Matthew Fitzpatrick At TPC Sawgrass Leaves Runner-Up After Final Two Holes
matthew fitzpatrick was forced to settle for second place at The Players Championship after Cameron Young tied him at the 17th and held par on the closing hole to finish the tournament one stroke better at 13-under. The Englishman narrowly missed a late putt and ended with a bogey that left him behind the champion.
Final-round drama at TPC Sawgrass
The final day saw a swing in the closing holes when Young birdied the 17th to draw level with Fitzpatrick and then parred the 18th to clinch the title at 13-under. Fitzpatrick was left one stroke back after a crucial putt slipped to the right and a closing bogey. Observers noted a brief, sportsmanlike moment when Fitzpatrick walked over to embrace members of Young’s family following the conclusion of the match.
Matthew Fitzpatrick’s Bag: Old Irons and a Putter Change
Fitzpatrick competes as an equipment-free agent and carries a mix of brands and models, some more than a decade old. His driver is a Titleist GT3 fitted with a Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Orange 65 TX shaft, added in August 2025. For fairway woods he uses TaylorMade Qi35 in both 3-wood and 5-wood configurations with Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Orange 75 TX shafts, clubs that were introduced around May 2025 and used in a season-ending victory later that year.
In the mid and long irons Fitzpatrick keeps Ping i210 3- and 4-irons alongside Ping S55 clubs from 5-iron to pitching wedge; the i210 models date from November 2018 while the S55 set traces back to late 2013. His iron shafts are Project X LZ 6. 5. For scoring, Fitzpatrick retained Titleist Vokey SM10 wedges in 52°, 56° and 60° lofts rather than switching to newer SM11 models, and the wedge shafts mix True Temper Dynamic Gold 120 X100 in the 52° and True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300 in the 56° and 60°.
Implications of the finish and what comes next
The result leaves matthew fitzpatrick with a near miss at one of the season’s marquee events: he finished the tournament one stroke behind the champion and will carry both the competitive momentum and the questions about small margins into upcoming starts. His equipment choices—an eclectic, long-lasting set-up and a recent putter change—remain notable talking points given how close he came to victory, and they will likely draw attention from observers tracking gear and performance moving forward.
The closing sequence underscored how quickly fortunes can change over the final holes: a birdie and a par from Young, and a missed opportunity and a bogey for Fitzpatrick, decided the championship. With the tournament concluded, attention will turn to how both players respond in their next events and whether Fitzpatrick’s set-up or short-game adjustments will be altered following the narrow runner-up finish.
