The 2025 season has been a struggle for Matt Fitzpatrick, but the first round of the Heritage may be the beginning of the end of his malaise.
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Professional golf is a finicky thing.
Some days you’re on and some days you’re off.
And then sometimes it’s weeks of playing mediocre golf with no end in sight.
Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick has been experiencing the latter for most of the 2025 season.
The 2022 U.S. Open Champion has played in eight events this season without a top-10 finish and with three missed cuts. He has dropped from 43rd in the World Rankings at the beginning of the year to his current position of 75th.
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Lookingforanswers,Fitzpatrickfiredhislongtimecaddie,BillyFoster,aftermissingthecutatThePlayersChampionshipinhopesthatanewvoicewouldmakethedifference.
“Notalot,it’srubbish,simpleasthat.It’sbeenawful,”Fitzpatricksaidwhenaskedabouthisseason.“Yeah,it’sbeentheworstI’veeverplayed,infact.Soyeah,wasplentyofroomforimprovement.Hopefu
