Tour Ambassador’s blade delivers fourth PGA Tour win, and the only two PGA Tour victories this season decided with a blade putter

Tinley Park, Ill.   – Bettinardi Golf congratulates Tour Ambassador Matt Fitzpatrick on claiming his second RBC Heritage title Sunday at Harbour Town Golf Links, winning on the first playoff hole over the number one golfer in the world to secure his fourth PGA Tour victory, and his second win in his last three PGA Tour starts.

The defining moment came on the 73rd hole. After a 4-iron approach from 204 yards, Fitzpatrick stood over a 13-foot birdie putt with the championship on the line. He rolled it in with his Tour Department DASS BB1 Flow, sealing the title and a $3.6 million share of the $20 million signature event purse. It mirrored his 2023 RBC Heritage win, also decided in a playoff at Harbour Town with the BB1 Flow in his hands.

“This is a tournament I wanted to win growing up more than any of the majors before I understood more about the game,” Fitzpatrick said. “To go toe-to-toe with Scottie and get it over the line is special.”

Throughout the week, Fitzpatrick used the same putter to win the Valspar Championship last month. Built to his exact specifications and rooted in the BB Series platform, the putter delivered the consistent roll and feedback Harbour Town’s demanding greens require.

Fitzpatrick returned to the BB1 Flow earlier this season after a brief run with a BB48 mallet prototype. He explained the switch ahead of his Valspar victory.

“My make rates between 5 to 15 feet were much better with the blade, and that kind of convinced me to go back.”

The decision has paid off. Since putting the BB1 Flow back in the bag at The Players Championship, Fitzpatrick has posted a runner-up at TPC Sawgrass and wins at the Valspar Championship and RBC Heritage. His two PGA Tour wins this season are the only two on Tour decided with a blade putter, a quiet counterpoint to the mallet trend dominating fields.

“Two wins in three starts with his trusted BB1 Flow says everything,” said Sam Bettinardi, President of Bettinardi Golf. “The BB Series has been a staple on Tour for over two decades because players trust it when it matters most. Matt proved that again on Sunday.”

Fitzpatrick’s victory moves him to being ranked #3 in the Official World Golf Rankings, and adds to Bettinardi’s record of more than 100 professional victories worldwide. The BB Series is available now at bettinardi.com and through authorized retailers.

About Bettinardi Golf

Founded in 1998, Bettinardi Golf is a family-owned manufacturer of precision golf equipment headquartered in Tinley Park, Illinois. Built on a commitment to craftsmanship and American manufacturing, Bettinardi designs, mills, and assembles every putter domestically, a standard that extends to its headcovers and metal accessories as well. The company’s forged irons and wedges are designed and assembled in the United States. With a family legacy rooted in feel, precision, and performance, Bettinardi Golf has earned more than 100 professional victories worldwide.

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The 2026 RBC Heritage continues on Sunday with the fourth round at Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina. You can find full RBC Heritage tee times for Sunday’s fourth round at the bottom of this post.

Featured tee time for Round 4

On Sundays, you can assume this honor goes to the final pairing. And maybe you even saw the players coming too. 

Matt Fitzpatrick? He’s surging, after a win four weeks ago at the Valspar Championship and a runner-up finish a week earlier at the Players Championship. He’s also at home at Harbour Town — he won the RBC in 2023, and his family vacationed at the course when he was younger. 

“It’s a course that I love,” Fitzpatrick said Saturday, after he finished the third round as the leader by three. 

Then there’s his closest pursuer, Scottie Scheffler. For a while, the world No. 1 has been playing better golf than, well, everyone. And he also has good vibes at Harbour Town, having won the RBC a year after Fitzpatrick. 

“It’s a special and unique place,” Scheffler said earlier in the week. 

On Sunday, the duo tees off at 1:50 p.m. ET.       

You can watch Sunday’s fourth round of the 2026 RBC Heritage from 1-3 p.m. ET on Golf Channel, followed by the CBS broadcast starting at 3 p.m. ET. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will offer exclusive early streaming coverage starting at 7 a.m. ET on Sunday, in addition to featured group and featured hole coverage.

Check out the complete Round 4 tee times and pairings for the RBC Heritage below.

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2026 RBC Heritage tee times for Sunday: Round 4 (ET)

Tee No. 1

6:55 a.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Tony Finau 

7:04 a.m. – Billy Horschel, Justin Thomas 

7:13 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Austin Smotherman 

7:22 a.m. – Max Homa, Jake Knapp 

7:31 a.m. – Ricky Castillo, Brian Campbell 

7:40 a.m. – Jason Day, Michael Kim 

7:49 a.m. – Marco Penge, Denny McCarthy 

7:58 a.m. – William Mouw, Garrick Higgo

8:07 a.m. – Michael Thorbjornsen, Nico Echavarria 

8:16 a.m. – J.T. Poston, Tommy Fleetwood 

8:30 a.m. – Harry Hall, Alex Noren 

8:40 a.m. – Nicolai Højgaard, Sudarshan Yellamaraju 

8:50 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Tom Hoge 

9 a.m. – Ryo Hisatsune, David Lipsky 

9:10 a.m. – Corey Conners, Ryan Gerard 

9:20 a.m. – Johnny Keefer, Nick Taylor 

9:30 a.m. – Matt Wallace, Jordan Smith 

9:45 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Adam Schenk 

9:55 a.m. – Sungjae Im, Sahith Theegala 

10:05 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Andrew Putnam

10:15 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Maverick McNealy 

10:25 a.m. – Sam Stevens, Karl Vilips 

10:35 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Min Woo Lee 

10:50 a.m. – Wyndham Clark, Michael Brennan 

11 a.m. – J.J. Spaun, Russell Henley 

11:10 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Shane Lowry 

11:20 a.m. – Chandler Blanchet, Matt McCarty 

11:30 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Robert MacIntyre 

11:40 a.m. – Cameron Young, Xander Schauffele 

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The 2026 RBC Heritage continues on Friday with the second round at Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina. You can find full RBC Heritage tee times for Friday’s second round at the bottom of this post.

Featured tee time for Round 2

Max Homa was coming off two straight missed cuts when he arrived at Augusta National for last week’s Masters. He then went out and surprised everyone.

Homa put together a solid four-round campaign in the first major of the year, earning his best finish of the season in the process: a T9.

Beyond securing a spot in next year’s Masters, Homa’s great Augusta finish should provide him with plenty of momentum at this week’s RBC Heritage, where he’s trying to get back into a PGA Tour winner’s circle for the first time since 2023.

After opening the RBC Heritage in the afternoon wave on Thursday, Homa will switch to an early start on Friday.

Homa will tee off for the second round of the RBC Heritage on Friday at 10:25 a.m. ET alongside Sudarshan Yellamaraju.

You can watch Friday’s second round of the 2026 RBC Heritage from 2-6 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will offer exclusive early streaming coverage starting at 7 a.m. ET on Friday, in addition to featured group and featured hole coverage.

Check out the complete Round 2 tee times and groupings for the RBC Heritage below.

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2026 RBC Heritage tee times for Friday: Round 2 (ET)

Tee No. 1

7.05 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Pierceson Coody
7.15 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Michael Kim
7.25 a.m. – William Mouw, Andrew Putnam
7.35 a.m. – Garrick Higgo, Daniel Berger
7.45 a.m. – Sami Valimaki, Sam Stevens
7.55 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Rickie Fowler
8.05 a.m. – Alex Noren, Nicolai Hojgaard
8.20 a.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Wyndham Clark
8.30 a.m. – Bud Cauley, Austin Smotherman
8.40 a.m. – Ricky Castillo, Harry Hall
8.50 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Si Woo Kim
9.00 a.m. – Andrew Novak, Maverick McNealy
9.10 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Nico Echavarria
9.20 a.m. – Corey Conners, Patrick Cantlay
9.35 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, Shane Lowry
9.45 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley
9.55 a.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Sam Burns
10.05 a.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, Scottie Scheffler
10.15 a.m. – Jake Knapp, Jason Day
10.25 a.m. – Max Homa, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
10.40 a.m. – David Lipsky, Chandler Blanchet
10.50 a.m. – Brian Campbell, Joe Highsmith
11.00 a.m. – Adam Schenk, Matt Wallace
11.10 a.m. – Denny McCarthy, Jordan Smith
11.20 a.m. – Steven Fisk, JT Poston
11.30 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Patrick Rodgers
11.40 a.m. – Michael Brennan, Ryo Hisatsune
11.50 a.m. – Karl Vilips, Tom Hoge
12.05 p.m. – Min Woo Lee, Taylor Pendrith
12.15 p.m. – Matt McCarty, Michael Thorbjornsen
12.25 p.m. – Ryan Gerard, Tony Finau
12.35 p.m. – Harris English, Nick Taylor
12.45 p.m. – Ben Griffin, Robert MacIntyre
12.55 p.m. – Brian Harman, Sungjae Im
1.05 p.m. – JJ Spaun, Jacob Bridgeman
1.20 p.m. – Gary Woodland, Sepp Straka
1.30 p.m. – Justin Thomas, Ludvig Aberg
1.40 p.m. – Chris Gotterup, Viktor Hovland
1.50 p.m. – Cameron Young, Jordan Spieth
2.00 p.m. – Billy Horschel, Sahith Theegala
2.10 p.m. – Marco Penge, Johnny Keefer

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Meticulously Restored and Performance-Tuned Classics for the Modern Golfer

ORLANDO, FL — Alley Group LLC (TAG) today announced the official launch of its TAG Heritage program at the 2026 PGA Show in Orlando (Inventors’ Showcase Stand 3904A). TAG Heritage is a boutique restoration and performance-calibration offering focused on one of golf’s most iconic putter designs: the classic Bulls Eye–style blade.

Founded by Allen Alley, Alley Group Golf acquires authentic, pre-owned vintage Bulls Eye® putters from the secondary market and subjects each one to a comprehensive, precision restoration and performance-tuning process. The result is not a replica or a newly manufactured club, but a meticulously restored and significantly enhanced original—optimized for modern performance while preserving the soul and character of a true classic.

The inspiration behind TAG Heritage simple: What would the legendary John Reuter Jr.’s classic putter feel like if it were restored and calibrated using today’s precision measurement, manufacturing tools, and modern understanding of putter physics?

“Some designs are timeless for a reason,” said Allen Alley, Founder of TAG. “The classic Bulls Eye–style putter is one of the purest, most honest shapes ever put in a golfer’s hands. With TAG Heritage, we start with a genuine original and then carefully restore, true, and recalibrate it using everything we now know about weight distribution, torque, moment of inertia, stability, and precision manufacturing.”

Each TAG Heritage putter undergoes a multi-stage process that includes geometric truing, surface restoration, precision polishing, and the integration of mass tuning to optimize balance, feel, and stability. Final calibration is performed to tightly controlled tolerances that were simply not achievable when these putters were originally produced.

Rather than altering the iconic silhouette, Alley Group Golf focuses on purity of form, balance, and feedback—delivering a putter that looks and feels like a cherished classic, but performs to modern expectations.

“Our goal isn’t to change history,” Alley added. “It’s to respect it, restore it, and refine it—to let these wonderful old designs finally perform at their full potential.”

The TAG Heritage restored and calibrated putters will debut at the 2026 PGA Show in Orlando in the Inventors’ Showcase beginning January 21 and will be offered in limited quantities, with each putter individually restored and tuned.

More information about Alley Group Golf and the TAG Heritage program can be found at: www.AlleyGroupGolf.com

Intellectual Property, Trademark, and Historical Reference Notice

Bulls Eye® is a registered trademark of its respective owner. Alley Group LLC is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the trademark owner. John Reuter Jr. is referenced for historical and descriptive purposes only.

Each TAG Heritage putter begins as a genuine, pre-owned Bulls Eye® putter that is independently acquired by Alley Group LLC and subsequently restored, modified, and performance-calibrated. Restoration, modification, calibration, and branding services are performed solely by Alley Group LLC and are not original to, authorized by, or associated with the trademark owner.

TAG Heritage restoration work incorporates proprietary design elements protected by U.S. Design Patent USD1087260S1.

All trademarks and product names referenced are the property of their respective owners.

The PGA Show, organized by Reed Exhibitions (RX) and the PGA of America, is the longest running and largest global gathering for the business of golf. PGA of America Golf Professionals and industry leaders form a dynamic international community to source and test the game’s latest innovations, learn proven business solutions from industry experts, develop skills and connections to further their career, create additional value for facilities, build their individual business and drive continued growth of the sport. The PGA Show returns to Orlando, Jan. 20-23, 2026. The event remains a trade-only event, not open to the public. Visit PGAShow.com for event details and industry-only registration.

About Alley Group Golf

Alley Group Golf is a boutique golf equipment company focused on precision restoration, performance calibration, and uncompromising craftsmanship. Founded by Allen Alley, the company applies modern engineering methods to classic designs to create exceptional equipment for golfers who value both tradition and performance.

About PGA Golf Exhibitions

The PGA Show and PGA Buying Summit – Frisco are organized by PGA Golf Exhibitions (part of RX) and the PGA of America. Since its inception in 1954, the PGA Show has grown into the largest annual business event for the global golf industry. Both the PGA Show and the mid-season PGA Buying Summit drive the business of golf by providing opportunities to showcase and source innovative products, develop professional networks, learn new business strategies, and connect with peers and golf leaders. Learn more at PGAShow.com and follow us on “X”, Instagram and  Facebook.

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