Matt Fitzpatrick is a Major champion, winning the US Open with a legendary ball-striking performance – and doing it at The Country Club, where it all started. There is so, so much to discuss. Here are 18 parting thoughts from Brookline.
In golf in the 2020s, guys can disappear into a lab, flanked by incredibly bright and motivated people, who possess the latest of high-tech gadgets, and emerge a far better player.
Nine years after he won the US Amateur title at The Country Club, Matt Fitzpatrick’s six-under 274, was good enough for a one-stroke victory at the US Open there.
There are a multitude of theories emerging as to why just about everything went so disastrously wrong (on the course at least) for the European side in Wisconsin.
You probably arrived at this post thinking our patented “This is it” headline (Copyright Christopher Powers) is a bit hyperbolic. Well, you’d be wrong. Because this actually is it. This is the worst putt in golf history. For real.
Recently described as a “free for all” by one prominent professional, the system in place on the PGA Tour is noticeably more lenient than that in place on the European circuit.
As always, a golf tournament is about so much more than the guy holding the trophy – or wearing the jacket – come Sunday evening. Here are 18 parting thoughts from Augusta National.
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