What a super storyline after the Fitptatrick brothers – Matt and Alex – combining to capture the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

The Fitxpatrick’s – Matt at age 31 years and seven months – teamed with ‘baby’ brother Alex – at age 27  years and 3 months – to create a slice of PGA Tour history, and no doubt DP World Tour and other tour’s history, in becoming the first brothers teaming to capture the Zurich Classic team event on the famed alligator-infested TPC Lousiana course.

BROTHER LOVE AT IT’S BEST ….

After @MattFitz94 and big brother to new @Zurich co-champion Alex reveals a nice victory ‘treat’ for his younger brother

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Details of their victory:

• Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans by one stroke over Kristoffer Reitan/Kris Ventura and Alex Smalley/Hayden Springer; previous record of 258 was set by 2023 champions Davis Riley and Nick Hardy and by both runner-up teams this week
• With their one-stroke win, 11 of the last 13 events on TOUR have been decided by one stroke or in a playoff
• Week included a third-round 57, marking the tournament-low 18-hole score in the Four-Ball format; 186 marked the 54-hole Zurich Classic record by one (previous: 187/Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele/2022)
• Brothers win in their fourth appearance as a team (T19/2023, T11/2024, MC/2025, 1^st/2026); first family members to win the event.
• They each collected a first prize cheque $1,372,750 and a two-year exemption on the PGA TOUR (through 2028)

Individually, they achieved the following:

Matt  Fitzpatrick 

• Picks up his fifth career PGA TOUR victory in his 186^th start at the age of 31 years, 7 months, 25 days
• PGA TOUR wins (5): 2022 U.S. Open, 2023 RBC Heritage, 2026 Valspar Championship, 2026 RBC Heritage, 2026 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
• Moves to No. 1 in the FedExCup standings for the first time in his career; entered the week No. 2
• Becomes the first player to win in back-to-back events since Scottie Scheffler (2024 Masters Tournament, 2024 RBC Heritage)
• First to win back-to-back starts since Scheffler at the 2025 Procore Championship and 2026 American Express
• Leads the TOUR this season with three wins; Chris Gotterup (2) is the only other multiple winner
• Becomes the first player from England on record to win three or more times in a season
• Now 4-for-6 converting the 54-hole lead/co-lead to victory (2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard/2^nd, 2022 U.S. Open/1^st, 2023 RBC Heritage/1^st, 2023 BMW Championship/T2, 2026 RBC Heritage/1^st, 2026 Zurich Classic of New Orleans/1^st)
• Wins in his 10^th start this season, highlighted by three victories and a runner-up finish at THE PLAYERS Championship

Alex Fitzpatrick 

• Picks up his first PGA TOUR victory in his 11^th start at the age of 27 years, 3 months, 24 days
• First non-member and sponsor exemption to win on TOUR since Michael Brennan (2025 Bank of Utah Championship)
• Earns a PGA TOUR card through 2028 and exemptions into the 2026 PGA Championship, 2026 Cadillac Championship, 2026 Truist Championship, 2026 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, 2026 Travelers Championship, 2027 PLAYERS Championship
• Third first-time winner in 16 events this season: Jacob Bridgeman (The Genesis Invitational), Ricky Castillo (Puerto Rico Open)
• Joins the following players to win their first career TOUR title at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans since 2017: Cameron Smith (2017 with Jonas Blixt), Nick Hardy/Davis Riley (2023), Andrew Novak/Ben Griffin (2025)
• Wins in his first attempt with the lead/co-lead after any round on Tour.
• Previous-best finish on TOUR: T11 (2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans)
• Secured his first win on the DP World Tour at the 2026 Hero Indian Open, one week after Matt’s Valspar Championship victory.

While it’s always been big brother Matt who’s commanded the golfing news, Alex spoke what is has been like for him growing up in the golfing family, given their parents are also right into golf including mum, Susan teaming with Matt to captured the 2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

“Obviously not to get emotional, but we both grew up wanting to be the best golfer we can possibly be and be one of the best players in the world“, said Matt.

“He is one of the best players in the world. I’m biased, I think he’s the best player in the world. It’s just my opinion, even though it’s not — the stats wouldn’t say so.

“Yeah, I’m incredibly appreciative of him, everything that he does for me. There’s just so many little things that I’m sure that he does that I don’t know about that he does for me as well. Yeah, I’m obviously incredibly lucky to have him as my brother.

“I don’t think there’s many people that can say, you know, one of the best players in the world is your brother, but also, just what he does for me. Yeah, just love him to bits. There’s not much more to“.

And a smiling Matt junped-in in adding to his brother’s comments:  “I didn’t charge him any rent at my house last week“.

Brilliant victory guys and so well played.