By Ali Stafford at Brookline
Last update: 20/06/22 1:22 a.m.
Matt Fitzpatrick entered the final lap with Will Zalatoris and world No. 1 Scotty Scheffler to secure a maiden title with a thrilling US Open victory.
Fitzpatrick combined five birds with three boozers during an exciting final day at The Country Club, with one under two 68 enough to finish in the six under and celebrate a first-time success on American soil as a professional.
The 27-year-old made two of his last five holes to finish a shot away from Zalatoris and Scheffler, who narrowly missed out on their second big and fifth PGA Tour title of the year, with Hideki Matsuyama finishing three. breaks the rhythm in the fourth.
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Matt Fitzpatrick made the 15th hole to close a big virgin victory in Brooklyn
Matt Fitzpatrick made the 15th hole to close a big virgin victory in Brooklyn
Victory sees Fitzpatrick becoming just the fourth English player in the last century to win the US Open, with the victory coming in the same place where he won the US Amateur in 2013.
Scheffler started the second day out of rhythm, but quickly joined the leaders when he overtook the first and added another of 15 feet to the first square as Zalatoris made an opening but scored his next two holes.
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Scottie Scheffler made four of the first six holes during the final round of the US Open in Brookline to take the lead in the tournament.
Scottie Scheffler made four of the first six holes during the final round of the US Open in Brookline to take the lead in the tournament.
A 25-foot bird in the fourth by Scheffler matched when Fitzpatrick pierced from eight feet to the third, pulling the pair away from the herd he was chasing, only for the American to post a fourth bird of the day in the sixth to move to six. under.
Fitzpatrick made a two-legged bird in fifth place to briefly regain a share of the lead, but then put in the seventh three-pointer as Scheffler saw his ball spin back to his feet before puncturing a par-save clutch at eighth par-5. .
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Matt Fitzpatrick led the first fifth green on his way to a birdie during the final lap of the US Open in Brooklyn
Matt Fitzpatrick led the first fifth green on his way to a birdie during the final lap of the US Open in Brooklyn
A two-legged bird in the same hole put Fitzpatrick at the bottom six next to Scheffler, while Zalatoris shot his T-shirt at sixth range and nearly left the seventh to send birds back and forth. in two of the lead.
Scheffler started his nine-pointer with a bang and lost a five-pointer in the next, leaving him two behind, while Zalatoris rolled from 20 feet to ninth to reach the turn inside one of Fitzpatrick.
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There was a swing of two shots among the top in the 11th hole par 3 during the final round of the US Open, as Will Zalatoris nailed a bird as Matt Fitzpatrick made the hole.
There was a swing of two shots among the top in the 11th hole par 3 during the final round of the US Open, as Will Zalatoris nailed a bird as Matt Fitzpatrick made the hole.
The Englishman failed to get up and down the Greenside shelter to save the par in the 10th and put three times in the first quarter, as Zalatoris drained a 15-foot bird to jump to a two-shot advantage before hitting the 12th after a transient ride in thick rough.
Fitzpatrick nailed a 50-foot bird in the 13th to equalize with Zalatoris, who had to convert from 12 feet to avoid a second consecutive ball, with Fitzpatrick then jumping two cleanly when he came together after a bad shot. with a t-shirt on the 15th to hit his approach. at 20 feet and hole the putt.
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Matt Fitzpatrick drilled a 50-foot bird into the 13th hole during the final round of the US Open in Brooklyn
Matt Fitzpatrick drilled a 50-foot bird into the 13th hole during the final round of the US Open in Brooklyn
Zalatoris responded to a boom in the 15th to sell the next and return to the one next to Scheffler, who finished a row parsing the 17th and then put the latter to put the clubhouse goal in the five under.
Fitzpatrick came together when he found a refuge from the last shirt to find the green with an incredible second and two shots for a winning tie to spark frantic celebrations in the final green, with Zalatoris unable to find the bird to go to fight in extra holes.
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Fitzpatrick fired an incredible shot from outside the bunker into the 72nd hole of the US Open in Brooklyn on his way to winning the tournament!
Fitzpatrick fired an incredible shot from outside the bunker into the 72nd hole of the US Open in Brooklyn on his way to winning the tournament!
A brilliant final lap 65 saw Matsuyama jump three to fourth and fourth, with a four-under-66 lifting co-captain Collin Morikawa in the fifth tie with Rory McIlroy.
McIlroy flirted with one end of the final round, but put four boobs in one under 69, while defending champion John Ram struggled on the final day and struggled to reach 74-4.
