""A lot of grit," Fitzpatrick said of holding on for the win. His reaction was muted, lightly touching his finger to his right ear in a friendly response to the crowd."
"Fitzpatrick's family used to take holidays to Hilton Head when he was a boy, for the golf and tennis and beaches. He came to the tournament and thought it would be cool to win it one day, and now he's done it twice."
""It means the world," he said. "This is a tournament I wanted to win growing up more than any of the majors.""
Matt Fitzpatrick won the RBC Heritage by defeating Scottie Scheffler in a playoff. Fitzpatrick hit a 4-iron to 13 feet for birdie, while Scheffler, who had forced the playoff with late birdies, struggled with a poor swing. The crowd, predominantly pro-American, chanted as Fitzpatrick made the winning putt. Fitzpatrick reflected on the significance of the win, recalling his childhood visits to Hilton Head and expressing that winning this tournament meant more to him than any major.
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