England's Matthew Fitzpatrick sank a 14-foot birdie putt on Sunday's final hole to win the US PGA Tour Valspar Championship, defeating American David Lipsky by one stroke. The 31-year-old from Sheffield birdied two of the last four holes to shoot a bogey-free three-under-par 68 and finish on 11-under 273. A week after settling for a runner-up finish at The Players Championship after a last-hole bogey, Fitzpatrick took the $1.638 million top prize from the $9.1 million event at Innisbrook's Copperhead course in Palm Harbor, Florida.Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/defending-champion-rory-mcilroy-reveals-augusta-masters-champions-dinner-menu-elk-sliders-bacon-wrapped-dates-1989-bordeaux-wine-yellowfin-tuna-1773895003385">The Masters | Defending champ McIlroy includes 'deer' in Champions Dinner menu</a>"The big thing was, I felt like I was playing well. Going into this week, wanted to continue that and I felt like I had confidence in myself to do so," Fitzpatrick said."To do that for four rounds was special this week."Fitzpatrick, the only player in the final seven pairs to break 70 on Sunday, became the third Englishman to win the title after Paul Casey and Luke Donald.It was the third US PGA Tour title for Fitzpatrick after the 2022 US Open and 2023 Heritage tournament and came just four months after defeating Rory McIlroy in a playoff to win the DP World Tour Championship.Lipsky missed out on what would have been his first victory in 145 PGA Tour career starts but matched his best showing."Overall, I'm really happy with how patient I was," Lipsky said.Four shared the lead on the back nine at nine-under but Brandt Snedeker suffered a three-putt double bogey at the par-four 12th to fall back, leaving Lipsky, Fitzpatrick and England's Jordan Smith at the top.Smith, whose only prior top-10 PGA finish was a share of ninth at the 2017 PGA Championship, fired a 66 to finish third on 275.Fitzpatrick sank a 30-foot birdie putt at the par-three 15th to seize the lead at 10-under but Lipsky made a seven-foot birdie putt at the par-five 14th to match him again at the top and they parred to the 18th hole.Fitzpatrick landed his approach 14 feet from the hole and sank the intense birdie putt, delivering a right fist pump as he seized the lead."It wasn't an ideal putt," he said. "It was a nice right-to-lefter but... I wouldn't say I was overly keen on it given my putting performance today. To get it done like that was special."Lipsky missed a 32-foot birdie putt from just off the green and Fitzpatrick had the crown.South Korea's Im Sung-jae began the day with a two-stroke lead over Snedeker and Lipsky, but Im made bogeys on five of his first 10 holes to fall back.

Fitzpatrick, the only player in the final seven pairs to break 70 on Sunday, became the third Englishman to win the title after Paul Casey and Luke Donald.

England's Matthew Fitzpatrick sank a 14-foot birdie putt on Sunday's final hole to win the US PGA Tour Valspar Championship, defeating American David Lipsky by one stroke. The 31-year-old from Sheffield birdied two of the last four holes to shoot a bogey-free three-under-par 68 and finish on 11-under 273. A week after settling for a runner-up finish at The Players Championship after a last-hole bogey, Fitzpatrick took the $1.638 million top prize from the $9.1 million event at Innisbrook's Copperhead course in Palm Harbor, Florida. Also Read - The Masters | Defending champ McIlroy includes 'deer' in Champions Dinner menu "The big thing was, I felt like I was playing well. Going into this week, wanted to continue that and I felt like I had confidence in myself to do so," Fitzpatrick said. "To do that for four rounds was special this week." Fitzpatrick, the only player in the final seven pairs to break 70 on Sunday, became the third Englishman to win the title after Paul Casey and Luke Donald. It was the third US PGA Tour title for Fitzpatrick after the 2022 US Open and 2023 Heritage tournament and came just four months after defeating Rory McIlroy in a playoff to win the DP World Tour Championship. Lipsky missed out on what would have been his first victory in 145 PGA Tour career starts but matched his best showing. "Overall, I'm really happy with how patient I was," Lipsky said. Four shared the lead on the back nine at nine-under but Brandt Snedeker suffered a three-putt double bogey at the par-four 12th to fall back, leaving Lipsky, Fitzpatrick and England's Jordan Smith at the top. Smith, whose only prior top-10 PGA finish was a share of ninth at the 2017 PGA Championship, fired a 66 to finish third on 275. Fitzpatrick sank a 30-foot birdie putt at the par-three 15th to seize the lead at 10-under but Lipsky made a seven-foot birdie putt at the par-five 14th to match him again at the top and they parred to the 18th hole. Fitzpatrick landed his approach 14 feet from the hole and sank the intense birdie putt, delivering a right fist pump as he seized the lead. "It wasn't an ideal putt," he said. "It was a nice right-to-lefter but... I wouldn't say I was overly keen on it given my putting performance today. To get it done like that was special." Lipsky missed a 32-foot birdie putt from just off the green and Fitzpatrick had the crown. South Korea's Im Sung-jae began the day with a two-stroke lead over Snedeker and Lipsky, but Im made bogeys on five of his first 10 holes to fall back.

Fitzpatrick, the only player in the final seven pairs to break 70 on Sunday, became the third Englishman to win the title after Paul Casey and Luke Donald.

Matt Fitzpatrick becomes third England player to win Valspar Championship on US PGA Tour

Tiger Woods came up just short of his 80th US PGA Tour title on Sunday at the Valspar Championship, where it was England&#39;s Paul Casey ending a victory drought with a one-stroke triumph.

Woods, the 14-time major champion playing just his fourth Tour event since spinal fusion surgery last April, showed he&#39;s a contender again as he fired a one-under-par 70 to share second on nine-under 275 -- one stroke behind Casey who surged to his second US PGA Tour title with a 65 for 274.

&quot;I think I&#39;ve gotten a little better than what I was a couple of weeks ago,&quot; Woods said.

&quot;I keep getting just a little better and a little sharper. Today I wasn&#39;t quite as sharp as I would like to have had it, but I had a good shot at winning this golf tournament.&quot;

Woods&#39; fusion surgery ended a brief comeback bid last year. He remains in search of his first title since 2013 -- but on Sunday it finally looked as if it wasn&#39;t a question of whether that drought will end but when.

He opened with a birdie on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook Resort near Tampa, Florida, but gave that stroke back with a bogey at the fourth.

Woods didn&#39;t find another birdie until the 17th, where he drained a putt of almost 45 feet to close within one stroke of Casey&#39;s clubhouse lead and send his massive gallery into a frenzy.

He couldn&#39;t repeat the feat at the 18th to force a playoff, however, another long birdie try coming up a couple of feet short.

Woods finished the day tied for second with fellow American Patrick Reed.

Reed opened his round with a 60-foot eagle putt from the collar of the green at the first. He was 10-under through 17, but dropped out of playoff contention with a shocking bogey at the last, where his first putt failed to make it to the upper tier of the green where the pin was located.

Casey had four birdies and a bogey on his front nine, then seized control with three birdies on the trot at 11, 12 and 13 that moved him to 10-under.

Casey &#39;so happy&#39;

He said keeping bogeys off his card over the demanding closing holes was key.

&quot;The clean-ups on 16, 17 and 18 -- fantastic,&quot; Casey said. &quot;I&#39;ve not done that in a long time and that&#39;s the difference. That&#39;s what I need to do.&quot;

The 40-year-old has 17 victories on the European Tour, the most recent coming at the KLM Open in September of 2014.

A three-time Ryder Cup player for Europe, his only previous US tour title came at the 2009 Houston Open.

&quot;To get this one, to get my second one on the PGA tour is emotional. I&#39;m so happy for it,&quot; Casey said, noting that winning any tournament on one of the world&#39;s elite tours is just difficult.

&quot;(Woods) made it look easy for such a long time, and it&#39;s not,&quot; he said.

Spain&#39;s Sergio Garcia put in an encouraging performance as he warms up for the defense of his Masters title, firing a final round 65 to finish alone in fourth on eight-under 276.

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Tiger Woods came up just short of his 80th US PGA Tour title on Sunday at the Valspar Championship, where it was England's Paul Casey ending a victory drought with a one-stroke triumph

Tiger Woods came up just short of his 80th US PGA Tour title on Sunday at the Valspar Championship, where it was England's Paul Casey ending a victory drought with a one-stroke triumph. Woods, the 14-time major champion playing just his fourth Tour event since spinal fusion surgery last April, showed he's a contender again as he fired a one-under-par 70 to share second on nine-under 275 -- one stroke behind Casey who surged to his second US PGA Tour title with a 65 for 274. "I think I've gotten a little better than what I was a couple of weeks ago," Woods said. "I keep getting just a little better and a little sharper. Today I wasn't quite as sharp as I would like to have had it, but I had a good shot at winning this golf tournament." Woods' fusion surgery ended a brief comeback bid last year. He remains in search of his first title since 2013 -- but on Sunday it finally looked as if it wasn't a question of whether that drought will end but when. He opened with a birdie on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook Resort near Tampa, Florida, but gave that stroke back with a bogey at the fourth. Woods didn't find another birdie until the 17th, where he drained a putt of almost 45 feet to close within one stroke of Casey's clubhouse lead and send his massive gallery into a frenzy. He couldn't repeat the feat at the 18th to force a playoff, however, another long birdie try coming up a couple of feet short. Woods finished the day tied for second with fellow American Patrick Reed. Reed opened his round with a 60-foot eagle putt from the collar of the green at the first. He was 10-under through 17, but dropped out of playoff contention with a shocking bogey at the last, where his first putt failed to make it to the upper tier of the green where the pin was located. Casey had four birdies and a bogey on his front nine, then seized control with three birdies on the trot at 11, 12 and 13 that moved him to 10-under. Casey 'so happy' He said keeping bogeys off his card over the demanding closing holes was key. "The clean-ups on 16, 17 and 18 -- fantastic," Casey said. "I've not done that in a long time and that's the difference. That's what I need to do." The 40-year-old has 17 victories on the European Tour, the most recent coming at the KLM Open in September of 2014. A three-time Ryder Cup player for Europe, his only previous US tour title came at the 2009 Houston Open. "To get this one, to get my second one on the PGA tour is emotional. I'm so happy for it," Casey said, noting that winning any tournament on one of the world's elite tours is just difficult. "(Woods) made it look easy for such a long time, and it's not," he said. Spain's Sergio Garcia put in an encouraging performance as he warms up for the defense of his Masters title, firing a final round 65 to finish alone in fourth on eight-under 276.

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