Monday, April 20, 2026 Balls & Bogeys Golf News Edition
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Matt Fitzpatrick delivers another playoff win to beat Scottie Scheffler at RBC Heritage
– by Associate Press / PGA TOUR
Per The AP: “Matt Fitzpatrick was in a playoff at Harbour Town against an American favorite Sunday, facing a large and noisy gallery cheering and chanting for his opponent — Scottie Scheffler this time, the No. 1 player in the world…”
B&B POV: England’s Matt Fitzpatrick beat U.S. stud Scottie Scheffler in a playoff at Harbour Town, despite giving up a foot in height to big boy Scheff, who lost out on a trophy and new blazer for the 2nd time in two weeks. Both of these gents are looking good right now to capture majors later this season.
Report: Bryson DeChambeau exploring options if he chooses to leave LIV
– by Cameron Jourdan / Golfweek
Per Cameron: “Last week was the most tumultuous in the short history of LIV Golf, and its future is more in doubt now than ever before…”
B&B POV: Golf is not the NFL. And Bryson is not Patrick Mahomes. There is zero chance that LIV is going to pay any single golfer $500M, no matter how big, strong, and handsome he is. If this rumor is true, we are fully expecting Bryson’s last year on LIV to be this one. And this very well may be LIV’s last year in existence, too.
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Winners, Losers & Payouts: 2026 RBC Heritage
– by Thomas Hamden / Balls & Bogeys
Per Thomas: One week after The Masters, the PGA Tour showed up at Harbour Town Golf Links pretending things might calm down.
Instead, the RBC Heritage delivered a playoff, at times a borderline Ryder Cup atmosphere, and another reminder that professional golf has fully entered its “everyone gets rich” era…
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What’s in the Bag: Matt Fitzpatrick’s Winning Setup (2026 RBC Heritage Edition)
– by Thomas Hamden / Balls & Bogeys
Per Thomas: If you’re looking for a “bomb it everywhere and hope” setup, this isn’t it.
If you’re looking for a precision-built, playoff-closing, Harbour Town-approved toolkit, this is exactly that.
Because at the RBC Heritage, equipment free-agent Matt Fitzpatrick didn’t overpower Harbour Town Golf Links—he surgically picked it apart.
And the bag tells the whole story: control, consistency, and zero interest in trends…
Click to View Matt’s Winning Bag >
‘One Of The Best Rounds I’ve Played As A Professional Golfer’ – Stewart Cink Storms To First Senior Major Victory
– by Ben Roberts / Golf Monthly
Per Ben: “Stewart Cink fired a final round nine-under par 63 to take the Senior PGA Championship by six strokes at The Concession Golf Club…”
B&B POV: Stewart Cink has fast become the best player on the Senior Circuit, and his victory yesterday caught no one by surprise. And neither will him being named the next U.S. Ryder Cup captain. Bank on it!
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