After the disappointment of a near miss in the Players Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick bounced back in perfect fashion by winning The Valspar Championship.

The Sheffield golfer had been in pole position to win the Players just a week earlier, but a par-bogey finish cost him as American Cameron Young snatched the title from him in the final hole.

Fitzpatrick would have been the first Englishmen to win that particular tournament. However, he earned redemption in Florida by displaying superb consistency in The Valspar Championship. He shot 68-69 over the weekend with just six birdies and 30 pars, but one of the most important of the shots he picked up was at the Copperhead Course's tough 18th hole, which edged him ahead of America's David Lipsky by one shot, with the contest appearing set for a play-off.

After the win, Fitzpatrick discussed the highs and lows of the last few weeks, he said: "I felt like last week I played so well right until the end. To lose the way I did, it's always disappointing.

"It always feels like it takes a little out of you when you spend four days of your life battling to try and get that top spot and you lose it right at the death.

"That is always difficult to take so this week was important to get back on the horse, try and push myself to continue playing well.

The victory ends Fitzpatrick’s three year wait for a PGA Tour win, putting him in excellent stead ahead of next month's Masters, which starts on Thursday 9 April and runs until Sunday 12 April.

Fitzpatrick, who also won the DP World Tour Championship in November, plans to have a two-week break ahead of the Masters.

Looking ahead to the Masters, the 2022 US Open winner told BBC Sport: "I'm obviously very confident in my game right now but what it takes to win a major is very different to what it takes to win on the PGA Tour.

"Particularly the Masters, there's extra pressure on the Masters, no matter who you are. It just has that standing above all the other events, as well as the majors.

"I'm coming away from this week delighted with where my game's at but there's stuff I want to improve."