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But birdies on 13 and 15 - the latter a long putt from across the green - gave him the lead with only three holes remaining.

He was still in contention after bogeys on 10 and 11, especially after a late birdie on 17, but a par on the final hole left him no longer in control of his destiny.įitzpatrick, who carded a 3-under-par final round, faced similarly difficult circumstances at the start of the back nine, bogeying 10 and 11. Scheffler, meanwhile, suffered another back-nine meltdown after starting with four birdies in six holes. But birdies on 6, 7 and 9 set him up to battle Fitzpatrick until the last putt. The latter seemingly fell out of contention in the front nine with two bogeys in his first three holes. Open golf live with fuboTV (get access now)įitzpatrick and Zalatoris started the day tied atop the leaderboard at 4 under. Matt Fitzpatrick (-6) earned his first victory on the PGA Tour in a major way, fighting off Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris (both -5) to become the first English golfer since Justin Rose in 2013 to win the U.S.