Fitzpatrick’s ball-striking on the opening nine was the most clinical in the field and if his putting was at its usual level, he would have enjoyed a comfortable advantage. The fluctuations in the last two-ball alone were difficult to fathom. It swung this way and that, leaving the Country Club thrilled but utterly breathless. “The feeling’s out of this world, it’s so cliché, but it’s the stuff you dream of as a kid. It's what you grow up dreaming of,' Fitzpatrick, who stayed in the same house, with the same family, as in 2013, said. His final-round 68 for a six-under total could keep any company, as he beat Scheffler (67) and Zalatoris (69). Seve Ballesteros, Sergio Garcia, Darren Clarke, Lee Westwood and Thomas Bjorn. This was his first major and if Fitzpatrick needs any more pride, he need only look down at the players with whom Foster did not win a major.

Nine years later and Alex was in the crowd, jumping up and down along with mother Susan and father Russell, as Billy Foster did the honours on the bag.ĭo not underestimate the influence of Foster, the 59-year-old also from Yorkshire. When he became the first Briton in more than a century to win the US Amateur in 2013, he had his young brother on his bag. His first major and one of the more memorable captured by an English golfer. This was one of the great US Open final rounds as Fitzpatrick held off world No 1 Scottie Scheffler and another American in Will Zalatoris to join Nicklaus as the only two players to win the US Amateur and the US Open at the same course.įitzpatrick referred to Brookline as “my special place” anyway, but after this it now must hold an exclusive position in his heart. In winning the US Open here on Sunday night in dramatic and thrilling fashion, the 27-year-old Englishman established himself as a legend of the revered Country Club and a sole companion to the Golden Bear.Ĭertainly, this remarkable venue has not witnessed a major win so special since 1913 when Ouimet, a 20-year-old amateur who lived across the street, denied Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in a tournament christened “The Greatest Game Ever Played”. Jack Nicklaus, Francis Ouimet move over and say hello to Matt Fitzpatrick.

He becomes only the second man to win the US Amateur and US Open on the same course after Jack Nicklaus.Topsy-turvy final round had everything as Fitzpatrick holds off challenge of Zalatoris and Scheffler.Englishman wins first major thanks to two-under 68 to finish on six-under.

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