Matt Fitzpatrick becomes the first Englishman to win a major golf title since 2016, beating world number one Scottie Scheffler and American Will Zalatoris to claim the US Open.
English golfer Matt Fitzpatrick has broken through to win his first major title, holding his nerve to win the US Open by a single shot.The overnight leaders, England's Matt Fitzpatrick and American Will Zalatoris, were back and forth with world number one Scottie Scheffler, as no one could make the winning break.
But the 15th proved the pivotal hole, as Zalatoris missed a long par putt and Fitzpatrick sank a long birdie putt to establish a two-shot buffer. The world number 18, who won the US Amateur title in 2013, held on to finish on 6-under, winning by a shot from Scheffler and Zalatoris.
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