Alex Fitzpatrick's immediate reaction to falling short to Kristoffer Reitan at Truist Championship

Alex Fitzpatrick admitted he was left feeling “a little disappointed” after narrowly missing out on victory at the Truist Championship despite another hugely impressive week on the PGA Tour.

The 27-year-old Englishman arrived at Quail Hollow Club chasing a remarkable third title in his last four starts worldwide after winning the Hero Indian Open on the DP World Tour and then securing PGA Tour membership alongside brother Matt Fitzpatrick at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Fitzpatrick continued his excellent form with a tie for ninth at last week’s Cadillac Championship and looked poised to claim his first individual PGA Tour title after taking a one-shot lead into the final round of the Truist Championship.

But his challenge got off to a difficult start on Sunday as he stumbled to a three-over-par front nine of 38 to slip back into the pack.

Fitzpatrick responded brilliantly around the turn, however, producing three birdies in four holes from the 10th to move back into a share of the lead.

But a costly finish ultimately ended his hopes. 

Fitzpatrick could only make pars at the reachable par-4 14th and par-5 15th before disaster struck at the par-3 17th, where he made a double-bogey five after flubbing a delicate chip from the right side of the green.

He recovered well to par the notoriously difficult 18th hole but had to settle for solo fourth place on 12-under-par and three shots behind champion Kristoffer Reitan, who sealed a two-shot victory over Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard on 15-under par.

The victory marked the first of Reitan's PGA Tour career, which began this season having graduated via the DP World Tour Rankings in 2025. 

Reitan now joins Viktor Hovland as the only players from Norway to ever win on the PGA Tour. 

Despite the disappointment for Fitzpatrick, he reflected positively on another impressive week in what has been a whirlwind few weeks in his career.

"It's still very surreal, I don't think I've woken up which is a good thing," said Fitzpatrick, who earned a cheque for $980,000 for his week's efforts. 

"Obviously I feel like it's crazy to be disappointed but somehow I'm a little disappointed. I felt like I didn't play that bad, just got off to a slow start and felt like I got unlucky with some breaks, but that's the game.

"I'm happy to see Kris win, he played really well today. Hopefully it's me another time."

Fitzpatrick, who has now made just shy of $3m the last three weeks on the PGA Tour, was also asked whether he would take any valuable lessons from falling short. 

"I think the lessons I had in India were to just be patient," said Fitzpatrick, who closed with a two-over 73. 

"I hit a good drive off two and was in a divot, then felt like something happened in my backswing on three. I felt like I battled well out there, but one bad swing cost me on 17, but that's the game and I am excited for next week now."

Fitzpatrick will now turn his attention to the PGA Championship at Aronimink, where he will make just the second major championship appearance of his career and his debut in the PGA Championship.