lead/co-lead into victory: Justin Rose/Farmers Insurance Open, Jacob Bridgeman/The Genesis Invitational, Ricky Castillo/Puerto Rico Open, Gary Woodland/Texas Children’s Houston Open, Rory McIlroy/Masters Tournament

Scottie Scheffler (2nd/-14)

 World No. 1 posts a third-round 64, his 15th under-par score in as many rounds at the RBC Heritage
 In search of his 21st win, which would move him to T32 on the PGA TOUR’s all-time wins list (the others: five-time RBC Heritage champion Davis Love III, Willie MacFarlane, Lanny Wadkins and Craig Wood)
 2024 RBC Heritage champion would become 11th player to win the event multiple times
 2026 American Express champion seeks to join Chris Gotterup as the only players with multiple wins this season
 Would become the first player to win after hitting opening shot of a tournament out of bounds since Rory McIlroy (2022 TOUR Championship)
 Enters the week with 28 straight top-25 finishes; last finish outside the top 25: 2024 BMW Championship (T33)
 2024 FedExCup champion holds the TOUR’s current longest streak of consecutive made cuts (72)
Miscellaneous notes
 Brian Harman (T3/-13) cards an 8-under 63, his best score in 59 rounds at the RBC Heritage (previous: 64/2024/R4) and his 18th straight par-or-better round at Harbour Town; finished T3 in the 2025 RBC Heritage
 Si Woo Kim (T3/-13) is seeking to post the 15th win by an international player at the event and the first from South Korea
 Sepp Straka (T3/-13) has top-15 finishes in three of his last four RBC Heritage starts (T3/2022, MC/2023, T5/2024,
T13/2025)
 After falling in a playoff to Justin Thomas in 2025, Andrew Novak (T6/-12) is seeking to become the first player to lose a playoff and then win the same event the following season since Ryuji Imada (2008 AT&T Classic)
 With a third-round 68, Patrick Cantlay (T6/-12) has now recorded a score in the 60s in 25 of 33 career rounds played at Harbour Town; owns five top-three finishes in eight prior appearances in the RBC Heritage (best: 2nd/2022)
 Most starts among active players on the PGA TOUR without a win on record (entering the week): Patrick Rodgers (323; currently T16), Mark Hubbard (272), Beau Hossler (241), Sam Ryder (236), Bud Cauley (233; currently T11); through 14 events this season, there have only been two first-time TOUR winners (Jacob Bridgeman/The Genesis Invitational, Ricky Castillo/Puerto Rico Open); the last player to win the RBC Heritage for their first career PGA TOUR victory: C.T. Pan (2019)