Alex Fitzpatrick

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Alex Fitzpatrick (born 2 January 1999) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.

He is also the younger brother of Matt Fitzpatrick.

Amateur career

In 2018, 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 Fitzpatrick reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 U.S. Amateur.

Fitzpatrick played college golf from 2018 to 2022 at Wake Forest University in North Carolina.{{cite web |url=https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/alex-fitzpatrick/6473 |title=2021–22 Men's Golf Roster Alex Fitzpatrick |publisher=Wake Forest University Athletics |access-date=30 September 2022}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.55721.alex-fitzpatrick.html |title=Alex Fitzpatrick, Profile |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=30 September 2022}}

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 host nation Sweden.{{cite web|date=13 July 2019 |title=Sweden, France, and Denmark claim 2019 European Team Championship Titles |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/content/sweden-france-and-denmark-claim-2019-european-team-championship-titles |access-date=24 June 2021|publisher=European Golf Association}}{{cite web|title=European Amateur Team Championship Results, 2019 - Ljunghusen GC, Sweden |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-amateur-team-championship-results |publisher=European Golf Association |access-date=24 June 2021}} He also played in the 2019 and 2021 Walker Cup. His best ranking on the World Amateur Golf Ranking was 4th.{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/alex-fitzpatrick-14045 |title=Alex Fitzpatrick |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=30 September 2022}}

Professional career

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.{{cite magazine |first=Dan |last=Rapaport |date=27 June 2022 |title=Alex Fitzpatrick on his professional debut, his brother Matthew's success and turning down LIV |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/alex-fitzpatrick-pro-golfer-matt-liv-golf |access-date=26 September 2022 |magazine=Golf Digest}}{{cite web |date=29 June 2021 |title=Alex Fitzpatrick eager to make his own mark on professional debut |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/alex-fitzpatrick-eager-to-make-his-own-mark-on-professional-debut/ |access-date=26 September 2022 |publisher=European Tour}}

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.

Fitzpatrick qualified for the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. He entered his first major championship, via the qualifying competition held at West Lancashire prior. After the third round he shared 9th place. He eventually finished tied 17th, four strokes better than his brother Matt Fitzpatrick, who finished tied 41st. Fitzpatrick's third round of 65 tied the previous lowest round at an Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2023/07/22/the-open-2023-alex-matt-fitzpatrick-brothers-majors-rivarly/ |title=Alex Fitzpatrick: I have bigger rivalry with my golfing girlfriend than brother Matt |newspaper=The Telegraph |first=Tom |last=Morgan |date=22 July 2023 |access-date=7 August 2023}}

In August 2023, Fitzpatrick claimed his first professional victory at the British Challenge on the Challenge Tour. He shot a final-round 68 to win by five shots.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/golf/news/alex-fitzpatrick-grabs-first-win-european-challenge-tour |title=Alex Fitzpatrick Grabs First Win on European Challenge Tour |magazine=Sports Illustrated |first=Alex |last=Miceli |date=6 August 2023 |access-date=7 August 2023}}

Later in the same month, Fitzpatrick finished second at a European Tour event, the ISPS Handa World Invitational, played at Galgorm Castle in the Northern Ireland.{{cite web |date=20 August 2023 |title=Daniel Brown wins first DP World Tour title in Northern Ireland |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/daniel-brown-wins-first-dp-world-tour-title-in-northern-ireland/ |access-date=20 August 2023 |publisher=European Tour}}