How switching coaches with his brother Matt led to Alex Fitzpatrick's life changing win at the Zurich Classic, what drives their sibling rivalry outside of golf
6/9/202648 min
On this week's episode of Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by one of the PGA Tour's newest card holders Alex Fitzpatrick. The winner of the 2026 Zurich Classic breaks down the life altering week alongside his brother in New Orleans, why swapping coaches with Matt has helped them both improve their games and what has led him to top 10 finishes in his first three signature events.
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First 90 secondsColt Knost· Host0:00
[upbeat music] All right, everyone. Welcome back to Sub Par. Colton Knost, Drew Stoltz. Getting ready to recap the Memorial Tournament, the 50th playing at Jack's place, and what a freaking week that was. JT Poston, James Tyree Poston.
Drew Stoltz· Host0:23
That's right.
Colt Knost· Host0:24
Friend of the program. Um, having a pretty terrible year, to be honest, before this week. But he, uh, outlasted Ryan Gerard in a playoff in what was, in my opinion, one of the best Sundays we've had on the PGA Tour all season.
Drew Stoltz· Host0:36
A little five-way t- ... I thought for a while, I was like, "We might have a, a super playoff here coming down the stretch." And it was a nice mix of the leaderboard. Like JT, who, if you had JT's name on your shortlist going into the week last week- You didn't.
Colt Knost· Host0:48
You lied ...
Drew Stoltz· Host0:48
you're lying.
Colt Knost· Host0:49
Yeah, [laughs] you're lying.
Drew Stoltz· Host0:49
Or you're the smartest person in the world. Like, there was really noth- no top 20s on the season.
Colt Knost· Host0:55
Mm-hmm.
Drew Stoltz· Host0:55
You look at his stats, it's all kinda just blah. I mean, it's not terrible, but it's just not like what ... The, the thing that stands out is his putting, who's ... He's been one of the best putters on the PGA Tour for a while, or I consider him at least that.
Colt Knost· Host1:06
Well, it- And it's been not great. It's funny you say that. So I looked it up. So strokes gain putting, 2021, he was second.
Drew Stoltz· Host1:11
Yeah.
Colt Knost· Host1:12
And then he went to, I believe, 41st, then 29th, and then down to, like, 80, then 100, 110. So he's, like, getting worse pretty much every single year on the PGA Tour. Uh, he switched putters, uh, at Colonial, put in the TaylorMade Spider. Also switched golf balls, which helped him a lot. I guess he was struggling