Zurich Classic of New Orleans leaderboard: Fitzpatrick brothers set course record
Matthew Fitzpatrick and his younger brother Alex shone on day three of the PGA Tour's lone team event in Louisiana.
Pos | Players | Total |
1 | Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick | -30 |
T2 | Davis Thompson / Austin Eckroat | -26 |
T2 | Alex Smalley / Hayden Springer | -26 |
4 | Doug Ghim / Jeffrey Kang | -25 |
T5 | Brice Garnett / Lee Hodges | -23 |
T5 | Kristoffer Reitan / Kris Ventura | -23 |
T5 | Eric Cole / Hank Lebioda | -23 |
T5 | Matt McCarty / Mac Meissner | -23 |
T5 | Billy Horschel / Tom Hoge | -23 |
T10 | A.J. Ewart / Casey Jarvis | -22 |
T10 | Ben Martin / Trace Crowe | -22 |
T10 | Sam Stevens / Zach Bauchou | -22 |
T10 | Nick Dunlap / Gordon Sargent | -22 |
T10 | Lanto Griffin / Ben Kohles | -22 |
T10 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen / Jacob Skov Olesen | -22 |
English brothers Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick continued to shine at the PGA Tour's lone team event.
The pair entered the third round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans trailing American duo Hayden Springer and Alex Smalley by one shot.
But a record-breaking 15-under 57 on Saturday saw the duo reach 30-under, four clear of Smalley and Springer.
Davis Thompson and Austin Eckroat are also tied for second.
Alex, 27, relied on his brother on the front nine but came alive down the stretch at TPC Louisiana on moving day, rolling in birdie putts on the 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th and chipping in at the 16th.
"Yeah, I didn't really do much the first nine holes," said Alex. "I just kind of just let him do his thing.
"Yeah, it was pretty cool to watch. You know, playing alongside my brother, who happens also to be one of the best players in the world is pretty fun. When he's playing well, it's pretty cool to watch."
Matt added: "An amazing day. Amazing day. Probably not kind of sunk in how well we played today, if I'm honest. Yeah, it was just hole after hole. The score, I only just realized we finished with five in a row."
Matt, 31, has been in stunning form on the PGA Tour this season after helping Europe to Ryder Cup success last September at Bethpage Black.
He finished runner-up to Cameron Young at the 2026 Players Championship but managed to get over the line last week with a big victory at the RBC Heritage.
The 2022 U.S. Open champion defeated world number one Scottie Scheffler on the first hole of a playoff to secure his fourth PGA Tour title overall and second at Hilton Head.
The win lifted him to a career-high third in the world rankings.
Alex claimed his first DP World Tour title in March at the Heron Indian Open.
Victory for the Fitzpatricks will come with the added bonus of Alex securing a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour.
The top 33 teams and ties made the 36-hole cut here.
Former Open champion Shane Lowry, who previously partnered Rory McIlroy, teamed up with Brooks Koepka this week.
But the pair missed the cut by a single shot.
The final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans calls for foursomes (alternate shot).
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