Matt Fitzpatrick wins the US Open

06/20/2022 at 01:44

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The Spanish Jon Rahm finished with 74 strokes, in a bad day for him

Zalatoris had in his hand the ‘birdie’

Britain’s Matthew Fitzpatrick won the US Open on Sunday.the first ‘major’ of his career, finishing with an accumulated six under par, one stroke less than the Americans Will Zalatoris and Scottie Scheffler.

Fitzpatrick, 27 years old and number 28 in the world ranking, managed to maintain the advantage of a shot on the last hole, when Zalatoris brushed the ‘birdie’ by millimeters that would force a playoff at ‘The Country Club’ in Brooklyn (Massachusetts, USA).

The Spanish Jon Rahm, champion in 2021, who reached the last day just one shot behind the leaders, he had a bad day and finished his round in 74 strokesfour over par, for an accumulated one over par that left him in twelfth position.

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