Fitzpatrick finished with six under to get his first professional victory on American soil; Rory McIlroy tied for fifth after a 69 under, with defending champion Jon Rahm struggling to close out the 74th.
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Last updated: 20/06/22 00:11
Matt Fitzpatrick faced Will Zalatoris and Scottie Scheffler, the world number one, in the last round to win a major first title with an exciting victory at the US Open.
Fitzpatrick mixed five birds with three bogeys during an exciting final day at the Country Club, with a 68 out of two under six and celebrating his first success on American soil as a professional.
The 27-year-old made birds in two of his last five holes to finish off a shot away from teammates Zalatoris and Scheffler, who fell short in their bid for a second major and fifth PGA Tour title. year, with Hideki Matsuyama finishing third. slows the pace in fourth.
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Matt Fitzpatrick made birds in the 15th hole to help close out a grand opening victory in Brookline
Matt Fitzpatrick made birds in the 15th hole to help close out a grand opening victory in Brookline
The victory makes Fitzpatrick the fourth English player of the last century to win the US Open, with the victory in the same place where the US fan won in 2013.
Scheffler started the second day with the rhythm, but quickly joined the leaders when he made the first birdie and added another from 15 feet to the next par-tres, while Zalatoris walked an initial pair but bogeed the its the next two holes.
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Scottie Scheffler made birds in four of the first six holes during the final round of the U.S. Open in Brookline to take the lead in the tournament.
Scottie Scheffler made birds in four of the first six holes during the final round of the U.S. Open in Brookline to take the lead in the tournament.
A 25-foot birdie in Scheffler’s quarter equalized when Fitzpatrick made a hole from eight feet in the third, pushing the pair away from the group of pursuers, only because the American posted a fourth birdie of the day in the sixth to move on. sis. under.
Fitzpatrick made a two-putie birdie in the fifth manageable to briefly regain some of the lead, but then made three putts in the seventh, as Scheffler saw his ball return to his feet before stopping the clutch in the fifth. par-five eighth. .
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Matt Fitzpatrick drove the fifth green par four on his way to a birdie during the final round of the U.S. Open in Brookline
Matt Fitzpatrick drove the fifth green par four on his way to a birdie during the final round of the U.S. Open in Brookline
A two-putie birdie in the same hole moved Fitzpatrick six below next to Scheffler, while Zalatoris fired his starting shot in the sixth to touch the range and nearly made a hole from the seventh to post back-to-back birds and come back. to two of the leadership.
Scheffler started his back again with a bogey and missed a five-foot to the next, dropping two behind, while Zalatoris rolled from 20 feet in the ninth to reach the turn inside one of Fitzpatrick’s.
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There was a two-shot swing between the leaders in the par 3 11 hole during the final round of the U.S. Open when Will Zalatoris made a birdied while Matt Fitzpatrick fired the hole.
There was a two-shot swing between the leaders in the par 3 11 hole during the final round of the U.S. Open when Will Zalatoris made a birdied while Matt Fitzpatrick fired the hole.
The Englishman was unable to get up and down the green bunker to save the pair in the 10 and three-put made the par-three then as Zalatoris drained a 15-foot bird to jump to a two-put lead. shots before making the 12th after a leads to a rough thick.
Fitzpatrick nailed a 50-foot birdie at 13 to level with Zalatoris, who had to convert from 12 feet to avoid a second consecutive bogey, with Fitzpatrick then jumping two clear when he recovered from a bad shot at 15 to hit his approach. at 20 feet and drilled the putt.
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Matt Fitzpatrick knocked out a 50-foot bird in hole 13 during the final round of the U.S. Open in Brookline
Matt Fitzpatrick knocked out a 50-foot bird in hole 13 during the final round of the U.S. Open in Brookline
Zalatoris responded to a bogey on the 15th to make a birdie the next and return to one next to Scheffler, who finished a series of birdie pars on the 17th and then put two on the last to set the goal. from the clubhouse five below.
Fitzpatrick bounced back from finding a fairway bunker off the final tee to find the green with an incredible second and two putts for a winning pair to spark wild celebrations at the final green, with Zalatoris unable to find the bird to take the contest to additional holes. .
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Fitzpatrick produced an incredible shot from the bunker at the 72nd hole of the U.S. Open in Brookline on the way to winning the tournament!
Fitzpatrick produced an incredible shot from the bunker at the 72nd hole of the U.S. Open in Brookline on the way to winning the tournament!
A brilliant 65th round finish saw Matsuyama jump to three under and fourth place, with a four under 66 lifting halfway collider Collin Morikawa to a tie in the fifth alongside Rory McIlroy.
McIlroy flirted with a final-round charge of the final round, but posted four bogeys on a 69 under, while defending champion Jon Rahm hesitated on the final day and struggled to get a four out of 74.