The second highest ranked golfer in the world without a PGA Tour victory in his career was finally proclaimed a Sunday as he simultaneously broke the top tier of golf with his first major championship. Matt Fitzpatrick won the 2022 U.S. Open at the Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, with two birdies and no bogeys in the final seven holes to win the tournament at 6 less.
Fitzpatrick, 27, beat his 54-hole co-star Will Zalatoris and 2022 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler by one stroke for the trophy. It was the second time he had won an event to pursue a career at The Country Club after taking home the US fan hosted by the USGA in the same course in 2013.
Fitzpatrick, the No. 18 player in the official world golf rankings, advanced to the U.S. Open after what had already been a strong season in major leagues. The Englishman previously finished T14 in the Masters in April and T5 in the PGA Championship last month.
The name of the game for Fitzpatrick this week was consistency. While others came out with remarkably low rounds early in the tournament, he shot 2 below the first 36 holes with a pair of 70s on Friday before posting a second 68 on Moving Day to take the lead together.
Fitzpatrick went up and down the nine forwards on Sunday, and two bogeys to start the back made it look like he would be sitting outside again for a trophy presentation.
Fitzpatrick, on the other hand, recovered immediately, briefly taking a two-stroke lead on the field after the birdies on the 13th and 15th. he never left.
He stopped calmly on the 16th and 17th and made a key stop on the green after finding a street bunker on the 18th. Fitzpatrick lost an 18-foot birdie putt to victory, but Zalatoris missed a similar putt. 14 feet a hair while Fitzpatrick recorded his third 68 of the tournament and first PGA Tour victory.
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