When Edoardo Molinari was named Ryder Cup vice-captain for Europe a couple of weeks in the past I discussed Matt had been performing some work with Eddie and the outcomes has been very spectacular.
I loved a lunch with Eddie a few months in the past and he spoke enthusiastically concerning the outstanding progress Matt was making.
Matthew Fitzpatrick’s rise to the lofty heights of main winner has been inevitable.
Eddie stated Matt had managed to achieve an additional 20 yards off the tee and was adamant that enchancment had put him heading in the right direction to win a significant quickly.
That day arrived for Matt on Sunday as he held off a fierce problem to win the US Open at Brookline.
I are likely to zone out and in of tournaments on TV once I’m not enjoying however I used to be glued to my telly as occasions unfolded.
With all this deal with Saudi Arabia and the emergence of the LIV Golf tour it was so refreshing to look at a correct top-tier event play out.
I can’t disagree with the sentiment his beautiful shot from the bunker on the 18th was paying homage to Sandy Lyle’s fabulous shot on his method to profitable the Masters in 1988. It was sensational.
Matt noticed the shot right away. There was no deliberating, no dialogue together with his caddie Billy Foster. It was a case of seize the membership and hit an excellent shot.
At a vital time when he held a one-shot lead it could have been straightforward to play defensive however Matt was having none of it.
He hit it completely and when the ball landed on the inexperienced I knew it was going to be his time.
His poor caddie Billy wasn’t satisfied although. It was solely when Will Zalatoris missed his putt to pressure a play-off that the fact of Matt’s achievement kicked in for his bagman.
Billy is a legendary determine within the recreation who has performed all of it.
He will need to have caddied in 15 Ryder Cups by this level however there was one elusive zero on his checklist and that was within the column of main wins he had been on the bag for.
When you think about he can depend Tiger Woods, Darren Clarke, Thomas Bjorn, Sergio Garcia, Seve Ballesteros and Lee Westwood as former purchasers it’s astonishing to suppose his 40 years of service has gone unrewarded with a significant till now.
