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Fitzpatrick (right) won the US Open successful 2022 for his archetypal triumph successful a major| -17 M Fitzpatrick (Eng), J Spieth (US); -16 P Cantlay (US); -15 X Schauffele (US) -14 H Buckley (US), S Theegala (US); -13 C Davis (Aus), E Grillo (Arg), B Harman (US), SJ Im (Kor) |
| Selected others:-12 S Scheffler (US), -11 T Fleetwood (Eng), J Rahm (Spa); -10 T Hatton (Eng); -9 J Rose (Eng) |
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England's Matt Fitzpatrick bushed American Jordan Spieth successful a melodramatic play-off to triumph the RBC Heritage rubric astatine Harbour Town successful South Carolina.
The brace some finished connected 17 nether aft Fitzpatrick, who missed promising birdie putts connected the past 2 holes, carded a last circular 68 and Spieth 66.
Spieth missed putts to triumph connected the archetypal 2 play-off holes earlier Fitzpatrick birdied the 3rd for victory.
"It's a people I dreamed of playing erstwhile I was young," said Fitzpatrick.
"I consciousness similar I person been precise fortunate successful my vocation - I person won a large and present this. This is precise special."
As a child, Fitzpatrick utilized to vacation with his family astatine a edifice connected the land wherever the tourney is held.
"I managed to play it a mates of times with my dada and this 1 means much than anything," the 28-year-old told Sky Sports.
"Of each azygous 1 connected the calendar, this is the 1 that I would privation to triumph the most."
Spieth had beaten compatriot Patrick Cantlay successful a play-off to triumph the tourney past twelvemonth but could not repetition the feat against US Open champion Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick led Spieth by 2 shots astatine the commencement of the last circular but the second started powerfully with 4 birdies successful the archetypal six holes, which enactment him level connected 16 nether with the Englishman.
The American moved into the sole pb erstwhile Fitzpatrick, who birdied the 2nd and 5th holes, dropped a changeable connected the par-three seventh.
Fitzpatrick drew level with Spieth connected 17 nether aft birdies connected the 15th and 16th earlier the play-off.
The Sheffield golfer past claimed triumph aft putting successful from abbreviated scope pursuing a superb attack changeable connected the 17th.
Masters champion Jon Rahm carded a 68 to decorativeness connected 11 nether on with England's Tommy Fleetwood (71).
England's Tyrell Hatton, who carded an awesome five-under-par 66, got to 10 under, portion compatriot Justin Rose deed a 70 which near him connected 9 under.
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