BROOKLINE, Massachusetts (AP) – Matt Fitzpatrick of England is again the champion of The Country Club, this time with the biggest trophies.
US Amateur Champion in 2013 US Open Champion on Sunday.
In the three-way battle of Brooklyn, which reached the wire, Fitzpatrick grabbed control with a great breakthrough and an even better shot on the 15th hole for a two-shot swing. He was even more detained by a hopper on the fairway of the 18th, which was rated 2-under 68.
Victory was uncertain until Will Zalatoris, who showed incredible struggle with every mistake, fell to his knees when his 15-foot strike on the 18th’s bird just slid to the left of the cup. Zalatoris was a runner-up in the second consecutive specialty.
Masters champion Scotty Scheffler never recovered from back to back to start the back nine. He had a 25-foot chance of a bird on the 18th, which he just missed and left him alone.
Fitzpatrick is the second man to win U.S. and US Open amateurs on the same field, joining Jack Nicklaus, who turned the tide on Pebble Beach. Julie Inxter won the US Amateur Tournament and the US Women’s Open at the Prairie Dunes.
Along with a $ 3.15 million prize prize, Fitzpatrick had a gold medal for Jack Nicklaus draped around his neck.
Fitzpatrick, who briefly played at Northwestern before becoming a pro, won for the eighth time worldwide and it was his first in America – at least a tournament everyone knows about.
Fitzpatrick said he won a membership to The Bear’s Club in Florida earlier this year, a course built by Nicklaus.
“He insulted me a little at the beginning of the year. He said, “Finally. Congratulations on the victory in the United States, “Fitzpatrick said.
And then, lifting the trophy slightly, Fitzpatrick sent a funny message to Nicklaus: “Jack, I won a second time.”
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