US Open: final results here
I thought a very reflective Adam Hadwin summed up his Sunday at the US Open when he spoke with my old colleague Bob Weeks in the media scrums after Matt Fitzpatrick became a European Tour legend, just like Tony Jacklin before him winning by a shot with rounds of 68 70 68 68 -6 274
" I've never been in that position before. I just wasn't ready for it early on before I settled down"
' Some of the places I hit it early...a couple of snap hooks" led to 2 bogey's in his first 6 holes, but to his credit a brilliant birdie between them at the 4th kept him in touch, as he had been all week
He settled into some steady golf after confirming he was kind of "'scrappy" on Saturday, making 8 straight pars from #7 - #14 before a bogey, birdie, birdie, bogey finish for +1 71 and a very good T7 -1 279 just 5 shots behind a jubilant Fitzpatrick who is currently counting the $3.1 million his agent carried off for him.
Adam was in the top 10 all week, actually lead after 66 on Thursday and the consensus is that although he never really contended on Sunday, he stayed right around the leaders which will do his confidence the world of good.
He told Weeksy, " I've been playing some really good golf this year and this week was a great learning experience, holding my own at this level, with these players is really going to help my game"
He played with #1 Scottie Scheffler who was in the clubhouse at -5 which is where Will Zalatoris ended up after shaving the hole with his own birdie putt on the 72nd hole, leaving the ball striking machine from England that is Matt Fitzpatrick, who I think made all the difference with a 65 footer birdie putt on the 13th.
You will see that one in all the 122nd US Open highlight reels, along with his epic bunker shot from the fairway to 12 feet at the last.
Mac Hughes T24 72 69 73 70 +4.
It was an exciting week on the Country Club at Brookline, right down to the finish. The wind blew enough to make it a stern test. The early kerfuffle over the players from the LIV was dispelled in the pre tournament interviews and soon died all together when Phil shot 73 73 before flying out of town, presumably to his wife and kids, apparently the renewed focus in his life.
Matt Fitzpatrick had the week of his life when he won the US Amateur on this course in 2013, until last evening when he did it in spectacular style as a pro. His caddy Billy Foster is a European legend with a dry wit that continues to entertain us who had never won a major in 40 years as a caddy including 10 with Lee Westwood who had nine top 3's including 3 as the bridesmaid.
caddie Billy Foster
"I've got the monkey off my back, and it felt like a gorilla"
It's been quite a fortnight on the PGA Tour with Rory winning the Canadian Open in front of record crowds, then finishing T5 -2 this week, and Scheffler, Rahm, Matsuyama, Morikawa, all in contention.
Tony Jacklin won the US Open in 1970 and no other Brit joined him until Graeme McDowell at Pebble Beach in 2010. Now it's Matt Fitzpatrick who's on the front page of all the British tabloids, and this win as King of the Country Club will be in their hearts forever.
Bryan Angus
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