Fitz’s Magic & Scheffler’s Surge - April 19th, 2026

On April 19th, 2026, Moving Day at the RBC Heritage delivered fireworks as Matt Fitzpatrick built a three-shot lead over a relentless Scottie Scheffler, setting up a blockbuster Sunday showdown at Harbour Town.RBC HERITAGE: FITZPATRICK VS. SCHEFFLERMatt Fitzpatrick maintained his grip on Harbour Town with a rollercoaster 68, highlighted by driving the 9th green (183mph ball speed), but he'll face Scottie Scheffler, who fired a surging 64 to earn a final-pairing spot.After Fitz's back-to-back cross-handed hole-outs ("Has he done it again Frank? Oh yes he has"), Colt Knost warned he "has got to play aggressive" against Scheffler's 126mph 9-iron darts.Fitzpatrick is expecting a baby in three months and taking fatherhood advice from Ryan Fox, while Scheffler is celebrating his inclusion on the prestigious TIME 100 list.HARBOUR TOWN HIGHLIGHTS: HARMAN GOES LOW & SURVIVAL GOLFA 13-under logjam features Brian Harman's career-best 63 after a putting tweak, Sepp Straka's elite iron play, and Si Woo Kim, who shifted his psychology to hunting top-10s after securing his Tour card early.Harman holed out on 17 to cap his day, while Harris English hit a blind high hook on 15 that the broadcast rightfully dubbed a "Glorious shot!"Harman is keeping it incredibly relaxed this week by crashing at Russell Henley's beach house, while Jason Day gave everyone a scare with a backward fall into a sod-walled bunker that tested his ailing back.PGA TOUR SHAKEUP: CUTS RETURN TO SIGNATURE EVENTSMajor structural changes are coming by 2027, as the PGA Tour will bring back the halfway cut and 120-man fields to Signature Events, ending the awkwardness of struggling stars playing meaningless weekend golf.The change was directly triggered by the optics of big names like Justin Thomas and Tony Finau grinding through empty, no-cut Saturday rounds at the bottom of the leaderboard.On the broadcast side, Johnson Wagner physically recreated Scheffler's round one tree-trouble shot, admitting his fear: "My hands are not feeling great. I am a little bit terrified."Quick HitsAndrew Novak intentionally putts down a concrete cart path on 9 • Tyrrell Hatton puts on an open-stance bunker clinic • CBS launches its new digital show "Scorecard" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.