Iain Carter

I think the Fitzpatrick's really, I mean, captivated me.

I was, you know, it was, I think they saved it as a tournament because it's a strange tournament, the Zurich Classic, but...

The Fitzpatricks, with a bit of a nervy closing 71, won it.

I mean, it's an immediate promotion for Alex Fitzpatrick.

See, I've used the word promotion, I suppose it is, but it's amazing the celebration of him going to the PGA Tour from the DP World Tour, but he's straight there.

There's a couple of things I want to get in on this.

First of all, the details.

So they closed with 71, but they won by a shot.

foursome 65 on friday was brilliant better ball 57 on saturday set them up 1.43 million dollars each um alex with a two-year exemption to the pga tour two and a half years because it starts now through to the end of 2028 um the bunker shot eddie from matt fitzpatrick on the closing hole was uh was quite a way to to set it up

Yeah that was Retan and Ventura

It's an odd event it's odd that and of course you've got to make mention of it's a fantastic win but it's odd that one player can invite another who isn't a member on the tour and get it endorsed as a sponsor's invitation play and win with them and then they get a two year exemption the same as winning an individual event they get into the PGA Championship they get into this Alex's into the signature events as well.

You don't get world ranking points for it.

You don't get a master's invitation.

But likewise, Jakob Skov-Ollison, they finished fourth, I think, playing with Rasmus Niergaard-Peterson.

So Skov-Ollison could have had that springboard straight onto the PGA Tour.

I mean, it's fantastic for Alex Fitzpatrick.

And I think probably he would have ended up there anyway.

But if you're on the Corn Ferry Tour, if you're a jobbing...

player on the PGA Tour, you might feel a little bit, it's just an odd tournament, but everyone knows that it's a bit of an odd, it's like a strange little backdoor magic portal into the PGA Tour if you get it right.

You've still got to play brilliant golf to do it, though.