Matt Fitzpatrick drains late birdie to edge David Lipsky and win Valspar Championship

The 31-year-old from Sheffield closed with a flawless three-under 68 at Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort, picking up birdies on two of his final four holes to end the week at 11-under 273.

Having let victory slip at The Players Championship just a week earlier due to a bogey at the last, Fitzpatrick bounced back to claim the $1.638 million winner's cheque.

"The big thing was, I felt like I was playing well. Going into this week, wanted to continue that and I felt like I had confidence in myself to do so," Fitzpatrick said.

"To do that for four rounds was special this week."

On 18, Fitzpatrick struck his approach to 14 feet and calmly converted the birdie putt, punctuating the moment with a fist pump as he moved one shot ahead of Lipsky.

"It wasn't an ideal putt," he said. "It was a nice right-to-lefter but... I wouldn't say I was overly keen on it given my putting performance today. To get it done like that was special."

Fitzpatrick was the only player among the final seven pairings to break 70 on Sunday and became the third English winner of the event, following Paul Casey and Luke Donald.

The victory marked his third on the PGA Tour, adding to his triumphs at the U.S. Open and the RBC Heritage, and came four months after his playoff win over Rory McIlroy at the DP World Tour Championship.

For Lipsky, it was another near miss, as he fell just short of a maiden PGA Tour title in his 145th start, though he equalled his best career result.

Meanwhile, Im Sung-jae, who started the day with a two-shot advantage over Snedeker and Lipsky, fell out of the running after dropping five bogeys across his opening 10 holes.