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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Matthew Fitzpatrick accepted special temporary status this season on the PGA Tour following his runner-up finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March, but to qualify for this season’s FedExCup Playoffs he needed to win.
In a final attempt to make the postseason, which begins in two weeks at The Northern Trust, the Englishman has put himself in perfect position thanks to a second-round 64 at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational that left him atop the leaderboard.
“The goal at the start of the season was to get my card and obviously I wrapped that up early, so anything extra is a bonus,” Fitzpatrick said.