The two players finished 18-under after 72 holes, with Scheffler charging late thanks to birdies on two of his final four holes after Fitzpatrick had built a three-shot lead on the back nine. The result sent the tournament to extra holes for the fourth time in five years.
In the playoff, the decisive moment came at the 18th when Fitzpatrick hit a 4-iron from 204 yards into the wind, carrying the bunker and stopping about 13 feet from the hole for a closing birdie. Scheffler followed with a 6-iron that fell short of the green, then a quality pitch to eight feet, but Fitzpatrick converted his birdie putt to seal the win.
Fitzpatrick acknowledged the atmosphere surrounding the playoff, noting it was a special moment to win against a player of Scheffler’s caliber. “To win it twice means the world,” he said, while Scheffler praised his opponent for the clutch birdie that decided the outcome.
The victory caps a strong spring for Fitzpatrick, who also won the Valspar Championship last month and finished runner-up at The Players. The win moved him to a career-high No. 3 in the world, and he said the event holds personal meaning because his family vacationed in Hilton Head during his childhood.
Beyond Fitzpatrick’s win, Si Woo Kim finished alone in third, with Collin Morikawa, Harris English, and Ludvig Åberg in a tie for fourth. The RBC Heritage title adds another significant chapter to Fitzpatrick’s ongoing run of form this season.
