Overview
- Late in September, a user identifying himself as Tom Egbers posted screenshots on X showing he had texted Matt Fitzpatrick congratulations after several wins and revealed he was the anonymous sender.
- The screenshots show a repeated pattern of Egbers sending short congratulatory messages and Fitzpatrick replying with polite confusion, for example writing "sorry I'm not sure who this is" after multiple victories.
- The post drew millions of views online and prompted reporters to ask Fitzpatrick about the messages during his Alfred Dunhill Links press duties.
- Fitzpatrick said he assumed the texts came from a club member, that he was not bothered by them, and that he does not know how Egbers obtained his phone number.
- Reporting notes that Egbers previously messaged Fitzpatrick’s brother about a photo detail and that his name matches a known Dutch journalist whom he says he is not, while coverage frames the story as a light‑hearted moment with routine privacy questions about public figures.