England’s Matt Fitzpatrick holds on to win U.S. Open in Brookline
Sheffield, England native Matt Fitzpatrick won his first career major golf tournament on Sunday, securing a victory in the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline.
Fizpatrick’s win didn’t come with some high-level adversity. His tee shot on the 18th hole landed in a bunker on the left, but Fitzpatrick smashed it up and out and onto the green to set up a birdie putt. He ended up making par on 18 to keep his score at 6-under for the tournament. Birdies on holes 13 and 15 gave Fitzpatrick the score he’d ultimately hold.
Runner-up Will Zalatoris missed a potential tying birdie putt on 18, as the ball appeared to slip by the hole by an inch or less. Zalatoris had birdied the par-3 16th hole to get within striking distance.
Fitzpatrick faced plenty of elite competition on his way to the U.S. Open championship. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler finished 5-under-par to tie Zalatoris for second place. Each of the top-4 ranked golfers in the world finished in the top-15 on the leaderboard (Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa).
With the U.S. Open win, Fizpatrick vaulted to No. 10 in the world golf rankings, up from 18th last week. Scheffler maintained his No. 1 spot with the second-place finish in Brookline, while McIlroy (No. 2) and Rahm (No. 3) switched spots.
Watch above for the top highlights from the U.S. Open at The Country Club.