Matt Fitzpatrick believes he has found the "missing link" in his game to put him in a confident frame of mind heading into The Masters.

The Englishman suffered disappointment at The Players Championship but bounced back by securing his third PGA Tour title by winning the Valspar Championship.

Fitzpatrick had led by one shot after 16 holes at The Players, only for a par-bogey finish to take the title away from him, with Cameron Young overhauling him to lift the trophy.

He edged to the Valspar Championship title by a single shot, thanks to a closing birdie from around 14 feet to pip David Lipsky.

Fitzpatrick was thrilled with his approach play at the weekend, and when asked about the first major of the season, he joked: "I'm probably going to win! No, no!"

The 31-year-old has a major trophy to his name, having won the U.S. Open back in 2022, with his best Masters finish to date, a share of seventh place in 2016.

While he admitted that his confidence is up, it will still be a tight contest at Augusta next month.

"I mean, I'm obviously very confident in my game right now," he added. "But what it takes to win a major is very different to what it takes to win on the PGA Tour, in my opinion.

The Englishman comes through in the clutch!

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"Particularly the Masters. There's extra pressure there, 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. I want to make sure when I get to Augusta, I'm ready that Thursday morning.

"There's a big difference in my approach play. My irons are just so much better - better control, better distance control, better accuracy left-to-right. Hitting the shape that I want to hit.

"I have always felt like my short game's been good enough, felt my driving's always been good enough and putting's been good enough.

"Approach play always felt like it was the missing link. So far this year, it's been really good, and last year it was really good as well.

"It's just about continuing that and keeping improving as much as I can and giving myself more opportunities."

The Masters begins on April 9 at Augusta National.