Matt Fitzpatrick won the 2013 U.S. Amateur Title in Brooklyn
Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick took part of the lead in the final round of the US Open as he pursued his first major title at the Brookline Country Club.
Fitzpatrick shot with two under 68 to move to four less, equaling with the American Will Zalatoris, who scored 67.
Defending champion John Ram lags behind after beating 18th, world number one Scotty Scheffler, two behind the Wild 71.
Rory McIlroy struggled to 73 to stand just three strokes behind one lower.
Saturday is called the “moving day” in the big tables, but most of the movement was in the wrong direction as Brooklyn, USGA and Mother Nature combined to endure a brutal ordeal that brought even the world’s best struggled to cope.
Only seven players finished below the face value for the round of the day, both for temperament and talent with the inevitable waves. All this was too much for one-night leader Colin Morikawa. The reigning Open champion signed a devastating round of 7 overs to drop out of the two overs.
Both Zalatoris and Fitzpatrick came close to the U.S. PGA Championship last month, with Fitzpatrick also playing in the Southern Hills finals, while Zalatoris lost in the playoffs to Justin Thomas.
Now they both have another chance to win their first major, but behind them are the defending champion, the Masters champion and a four-time big winner who desperately wants more.
Fitzpatrick goes for a double at Brooklyn
Sheffield-born Fitzpatrick won the US Amateur title in 2013 in Brooklyn and he will hope the perfect storm from the arrival of a familiar course, with his game in good shape and against the background of close approach in the last major, can upset the balance in his service.
The 27-year-old certainly did better on the track than most on Saturday, with only the completion of 18 preventing him from taking a solo lead.
Zalatoris hopes this is the third time luck
World No. 14 Zalatoris is yet to win the PGA Tour, but in his short career, the 25-year-old finished second in two major tournaments – including losing the playoffs to the US PGA Championship last month.
What was more impressive than the four birds on his map was the fact that Zalatoris made only one stopper, as he avoided the mistakes that ruined the rounds of so many others.
Playing a little ahead of the hesitant leaders, Zalatoris was in the lead when he stood on the 18th and duly dug miles to the right of the fairway, but saved a draw by standing up and down the bunker to show mental endurance. circle.
“Those 67 feel like 61 or 62 in my book,” Zalaris told Sky Sports. “It’s one of the most solid golfs I’ve ever played.”
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