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By TERRY LYONS
HILTON HEAD – Reigning U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick defeated defending champion Jordan Spieth in a multi-hole playoff to win the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town.
The playoff between Fitzpatrick and Spieth was the first on Tour featuring multiple players that had previously won a major championship since the 2020 Sentry Tournament of Champions (Justin Thomas* def. Patrick Reed* and Xander Schauffele). Spieth became the first defending champion to lose in a playoff since Schauffele at that same tournament.
Spieth now has 18 runner-up finishes on Tour since the start of the 2013 season, four more than any other player in that span.
Fitzpatrick is the third player from England to win on Tour this season, tying the most in a single season on record (1983-present).
RBC Heritage | Final Leaderboard
P-1 Matt Fitzpatrick 66 70 63 68 267 (-17) 1-0
P-2 Jordan Spieth 68 67 66 66 267 (-17) 5-4
3 Patrick Cantlay 69 65 66 68 268 (-16)
4 Xander Schauffele 67 66 70 66 269 (-15)
T-5 Sahith Theegala 70 68 67 65 270 (-14)
T-5 Hayden Buckley 69 68 66 67 270 (-14)