Matt Fitzpatrick wins dramatic US Open over Will Zalatoris: Golf Twitter celebrates
By Scott Rogust
Matt Fitzpatrick won the 2022 US Open in the most dramatic way imaginable, and Twitter users lost their minds.
If you wanted drama in your major golf event, then the 122nd US Open provided just that. Entering the final round, Matt Fitzpatrick and Will Zalatoris both held the lead, and it was only fitting that it came down to the final hole.
On the 18th hole, Fitzpatrick finished 6-under after a clutch par. He reached that point after he made a shot out of the bunker and onto the green. Zalatoris had the chance to send the US Open to a playoff, but he just missed out on the tying shot. That helped Fitzpatrick clinch his first major victory.
The moment @MattFitz94 became a major champion! #USOpen pic.twitter.com/YveBUjjfL4
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 19, 2022
Twitter users lost their minds after following the epic conclusion of the US Open.
Golf Twitter reacts to Matt Fitzpatrick winning US Open
MATT FITZPATRICK WINS THE U.S. OPEN AND CLAIMS HIS FIRST MAJOR 🏆 pic.twitter.com/mP3D7y9ask
— ESPN (@espn) June 19, 2022
Matt Fitzpatrick wins the U.S. Open at The Country Club nine years after winning the U.S. Amateur... at The Country Club.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 19, 2022
He joins Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open at the same venue. Jack did it at Pebble Beach in 1961 and 1972. pic.twitter.com/FVO0M1bByC
He has hit 17 greens in the final round of the US Open, from the lead. It does not get better. He's out-driven the best players in the world. He's beaten two of the best players in the US despite giving them strokes on the greens. He's Matt Fitzpatrick from the Hallamshire.
— Ben Coley (@BenColeyGolf) June 19, 2022
Justin Thomas and Matt Fitzpatrick earned the last two majors. But it also feels like Will Zalatoris left both those major titles in the right-hand rough on the back nine.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) June 19, 2022
Terrific from Matt Fitzpatrick and what a moment for Billy Foster. A well deserved major at last. I suspect he will enjoy this...
— Ewan Murray (@mrewanmurray) June 19, 2022
https://twitter.com/EilidhBarbour/status/1538653693242925057
Matt Fitzpatrick gave his dad quite the Father's Day gift ❤️ pic.twitter.com/GAQoKLamJZ
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) June 19, 2022
Matt Fitzpatrick. Wow. The coolest shot you’ll ever see with your first Major on the line.
— Richard Conway (@richard_conway) June 19, 2022
Fitzpatrick made history as a result of this victory. He is now the second golfer to ever win both the US Open and the US Amateurs at the same venue since Jack Nicklaus did so at Pebble Beach in 1961 and 1972. That, and Fitzpatrick is the first person outside of the United States to win both the US Open and US Amateurs.
Zalatoris had the chance to be the fourth person to ever participate in a playoff in consecutive majors, joining Chris Dimarco, Tom Watson and Arnold Palmer, per ESPN’s Michael Eaves. At the PGA Championship in May, Zalatoris lost to Justin Thomas in a playoff.
If you wanted some drama, the 122nd US Open provided just that, and it saw Fitzpatrick walk away as the winner.
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