Key keywords: Fitzpatrick RBC Heritage victory, Scottie Scheffler playoff loss, 2024 PGA Tour RBC Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links final round, PGA Tour playoff highlights, 2024 RBC Heritage prize pool, major champion PGA Tour matchup On a sun-dappled Sunday at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina, Matt Fitzpatrick claimed one of the most high-profile wins of his career, outlasting world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in a one-hole playoff to take home the 2024 RBC Heritage title. The victory snaps Scheffler’s hopes of becoming the first player since Tiger Woods in 2002 to win the Masters Tournament and RBC Heritage in back-to-back weeks, just days after Scheffler secured his second green jacket at Augusta National. Both players finished 72 holes at 17-under par 267, setting up a sudden-death playoff on the iconic par-4 18th hole, a tight, tree-lined finish that has decided dozens of Harbour Town titles over the decades. Scheffler, who entered the final round with a one-shot lead, pulled his tee shot into thick rough left of the fairway on the playoff hole, forcing him to lay up short of the green. His third shot landed 22 feet from the pin, and he missed the par putt to card a bogey. Fitzpatrick, by contrast, split the fairway with his drive, landed his approach 8 feet from the hole, and two-putted for par to seal the win. Fitzpatrick, the 2022 U.S. Open champion, carded rounds of 66, 65, 68 and 68 over the week, highlighted by a clutch 12-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole of regulation to force the playoff. The 29-year-old Englishman takes home a $3.6 million winner’s check from the $20 million total prize pool, plus 500 FedEx Cup points, moving him into the top 5 of the 2024 FedEx Cup standings. Post-tournament, Fitzpatrick praised his opponent and his own putting performance: "Scottie is playing the best golf on the planet right now, so to beat him in a playoff here is something I’ll never forget. My putter was locked in all weekend, especially down the stretch, and that last birdie in regulation was as good a putt as I’ve hit all year." Scheffler, who has won 6 of his last 10 PGA Tour starts, remained upbeat despite the loss: "I left a few shots out there today, especially that tee shot in the playoff, but I’m really happy with how I played this week. I’ll take a few days off to reset before we gear up for the PGA Championship next month." The tournament drew a record 121,000 fans over four days, with sellout crowds on Saturday and Sunday turning out to watch the showdown between two of golf’s biggest stars.