‘Just…Don’t See It’: Despite His $3,600,000 Payday, Matt Fitzpatrick Fails to Get Golf Fans’ Approval in a Major Debate

Matt Fitzpatrick emerged as the winner of the 2023 RBC Heritage on Saturday, edging past last year’s winner Jordan Spieth. The Englishman’s win came after an exciting playoff saw Spieth miss two match-winning putts.

Following his win, Fitzpatrick walked home with $3,600,000 in earnings. While many celebrated his thrilling win, saying that he is going to become the “World No. 1” down the road, others disagreed. After a new tweet lauding the 28-year-old surfaced on Twitter, many golf fans couldn’t help but offer conflicting opinions!

Golf fans disagree as a new tweet celebrating Matt Fitzpatrick’s success comes to light

World no. 8, Matt Fitzpatrick, has been on a roll recently. The 2022 U.S. Open champion finished at T10 at the 2023 Masters, walking home with $432,000 in earnings. He followed up his excellent outing at Augusta with a sensational performance at the Hilton Head, becoming the 2023 RBC Heritage champion.

His victory came after he beat 2022 champion Jordan Spieth in a three-hole playoff. On Sunday, Fitzpatrick wowed many viewers with his second professional win on American soil. Kyle Porter, a golf writer at CBS Sports, took to Twitter to share that he believed the golfer would become “the No. 1 player in the world at some point.”

However, his tweet set the ball rolling for a big debate on the bird app. Many fans disagreed with the tweet, with one saying that Fitzpatrick wasn’t on “Rahm, Scheffler level.” One opined that Fitzpatrick becoming world no. 1 is a stretch as long as “Jon Rahm & Scottie Scheffler are playing.”

Some fans picked other golfers over the new RBC Heritage champion. One Twitter user thinks Jordan Spieth will cement himself as an “all time great” down the line.

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Meanwhile, another fan spoke in favor of 2023 Masters winner Jon Rahm, sharing that the Spaniard will complete his career grand slam very soon. Another golf viewer believes Fitzpatrick will need to undergo significant “transformation” if he wishes to come out at the top.

Fitzpatrick beats Jordan Spieth to win the 2023 RBC Heritage event

English golfer, Matt Fitzpatrick, overcame a tough challenge from Jordan Spieth to win the 2023 edition of the RBC Heritage event at Hilton Head. He became the first Englishman since Sir Nick Faldo to win the prestigious PGA Tour event.

Both Fitzpatrick and Spieth were in the same group in the last round, finishing regulation play on 17-under 267. The 28-year-old English golfer didn’t emerge victorious in the playoffs until the third hole. After his win, Fitzpatrick walked home with $3.6 million in earnings. Meanwhile, Spieth took home $2.18 million for his second-place finish.

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