Matt Fitzpatrick won the Valspar Championship 2026 by a one shot. The Englishman registered a 3-under 68 in the final round to finish with a 11-under 273 at Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Golf and Spa Resort in Palm Harbor. He beat runner-up David Lipsky in the process to claim his third PGA Tour victory.

It is pertinent to note that Fitzpatrick won the contest and clinched 500 FedExCup points. He banked the winner’s paycheck of $1.63 million from the tournament-record prize fund $9.1 million. Meanwhile, the 10-time European Tour winner, who finished runner-up last weekend at The Players Championship, climbed nine Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) spots from No.15 to sit sixth in the table.

The 31-year-old leapt past the likes of Justin Rose, Collin Morikawa and Hideki Matsuyama, among others to take the new spot. He got inside the top 10 of the rankings for the first time in two years. He now Xander Schauffele on the table, who climbed up two places after a T4 finish at the final Florida Swing event of the year.

For the unversed, Fitzpatrick, owing to the win and his runner-up finish at the unofficial fifth major at TPC Sawgrass, is now fully exempt as a winner on the PGA Tour through 2029. The European Ryder Cupper is exempt to all majors including the upcoming Masters. Ahead of the big event, the in-form golfer stands chance to climb up in the rankings over the next two weekends.

Matt Fitzpatrick’s 2026 season so far

Matt Fitzpatrick signed off 2025 on a high as he claimed a dramatic play-off victory against Rory McIlroy in the DP World Tour Championship. He’d earlier ended his PGA Tour campaign with a T17 finish in the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club. However, he failed to carry the form forward to the new year, starting his 2026 season with a forgettable T63 at The American Express.

Fitzpatrick followed it up with a ninth-place finish at the WM Phoenix Open, first of three top-10 finishes this season so far. His biggest payday since the start of the new campaign came at The Players. The Englishman finished solo-second in the contest to earn a whopping $2,725,000. With this, his career earnings rose to $31,232,516, making him the 58th player to surpass the $30 million mark on the PGA Tour.

How Much Did Matt Fitzpatrick Win at Valspar Championship 2026? Prize Money Payout Explored

Now, he has won the Valspar Championship and bagged the winner’s paycheck of $1,638,000.

Listed below is the complete breakdown of Matt Fitzpatrick’s results so far:

• The American Express – T63 – $19,688
• WM Phoenix Open – 9 – $280,800
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am – T14 – $342,750
• The Genesis Invitational – T24 – $178,250
• Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard – T41 – $78,000
• THE PLAYERS Championship – 2 – $2,725,000
• Valspar Championship – 1 – $1,638,000

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