2021 Palmetto Championship: Top 10 power rankings at Congaree

Matt Fitzpatrick has quietly had a nice 2021. The Englishman owns eight top-25s in 12 starts between the European Tour and primarily the PGA Tour. He also won his last event of 2020, the DP World Tour Championship.

Fitzpatrick used to go to Harbour Town with his family on vacation. A little course familiarity helped him to T-4th at the RBC Heritage. The 26-year-old continued his good form in South Carolina by posting T-23rd at the PGA Championship.

In February and March, he posted four straight top-11 finishes, all coming in big-time events.

Fitzy is a six-time winner on the Euro Tour. The former Northwestern Wildcat seeks his first PGA Tour win.

The Palmetto Championship is a golden opportunity to win on American soil on a new course in Congaree that may be hospitable to shorter hitters like him.

In an iNews article, Fitzpatrick noted he’s pleased with his driving and putting. The stats certainly back that up. He’s 14th on the PGA Tour in strokes gained off the tee (.561) and SG putting (.54). Even his short game (39th SG, .256) is solid.

If he can get his iron play shored up, he’ll be a winner in no time.

“If I can play as well as I did at DP World then I’ll have a good chance,” Fitzpatrick told iNews. I want to win a major, to start competing in majors. This stuff doesn’t happen overnight. In previous years my game has not been ready to do that and mentally I have not been ready. This year I definitely feel a difference.”