Fitzpatrick leads by five at Le Golf National as Tom Vaillant chases a home win and Eugenio Chacarra equals the course record.
A late eagle and 27-foot birdie put Fitzpatrick ahead of Jeff Winther, while defending champion Michael Kim stays in contention in Paris.
The defending champion shot 63 at Le Golf National, with Matt Fitzpatrick among seven players two strokes behind after round one.
Tommy Fleetwood returns to Le Golf National as Michael Kim defends and the FedEx Open de France comes back to its Albatros test.
Yanhan Zhou joins Team Callaway after a seven-win season in China, with a full bag deal and global ambassador role.
Si Woo Kim will return to Woo Jeong Hills for the 2026 Genesis Championship, joining Sungjae Im and defending champion Junghwan Lee.
FedEx links birdies at Le Golf National’s 16th to tree planting in France, with 500 trees already funded near Versailles.
JJ Spaun wins the 2026 BMW PGA Championship after a brilliant late birdie charge at Wentworth to claim his first Rolex Series title.
Manuel Elvira and Filippo Celli share the BMW PGA lead by one after matching birdies at Wentworth’s 18th set up a huge Sunday finish.
Ryan Gerard fires a bogey-free 65 at Wentworth, closing eagle-birdie to lead the BMW PGA Championship by two shots after 36 holes.